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  • 2010 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Vincenzo Crunelli is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience. Their research spans multiple topics, including neural dynamics, epilepsy, and brain function. Crunelli's work is represented in notable publication venues and collaborations with several frequent co-authors.

The main fields of study covered by their publications include:

  • Neuroscience

The subfields of study in which Crunelli has been active are:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

The scientist has focused on a variety of research topics, such as:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Crunelli include:

  • "Clinical and experimental insight into pathophysiology, comorbidity and therapy of absence seizures" (2020) published in Brain
  • "Decreased but diverse activity of cortical and thalamic neurons in consciousness-impairing rodent absence seizures" (2023) published in Nature Communications
  • "Systemic administration of ivabradine, a hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel inhibitor, blocks spontaneous absence seizures" (2021) published in Epilepsia

Additional notable papers from their co-authored network include:

  • "Going the Extra (Synaptic) Mile: Excitotoxicity as the Road Toward Neurodegenerative Diseases" (2020) published in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • "Current knowledge of SLC6A1-related neurodevelopmental disorders" (2020) published in Brain Communications

The frequent co-authors with whom Crunelli has collaborated most often include:

  • Giuseppe Di Giovanni
  • Magor L. Lörincz
  • Tatiana P. Morais
  • François David
  • Sandra H. Vaz

The venues where Crunelli has frequently published are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Neurobiology of Disease
  • Progress in brain research

In addition to journal publications, Crunelli has contributed to book literature, including the title:

  • Astrocytic Synaptic Plasticity in Epilepsy: From Synapses to Circuits (2023), published by Frontiers Media

Recognition for Crunelli's contributions includes memberships and fellowships such as:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (2010)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Best Publications

  • Childhood absence epilepsy: genes, channels, neurons and networks.

    Vincenzo Crunelli;Nathalie Leresche

  • Spontaneous astrocytic Ca2+ oscillations in situ drive NMDAR-mediated neuronal excitation.

    H. Rheinallt Parri;Timothy M. Gould;Vincenzo Crunelli

  • Thalamic Mechanisms of EEG Alpha Rhythms and Their Pathological Implications

    Stuart W. Hughes;Vincenzo Crunelli

  • The slow (<1 Hz) rhythm of non-REM sleep: a dialogue between three cardinal oscillators

    Vincenzo Crunelli;Stuart Wynn Hughes;Stuart Wynn Hughes

  • Enhanced tonic GABAA inhibition in typical absence epilepsy

    David W. Cope;Giuseppe Di Giovanni;Giuseppe Di Giovanni;Sarah Jane Fyson;Gergely Orbán;Gergely Orbán

  • A role for GABAB receptors in excitation and inhibition of thalamocortical cells.

    Vincenzo Crunelli;Nathalie Leresche

  • Are corticothalamic UP states fragments of wakefulness

    Alain Destexhe;Stuart W. Hughes;Michelle Rudolph;Vincenzo Crunelli

  • Temporal Framing of Thalamic Relay-Mode Firing by Phasic Inhibition during the Alpha Rhythm

    Magor L. Lőrincz;Katalin A. Kékesi;Gábor Juhász;Vincenzo Crunelli

  • GABAA Receptor-Mediated Tonic Inhibition in Thalamic Neurons

    David W. Cope;Stuart W. Hughes;Vincenzo Crunelli

  • A T-type Ca2+ current underlies low-threshold Ca2+ potentials in cells of the cat and rat lateral geniculate nucleus.

    V Crunelli;S Lightowler;C E Pollard

  • Synchronized Oscillations at α and θ Frequencies in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

    Stuart Wynn Hughes;Magor Lörincz;David William Cope;Kate L. Blethyn

  • Two inward currents and the transformation of low-frequency oscillations of rat and cat thalamocortical cells.

    I Soltesz;S Lightowler;N Leresche;D Jassik-Gerschenfeld

  • Cellular mechanisms of the slow (<1 Hz) oscillation in thalamocortical neurons in vitro.

    Stuart Wynn Hughes;David W. Cope;Kate L. Blethyn;Vincenzo Crunelli

  • Low-frequency oscillatory activities intrinsic to rat and cat thalamocortical cells.

    N Leresche;S Lightowler;I Soltesz;D Jassik-Gerschenfeld

  • Intracellular recordings in thalamic neurones during spontaneous spike and wave discharges in rats with absence epilepsy

    Didier Pinault;Nathalie Leresche;Stéphane Charpier;Jean-Michel Deniau

  • Going the Extra (Synaptic) Mile: Excitotoxicity as the Road Toward Neurodegenerative Diseases.

    Adam Armada-Moreira;Adam Armada-Moreira;Adam Armada-Moreira;Joana I Gomes;Joana I Gomes;Carolina Campos Pina;Carolina Campos Pina;Oksana K Savchak;Oksana K Savchak

  • Essential Thalamic Contribution to Slow Waves of Natural Sleep

    François David;Joscha T. Schmiedt;Joscha T. Schmiedt;Hannah L. Taylor;Gergely Orban

  • Selective T-Type Calcium Channel Block in Thalamic Neurons Reveals Channel Redundancy and Physiological Impact of ITwindow

    Fanny M Dreyfus;Anne Tscherter;Adam C Errington;John J Renger

  • On the Action of the Anti-Absence Drug Ethosuximide in the Rat and Cat Thalamus

    Nathalie Leresche;H. Rheinallt Parri;Gül Erdemli;Alice Guyon

  • Cl‐ ‐ and K+‐dependent inhibitory postsynaptic potentials evoked by interneurones of the rat lateral geniculate nucleus.

    V Crunelli;M Haby;D Jassik-Gerschenfeld;N Leresche

  • The "window" component of the low threshold Ca2+ current produces input signal amplification and bistability in cat and rat thalamocortical neurones.

    Stephen R. Williams;Tibor I. Tóth;Jonathan P. Turner;Stuart W. Hughes

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart W. Hughes
Stuart W. Hughes Vertex Pharmaceuticals (United States)
Giuseppe Di Giovanni
Giuseppe Di Giovanni Magna Graecia University
Ivan Soltesz
Ivan Soltesz Stanford University
Stephen R. Williams
Stephen R. Williams University of Queensland
J. A. Scott Kelso
J. A. Scott Kelso Florida Atlantic University
Giorgio Carmignoto
Giorgio Carmignoto National Research Council (CNR)
Christian Steinhäuser
Christian Steinhäuser University of Bonn
John G. Parnavelas
John G. Parnavelas University College London
John J. Renger
John J. Renger MSD (United States)
Stéphane Charpier
Stéphane Charpier Sorbonne University

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