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W. McIntyre Burnham

W. McIntyre Burnham

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Neuroscience

D-Index
45
Citations
6718
World Ranking
6972
National Ranking
410

Overview

W. McIntyre Burnham is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and conducts research primarily in the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine. Their work encompasses multiple subfields, including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Burnham's research topics focus extensively on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Epilepsy Research and Treatment, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, as well as Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies.

They have authored several papers in peer-reviewed journals, with notable recent publications including:

  • Antiseizure effects of the cannabinoids in the amygdala-kindling model, 2021, Epilepsia
  • A novel allosteric modulator of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor ameliorates hyperdopaminergia endophenotypes in rodent models, 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • The effects of cannabidiol and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, alone and in combination, in the maximal electroshock seizure model, 2023, Epilepsy Research
  • Cannabidiol, but Not Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, Has Strain- and Genotype-Specific Effects in Models of Psychosis, 2022, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • The effects of cannabidiol, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, and combinations of cannabidiol and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the open field test and forced swim test, 2021, Clinical Neurophysiology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Burnham include Brian W. Scott, Lukasz Dlugosz, Catharine A. Mielnik, Chun Kit Li, and Ali Salahpour.

Their research has appeared regularly in publication venues such as Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsia, Neuropsychopharmacology, Epilepsy Research, and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.

Best Publications

  • Neurogenesis in the Dentate Gyrus of the Rat Following Electroconvulsive Shock Seizures

    Brian W. Scott;J.Martin Wojtowicz;W.McIntyre Burnham

  • Epileptiform activity and neural plasticity in limbic structures.

    R J Racine;J G Gartner;W M Burnham

  • Rates of motor seizure development in rats subjected to electrical brain stimulation: strain and inter-stimulation interval effects.

    Ronald J Racine;W.McIntyre Burnham;John G Gartner;Deborah Levitan

  • Afterdischarge thresholds and kindling rates in dorsal and ventral hippocampus and dentate gyrus

    Ronald Racine;Patty A. Rose;W. M. Burnham

  • Anticonvulsant properties of acetone, a brain ketone elevated by the ketogenic diet.

    Sergei S. Likhodii;Irina Serbanescu;Miguel A. Cortez;Patricia Murphy

  • Steroid hormones affect limbic afterdischarge thresholds and kindling rates in adult female rats.

    Heather E Edwards;W.McIntyre Burnham;Antonio Mendonca;Deborah A Bowlby

  • Visuospatial function in the beagle dog: An early marker of cognitive decline in a model of human aging and dementia

    Christa M. Studzinski;Lori-Ann Christie;Joseph A. Araujo;W. McIntyre Burnham

  • Polyunsaturated fatty acids and epilepsy.

    Ameer Y. Taha;W. McIntyre Burnham;Stéphane Auvin

  • Prenatal stress alters seizure thresholds and the development of kindled seizures in infant and adult rats

    Heather E Edwards;Desiree Dortok;Jeannie Tam;Doyon Won

  • Dietary fat, ketosis, and seizure resistance in rats on the ketogenic diet.

    Sergei S. Likhodii;Kathy Musa;Antonio Mendonca;Cynthia Dell

  • Post-activation potentiation and the kindling phenomenon

    Ronald Racine;Ronald Racine;Francis Newberry;Francis Newberry;W.M Burnham;W.M Burnham

  • The G protein-coupled receptors: pharmacogenetics and disease.

    Miles D Thompson;W McIntyre Burnham;David E C Cole

  • Testosterone and its metabolites affect afterdischarge thresholds and the development of amygdala kindled seizures.

    Heather E. Edwards;W.McIntyre Burnham;Neil J. MacLusky

  • Limbic seizures alter reproductive function in the female rat.

    H E Edwards;W M Burnham;M M Ng;S Asa

  • Mossy fiber sprouting induced by repeated electroconvulsive shock seizures.

    Zoltan Gombos;Allison Spiller;Georgia A. Cottrell;Ronald J. Racine

  • Induction of ketosis may improve mitochondrial function and decrease steady-state amyloid-β precursor protein (APP) levels in the aged dog

    Christa M. Studzinski;William A. MacKay;Tina L. Beckett;Samuel T. Henderson

  • The Impact of Corticosteroids on the Developing Animal

    Heather E Edwards;W McIntyre Burnham

  • A microelectrode study of amygdaloid afferents: temporal neocortical inputs.

    Stanislav Prelevic;W. McIntyre Burnham;Pierre Gloor

  • Learning and memory impairment in rats with chronic atypical absence seizures.

    Katherine F.Y. Chan;Zhengping Jia;Patricia A. Murphy;W. McIntyre Burnham

  • The Anticonvulsant Effects of Progesterone and 5α-dihydroprogesterone on Amygdala-kindled Seizures in Rats

    Deborah Lonsdale;W Mcintyre Burnham

  • Primary and “Transfer” Seizure Development in the Kindled Rat

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Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J. Racine
Ronald J. Racine McMaster University
Peter L. Carlen
Peter L. Carlen University Health Network
James H. Eubanks
James H. Eubanks University Health Network
Miguel A. Cortez
Miguel A. Cortez Hospital for Sick Children
Liang Zhang
Liang Zhang University Health Network
O. Carter Snead
O. Carter Snead University of Toronto
Neil J. MacLusky
Neil J. MacLusky University of Guelph
Stéphane Auvin
Stéphane Auvin Université Paris Cité
Maxim Bazhenov
Maxim Bazhenov University of California, San Diego
Katherine A. Siminovitch
Katherine A. Siminovitch Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

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