Alain Nicolas

1.9k citations
50 papers · 1.3k indexed · h-index 18
Topics
Sleep and Wakefulness Research (14 papers)Sleep and related disorders (12 papers)Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (11 papers)
Journals
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaPLoS ONENeuroImage

In The Last Decade

Alain Nicolas

47 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers

Alain Nicolas
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  • Cognitive Neuroscience 691
  • Epidemiology 443
  • Neurology 377
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 332
  • Spectroscopy 113
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High Dream Recall Frequency is Associated with Increased Creativity and Default Mode Network Connectivity
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About Alain Nicolas

Alain Nicolas is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Analytical Chemistry and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 50 papers that have together received 1.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (14 papers), Sleep and related disorders (12 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (691 citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (332 citations) and Neurology (377 citations). Alain Nicolas has collaborated with scholars based in France, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Jacques Montplaisir, Baltazar Gomez‐Mancilla, Régine Denesle, Perrine Ruby, Pierre Leroy, Gilles Lavigne, Raphaël Vallat, Pierre Rompré, Sylvie Boucher and Anik Gosselin. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

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