Alejandra Alonso

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alejandra Alonso is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alejandra Alonso has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alejandra Alonso's work include Memory and Neural Mechanisms (7 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (3 papers). Alejandra Alonso is often cited by papers focused on Memory and Neural Mechanisms (7 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (3 papers). Alejandra Alonso collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Chile and United States. Alejandra Alonso's co-authors include Inge Grundke‐Iqbal, Tanweer Zaidi, Khurshid Iqbal, Y C Tung, Khalid Iqbal, Lisa Genzel, Pablo Fuentealba, Nelson Espinosa, Dorothy Tse and Cristián Morales and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Alejandra Alonso

15 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Role of abnormally phosphorylated tau in the breakdown of microtubules in Alzheimer disease.

1994 600 citations Alejandra Alonso, Tanweer Zaidi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Microtubule-associated protein tau. Abnormal phosphorylation of a non-paired helical filament pool in Alzheimer disease.

1993 587 citations Y C Tung, Alejandra Alonso et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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Siddhartha Mondragón‐Rodríguez Mexico

Shoko Hashimoto Japan

Fabrizio Trinchese United States

Ismael Santa‐María United States

Fangmin Yu United States

Naomi Mihira Japan

Raúl Mena Mexico

Iris Lo United States

Walter Gulisano Italy

Siddhartha Mondragón‐Rodríguez Mexico

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alejandra Alonso

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15 of 15 papers shown

Adelhöfer, Nico, Alejandra Alonso, Luciana Besedovsky, et al.. (2025). Hacking the functions of sleep: noninvasive approaches to stimulate sleep neurophysiology. Physiological Reviews. 106(2). 675–749. 1 indexed citations

Alonso, Alejandra, et al.. (2023). CBD lengthens sleep but shortens ripples and leads to intact simple but worse cumulative memory. iScience. 26(11). 108327–108327. 3 indexed citations

Alonso, Alejandra, et al.. (2023). Defensive and offensive behaviours in a Kleefstra syndrome mouse model. Animal Cognition. 26(4). 1131–1140. 2 indexed citations

Alonso, Alejandra, et al.. (2023). Increased cortical plasticity leads to memory interference and enhanced hippocampal-cortical interactions. eLife. 12. 5 indexed citations

Espinosa, Nelson, et al.. (2022). Optogenetic Suppression of Lateral Septum Somatostatin Neurons Enhances Hippocampus Cholinergic Theta Oscillations and Local Synchrony. Brain Sciences. 13(1). 1–1. 4 indexed citations

Alonso, Alejandra, et al.. (2021). The HexMaze: A Previous Knowledge Task on Map Learning for Mice. eNeuro. 8(4). ENEURO.0554–20.2021. 6 indexed citations

Alonso, Alejandra, et al.. (2021). Sex and Menstrual Phase Influences on Sleep and Memory. Current Sleep Medicine Reports. 7(1). 1–14. 9 indexed citations

Alonso, Alejandra, et al.. (2021). Learning-Induced Shifts in Mice Navigational Strategies Are Unveiled by a Minimal Behavioral Model of Spatial Exploration. eNeuro. 8(5). ENEURO.0553–20.2021. 4 indexed citations

Schut, Evelien H.S., Alejandra Alonso, Mehdi Khamassi, et al.. (2020). The Object Space Task reveals increased expression of cumulative memory in a mouse model of Kleefstra syndrome. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 173. 107265–107265. 4 indexed citations

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Alonso, Alejandra, et al.. (2020). Naïve to expert: Considering the role of previous knowledge in memory. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 4. 3193188116–3193188116. 26 indexed citations

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Alonso, Alejandra, et al.. (2020). Memory reactivations and consolidation: considering neuromodulators across wake and sleep. Current Opinion in Physiology. 15. 120–127. 6 indexed citations

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Espinosa, Nelson, et al.. (2019). Basal forebrain somatostatin cells differentially regulate local gamma oscillations and functionally segregate motor and cognitive circuits. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 2570–2570. 20 indexed citations

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Espinosa, Nelson, et al.. (2017). Basal Forebrain Gating by Somatostatin Neurons Drives Prefrontal Cortical Activity. Cerebral Cortex. 29(1). 42–53. 19 indexed citations

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Alonso, Alejandra, Tanweer Zaidi, Inge Grundke‐Iqbal, & Khurshid Iqbal. (1994). Role of abnormally phosphorylated tau in the breakdown of microtubules in Alzheimer disease.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 91(12). 5562–5566. 600 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tung, Y C, et al.. (1993). Microtubule-associated protein tau. Abnormal phosphorylation of a non-paired helical filament pool in Alzheimer disease.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(32). 24374–24384. 587 indexed citations breakdown →

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