Benjamin K. Lau

1.0k total citations
21 papers, 749 citations indexed

About

Benjamin K. Lau is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin K. Lau has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 749 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 6 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Benjamin K. Lau's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (6 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers). Benjamin K. Lau is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (6 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers). Benjamin K. Lau collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and Netherlands. Benjamin K. Lau's co-authors include Christopher W. Vaughan, Stephanie L. Borgland, Min Qiao, G.M. Drew, Corey Baimel, Luigia Cristino, Daniela Cota, Bryony L. Winters, Ann K. Goodchild and Vanessa Mitchell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, The Journal of Physiology and Cerebral Cortex.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin K. Lau

20 papers receiving 745 citations

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin K. Lau Australia 14 356 310 202 185 165 21 749
Ida Fredriksson United States 15 565 1.6× 205 0.7× 201 1.0× 154 0.8× 203 1.2× 22 878
Araba Chintoh Canada 22 253 0.7× 368 1.2× 103 0.5× 114 0.6× 379 2.3× 37 1.3k
Ana Cervera‐Ferri Spain 15 193 0.5× 221 0.7× 95 0.5× 232 1.3× 109 0.7× 26 803
Serena Stopponi Italy 20 623 1.8× 195 0.6× 203 1.0× 190 1.0× 344 2.1× 26 930
David T. Chau United States 13 363 1.0× 245 0.8× 80 0.4× 354 1.9× 119 0.7× 21 888
N Naghdi Iran 15 321 0.9× 176 0.6× 90 0.4× 268 1.4× 141 0.9× 26 733
Janet R. Nicholson Germany 19 402 1.1× 259 0.8× 89 0.4× 220 1.2× 264 1.6× 44 960
Natale R. Sciolino United States 10 381 1.1× 174 0.6× 418 2.1× 186 1.0× 144 0.9× 14 870
David Cabañero Spain 18 358 1.0× 440 1.4× 291 1.4× 92 0.5× 174 1.1× 31 894
Floortje Remmers Germany 15 457 1.3× 146 0.5× 611 3.0× 191 1.0× 84 0.5× 20 998

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All Works

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Lau, Benjamin K., Tess Reynolds, Paul Keall, et al.. (2022). Reducing 4DCBCT imaging dose and time: exploring the limits of adaptive acquisition and motion compensated reconstruction. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 67(6). 65002–65002. 3 indexed citations
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Winters, Bryony L., Benjamin K. Lau, & Christopher W. Vaughan. (2022). Cannabinoids and Opioids Differentially Target Extrinsic and Intrinsic GABAergic Inputs onto the Periaqueductal Grey Descending Pathway. Journal of Neuroscience. 42(41). JN–RM. 15 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Ricky, Benjamin K. Lau, Andrew Wallis, et al.. (2021). The first-in-human implementation of adaptive 4D cone beam CT for lung cancer radiotherapy: 4DCBCT in less time with less dose. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 161. 29–34. 11 indexed citations
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Lau, Benjamin K., Tess Reynolds, Andrew Wallis, et al.. (2021). Reducing 4DCBCT scan time and dose through motion compensated acquisition and reconstruction. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 66(7). 75002–75002. 5 indexed citations
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Lau, Benjamin K., Ciaran Murphy‐Royal, Min Qiao, et al.. (2021). Obesity-induced astrocyte dysfunction impairs heterosynaptic plasticity in the orbitofrontal cortex. Cell Reports. 36(7). 109563–109563. 30 indexed citations
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Lau, Benjamin K., Bryony L. Winters, & Christopher W. Vaughan. (2020). Opioid presynaptic disinhibition of the midbrain periaqueductal grey descending analgesic pathway. British Journal of Pharmacology. 177(10). 2320–2332. 30 indexed citations
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Lau, Benjamin K., et al.. (2020). Mu-Opioids Suppress GABAergic Synaptic Transmission onto Orbitofrontal Cortex Pyramidal Neurons with Subregional Selectivity. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(31). 5894–5907. 15 indexed citations
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Baimel, Corey, Benjamin K. Lau, Min Qiao, & Stephanie L. Borgland. (2017). Projection-Target-Defined Effects of Orexin and Dynorphin on VTA Dopamine Neurons. Cell Reports. 18(6). 1346–1355. 97 indexed citations
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Lau, Benjamin K., Daniela Cota, Luigia Cristino, & Stephanie L. Borgland. (2017). Endocannabinoid modulation of homeostatic and non-homeostatic feeding circuits. Neuropharmacology. 124. 38–51. 76 indexed citations
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Aubrey, Karin R., G.M. Drew, Hyo‐Jin Jeong, Benjamin K. Lau, & Christopher W. Vaughan. (2016). Endocannabinoids control vesicle release mode at midbrain periaqueductal grey inhibitory synapses. The Journal of Physiology. 595(1). 165–178. 13 indexed citations
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Thompson, Jennifer L., Jinhui Yang, Benjamin K. Lau, et al.. (2015). Age-Dependent D1–D2 Receptor Coactivation in the Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortex Potentiates NMDA Receptors and Facilitates Cognitive Flexibility. Cerebral Cortex. 26(12). 4524–4539. 13 indexed citations
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Lau, Benjamin K. & Christopher W. Vaughan. (2014). Descending modulation of pain: the GABA disinhibition hypothesis of analgesia. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 29. 159–164. 208 indexed citations
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Lau, Benjamin K. & Christopher W. Vaughan. (2014). Targeting the endogenous cannabinoid system to treat neuropathic pain. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 5. 28–28. 22 indexed citations
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Wilson‐Poe, Adrianne R., Benjamin K. Lau, & Christopher W. Vaughan. (2014). Repeated morphine treatment alters cannabinoid modulation ofGABAergic synaptic transmission within the rat periaqueductal grey. British Journal of Pharmacology. 172(2). 681–690. 14 indexed citations
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Lau, Benjamin K., G.M. Drew, Vanessa Mitchell, & Christopher W. Vaughan. (2014). Endocannabinoid modulation byFAAHand monoacylglycerol lipase within the analgesic circuitry of the periaqueductal grey. British Journal of Pharmacology. 171(23). 5225–5236. 23 indexed citations
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Lau, Benjamin K., et al.. (2014). Menthol enhances phasic and tonicGABAAreceptor‐mediated currents in midbrain periaqueductal grey neurons. British Journal of Pharmacology. 171(11). 2803–2813. 36 indexed citations
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Drew, G.M., Benjamin K. Lau, & Christopher W. Vaughan. (2009). Substance P Drives Endocannabinoid-Mediated Disinhibition in a Midbrain Descending Analgesic Pathway. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(22). 7220–7229. 44 indexed citations
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Lau, Benjamin K. & Christopher W. Vaughan. (2008). Muscarinic Modulation of Synaptic Transmission via Endocannabinoid Signalling in the Rat Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray. Molecular Pharmacology. 74(5). 1392–1398. 34 indexed citations

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