Bruce L. McNaughton

55.1k total citations · 18 hit papers
225 papers, 37.6k citations indexed

About

Bruce L. McNaughton is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce L. McNaughton has authored 225 papers receiving a total of 37.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 202 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 188 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 20 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Bruce L. McNaughton's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (179 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (173 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (84 papers). Bruce L. McNaughton is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (179 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (173 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (84 papers). Bruce L. McNaughton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Norway. Bruce L. McNaughton's co-authors include Carol A. Barnes, Matthew A. Wilson, William E. Skaggs, James L. McClelland, Randall C. O’Reilly, Edvard I Moser, May‐Britt Moser, David R. Euston, Richard Morris and Paul Worley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Bruce L. McNaughton

222 papers receiving 36.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Why there are complementary learning systems in the hippocampus and neocortex: Insights from the successes and failures of connectionist models of learning and memory.
    1995 3.4k citations James L. McClelland, Bruce L. McNaughton et al. profile →
  2. Reactivation of Hippocampal Ensemble Memories During Sleep
    1994 2.1k citations Bruce L. McNaughton et al. Science profile →
  3. Dynamics of the Hippocampal Ensemble Code for Space
    1993 1.7k citations Bruce L. McNaughton et al. Science profile →
  4. Path integration and the neural basis of the 'cognitive map'
    2006 1.3k citations Bruce L. McNaughton, Francesco P. Battaglia et al. profile →
  5. Theta phase precession in hippocampal neuronal populations and the compression of temporal sequences
    1996 1.2k citations William E. Skaggs, Bruce L. McNaughton et al. Hippocampus profile →
  6. The Role of Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Memory and Decision Making
    2012 1.1k citations David R. Euston, Bruce L. McNaughton et al. profile →
  7. Hippocampal synaptic enhancement and information storage within a distributed memory system
    1987 979 citations Bruce L. McNaughton et al. profile →
  8. Conjunctive Representation of Position, Direction, and Velocity in Entorhinal Cortex
    2006 939 citations Bruce L. McNaughton et al. Science profile →
  9. Environment-specific expression of the immediate-early gene Arc in hippocampal neuronal ensembles
    1999 810 citations John F. Guzowski, Bruce L. McNaughton et al. profile →
  10. Replay of Neuronal Firing Sequences in Rat Hippocampus During Sleep Following Spatial Experience
    1996 775 citations William E. Skaggs, Bruce L. McNaughton Science profile →
  11. Path Integration and Cognitive Mapping in a Continuous Attractor Neural Network Model
    1997 679 citations Bruce L. McNaughton et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  12. Deciphering The Hippocampal Polyglot: the Hippocampus as a Path Integration System
    1996 667 citations Bruce L. McNaughton, Carol A. Barnes et al. profile →
  13. Independent Codes for Spatial and Episodic Memory in Hippocampal Neuronal Ensembles
    2005 596 citations Carol A. Barnes, Bruce L. McNaughton et al. Science profile →
  14. Spatial selectivity of unit activity in the hippocampal granular layer
    1993 587 citations Bruce L. McNaughton et al. Hippocampus profile →
  15. Tetrodes markedly improve the reliability and yield of multiple single-unit isolation from multi-unit recordings in cat striate cortex
    1995 550 citations Charles M. Gray, Pedro Maldonado et al. Journal of Neuroscience Methods profile →
  16. Reactivation of Hippocampal Cell Assemblies: Effects of Behavioral State, Experience, and EEG Dynamics
    1999 529 citations Carol A. Barnes, Bruce L. McNaughton et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  17. The stereotrode: A new technique for simultaneous isolation of several single units in the central nervous system from multiple unit records
    1983 426 citations Bruce L. McNaughton, Carol A. Barnes et al. Journal of Neuroscience Methods profile →
  18. Spatial representation in the hippocampal formation: a history
    2017 317 citations Bruce L. McNaughton et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bruce L. McNaughton United States 88 32.0k 25.4k 3.5k 2.6k 2.2k 225 37.6k
John O’Keefe United Kingdom 64 29.5k 0.9× 20.7k 0.8× 3.3k 0.9× 2.0k 0.8× 2.2k 1.0× 101 36.5k
Howard Eichenbaum United States 104 30.3k 0.9× 20.5k 0.8× 3.5k 1.0× 2.4k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 253 37.5k
Edvard I Moser Norway 79 26.2k 0.8× 21.4k 0.8× 3.1k 0.9× 1.9k 0.7× 2.4k 1.1× 141 31.8k
Menno P. Witter Norway 87 22.2k 0.7× 19.4k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 2.9k 1.1× 2.6k 1.2× 239 29.6k
May‐Britt Moser Norway 71 22.7k 0.7× 18.6k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 117 27.1k
John P. Aggleton United Kingdom 91 22.2k 0.7× 14.5k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 311 28.7k
David G. Amaral United States 91 23.2k 0.7× 14.9k 0.6× 2.5k 0.7× 4.3k 1.6× 3.9k 1.8× 269 33.2k
Carol A. Barnes United States 87 17.9k 0.6× 18.9k 0.7× 4.9k 1.4× 6.3k 2.4× 3.1k 1.4× 254 31.4k
Ian Q. Whishaw Canada 83 13.0k 0.4× 11.2k 0.4× 3.4k 1.0× 2.7k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 406 24.8k
Richard Morris United Kingdom 83 24.2k 0.8× 26.0k 1.0× 6.4k 1.8× 8.8k 3.4× 4.0k 1.8× 284 45.0k

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All Works

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Skelin, Ivan, Jie Zheng, Bryce A. Mander, et al.. (2021). Coupling between slow waves and sharp-wave ripples engages distributed neural activity during sleep in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(21). 36 indexed citations
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McClelland, James L., Bruce L. McNaughton, & Andrew K. Lampinen. (2020). Integration of new information in memory: new insights from a complementary learning systems perspective. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 375(1799). 20190637–20190637. 57 indexed citations
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Inayat, Samsoon, et al.. (2019). Low acetylcholine during early sleep is important for motor memory consolidation. SLEEP. 43(6). 17 indexed citations
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McNaughton, Bruce L., et al.. (2019). Place navigation in the Morris water task results in greater nuclear Arc mRNA expression in dorsal compared to ventral CA1. Hippocampus. 29(11). 1133–1138. 7 indexed citations
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Mao, Dun, Adam Neumann, Jianjun Sun, et al.. (2018). Hippocampus-dependent emergence of spatial sequence coding in retrosplenial cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(31). 8015–8018. 71 indexed citations
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Marrone, Diano F., Timothy M. Ellmore, Monica K. Chawla, et al.. (2017). Evidence for an Evolutionarily Conserved Memory Coding Scheme in the Mammalian Hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(10). 2795–2801. 20 indexed citations
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Jenstad, Monica, Misha Zilberter, Paul Berghuis, et al.. (2008). System A Transporter SAT2 Mediates Replenishment of Dendritic Glutamate Pools Controlling Retrograde Signaling by Glutamate. Cerebral Cortex. 19(5). 1092–1106. 78 indexed citations
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Euston, David R., Masami Tatsuno, & Bruce L. McNaughton. (2007). Fast-Forward Playback of Recent Memory Sequences in Prefrontal Cortex During Sleep. Science. 318(5853). 1147–1150. 383 indexed citations
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Guzowski, John F., Teiko Miyashita, Monica K. Chawla, et al.. (2006). Recent behavioral history modifies coupling between cell activity and Arc gene transcription in hippocampal CA1 neurons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(4). 1077–1082. 142 indexed citations
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Maurer, Andrew P., et al.. (2005). Self‐motion and the origin of differential spatial scaling along the septo‐temporal axis of the hippocampus. Hippocampus. 15(7). 841–852. 214 indexed citations
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Terrazas, Alejandro, Michael Krause, P. Lipa, et al.. (2005). Self-Motion and the Hippocampal Spatial Metric. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(35). 8085–8096. 157 indexed citations
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Battaglia, Francesco P., Gary R. Sutherland, & Bruce L. McNaughton. (2004). Hippocampal sharp wave bursts coincide with neocortical “up-state” transitions. Learning & Memory. 11(6). 697–704. 214 indexed citations
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Pennartz, Cyriel M. A., H.B.M. Uylings, Carol A. Barnes, & Bruce L. McNaughton. (2002). Memory reactivation and consolidation during sleep: from cellular mechanisms to human performance. Progress in brain research. 138. 143–166. 52 indexed citations
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Orr, G. W., G. Rao, Frank P. Houston, Bruce L. McNaughton, & Carol A. Barnes. (2001). Hippocampal synaptic plasticity is modulated by theta rhythm in the fascia dentata of adult and aged freely behaving rats. Hippocampus. 11(6). 647–654. 87 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Yoko & Bruce L. McNaughton. (1998). Non-Linear Dynamics Generating Theta Phase Precession in Hippocampal Closed Circuit and Generation of Episodic Memory.. International Conference on Neural Information Processing. 781–784. 15 indexed citations
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Gray, Charles M., Pedro Maldonado, Melissa Wilson, & Bruce L. McNaughton. (1995). Tetrodes markedly improve the reliability and yield of multiple single-unit isolation from multi-unit recordings in cat striate cortex. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 63(1-2). 43–54. 550 indexed citations breakdown →
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Markus, Etan J., et al.. (1994). Spatial information content and reliability of hippocampal CA1 neurons: Effects of visual input. Hippocampus. 4(4). 410–421. 280 indexed citations
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Rao, G., Carol A. Barnes, & Bruce L. McNaughton. (1993). Effects of age on l-Glutamate-induced depolarization in three hippocampal subfields. Neurobiology of Aging. 14(1). 27–33. 9 indexed citations
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Skaggs, William E., Bruce L. McNaughton, & Katalin M. Gothard. (1992). An Information-Theoretic Approach to Deciphering the Hippocampal Code. Neural Information Processing Systems. 5. 1030–1037. 351 indexed citations

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