Gregory J. Quirk

31.0k total citations · 16 hit papers
103 papers, 24.0k citations indexed

About

Gregory J. Quirk is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Gregory J. Quirk has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 24.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 69 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 36 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Gregory J. Quirk's work include Memory and Neural Mechanisms (70 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (54 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (36 papers). Gregory J. Quirk is often cited by papers focused on Memory and Neural Mechanisms (70 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (54 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (36 papers). Gregory J. Quirk collaborates with scholars based in Puerto Rico, United States and France. Gregory J. Quirk's co-authors include Mohammed R. Milad, Devin Mueller, Joseph E. LeDoux, Stephen Maren, Scott L. Rauch, Denis Paré, Demetrio Sierra‐Mercado, Francisco Sotres-Bayón, Edwin Santini and Fabricio H Do Monte and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Gregory J. Quirk

103 papers receiving 23.6k citations

Hit Papers

Neurons in medial prefrontal cortex signal memory fo... 1986 2026 1999 2012 2002 2007 2011 2004 2010 400 800 1.2k
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  1. Neurons in medial prefrontal cortex signal memory for fear extinction
    2002 1.4k citations Mohammed R. Milad, Gregory J. Quirk Nature profile →
  2. Neural Mechanisms of Extinction Learning and Retrieval
    2007 1.3k citations Gregory J. Quirk, Devin Mueller Neuropsychopharmacology profile →
  3. Fear Extinction as a Model for Translational Neuroscience: Ten Years of Progress
    2011 1.1k citations Mohammed R. Milad, Gregory J. Quirk profile →
  4. Neuronal signalling of fear memory
    2004 1.1k citations Gregory J. Quirk et al. profile →
  5. Dissociable Roles of Prelimbic and Infralimbic Cortices, Ventral Hippocampus, and Basolateral Amygdala in the Expression and Extinction of Conditioned Fear
    2010 932 citations Gregory J. Quirk et al. Neuropsychopharmacology profile →
  6. Recall of Fear Extinction in Humans Activates the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex and Hippocampus in Concert
    2007 928 citations Mohammed R. Milad, Gregory J. Quirk et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →
  7. The Role of Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex in the Recovery of Extinguished Fear
    2000 774 citations Gregory J. Quirk et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  8. Stimulation of Medial Prefrontal Cortex Decreases the Responsiveness of Central Amygdala Output Neurons
    2003 741 citations Gregory J. Quirk, Denis Paré et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  9. New Vistas on Amygdala Networks in Conditioned Fear
    2004 655 citations Denis Paré, Gregory J. Quirk et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →
  10. The organization of the rat motor cortex: A microstimulation mapping study
    1986 639 citations Edward J. Neafsey, E. Luke Bold et al. Brain Research profile →
  11. Fear conditioning enhances short-latency auditory responses of lateral amygdala neurons: Parallel recordings in the freely behaving rat
    1995 606 citations Gregory J. Quirk, Joseph E. LeDoux et al. profile →
  12. Extinction circuits for fear and addiction overlap in prefrontal cortex
    2009 589 citations Jamie Peters, Gregory J. Quirk et al. profile →
  13. The organization of the rat motor cortex: A microstimulation mapping study
    1986 567 citations Edward J. Neafsey, E. Luke Bold et al. profile →
  14. Microstimulation reveals opposing influences of prelimbic and infralimbic cortex on the expression of conditioned fear
    2006 549 citations Gregory J. Quirk et al. profile →
  15. Prefrontal Mechanisms in Extinction of Conditioned Fear
    2006 532 citations Gregory J. Quirk, René García et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →
  16. Prefrontal involvement in the regulation of emotion: convergence of rat and human studies
    2006 531 citations Gregory J. Quirk, Jennifer S. Beer Current Opinion in Neurobiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gregory J. Quirk Puerto Rico 63 17.1k 12.7k 7.9k 4.8k 2.6k 103 24.0k
Stephen Maren United States 81 15.7k 0.9× 13.4k 1.1× 8.6k 1.1× 4.7k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 178 21.4k
Michael S. Fanselow United States 88 20.0k 1.2× 19.1k 1.5× 11.4k 1.4× 7.2k 1.5× 3.3k 1.3× 306 34.2k
Benno Roozendaal Netherlands 81 9.5k 0.6× 5.7k 0.5× 12.5k 1.6× 7.5k 1.6× 1.1k 0.4× 181 22.2k
Gary Aston‐Jones United States 97 20.6k 1.2× 16.5k 1.3× 3.8k 0.5× 4.0k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 250 36.4k
Michela Gallagher United States 92 15.7k 0.9× 14.5k 1.1× 4.2k 0.5× 2.9k 0.6× 3.4k 1.3× 284 26.2k
Joram Feldon Switzerland 91 9.8k 0.6× 12.8k 1.0× 8.5k 1.1× 8.0k 1.6× 2.4k 0.9× 419 29.1k
John P. Aggleton United Kingdom 91 22.2k 1.3× 14.5k 1.1× 2.9k 0.4× 2.8k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 311 28.7k
Yavin Shaham United States 98 9.3k 0.5× 22.2k 1.8× 5.4k 0.7× 4.9k 1.0× 904 0.3× 252 28.4k
Mohammed R. Milad United States 58 10.1k 0.6× 4.2k 0.3× 6.7k 0.8× 3.4k 0.7× 944 0.4× 144 16.7k
Jeansok J. Kim United States 57 8.7k 0.5× 8.5k 0.7× 5.3k 0.7× 3.1k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 117 15.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Trambaiolli, Lucas R., Michele A. Bertocci, Freddyson J. Martínez-Rivera, et al.. (2024). Specific Patterns of Endogenous Functional Connectivity Are Associated With Harm Avoidance in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry. 96(2). 137–146. 2 indexed citations
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Diehl, María M., et al.. (2020). Divergent projections of the prelimbic cortex bidirectionally regulate active avoidance. eLife. 9. 48 indexed citations
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Martínez-Rivera, Freddyson J., et al.. (2018). Prefrontal circuits signaling active avoidance retrieval and extinction. Psychopharmacology. 236(1). 399–406. 29 indexed citations
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Rosas-Vidal, Luis E., et al.. (2018). Alteration of BDNF in the medial prefrontal cortex and the ventral hippocampus impairs extinction of avoidance. Neuropsychopharmacology. 43(13). 2636–2644. 46 indexed citations
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Quirk, Gregory J.. (2017). Less fear, more diversity. PLoS Biology. 15(4). e2002079–e2002079. 3 indexed citations
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Monte, Fabricio H Do, et al.. (2015). Revisiting the Role of Infralimbic Cortex in Fear Extinction with Optogenetics. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(8). 3607–3615. 295 indexed citations
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Felmingham, Kim L., Carol Dobson‐Stone, Peter R. Schofield, Gregory J. Quirk, & Richard A. Bryant. (2013). The Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism Predicts Response to Exposure Therapy in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Biological Psychiatry. 73(11). 1059–1063. 123 indexed citations
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Peters, Jamie, et al.. (2010). Induction of Fear Extinction with Hippocampal-Infralimbic BDNF. Science. 328(5983). 1288–1290. 393 indexed citations
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Burgos-Robles, Anthony, et al.. (2009). Sustained Conditioned Responses in Prelimbic Prefrontal Neurons Are Correlated with Fear Expression and Extinction Failure. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(26). 8474–8482. 415 indexed citations
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Mueller, Devin, James T. Porter, & Gregory J. Quirk. (2008). Noradrenergic Signaling in Infralimbic Cortex Increases Cell Excitability and Strengthens Memory for Fear Extinction. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(2). 369–375. 234 indexed citations
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Santini, Edwin, Gregory J. Quirk, & James T. Porter. (2008). Fear Conditioning and Extinction Differentially Modify the Intrinsic Excitability of Infralimbic Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(15). 4028–4036. 226 indexed citations
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Corcoran, Kevin A. & Gregory J. Quirk. (2007). Recalling Safety: Cooperative Functions of the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex and the Hippocampus in Extinction. CNS Spectrums. 12(3). 200–206. 78 indexed citations
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Quirk, Gregory J. & Jennifer S. Beer. (2006). Prefrontal involvement in the regulation of emotion: convergence of rat and human studies. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 16(6). 723–727. 531 indexed citations breakdown →
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Quirk, Gregory J., René García, & F. Gonzalez‐Lima. (2006). Prefrontal Mechanisms in Extinction of Conditioned Fear. Biological Psychiatry. 60(4). 337–343. 532 indexed citations breakdown →
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Santini, Edwin, Hong Ge, Keqin Ren, Sandra Peña de Ortı́z, & Gregory J. Quirk. (2004). Consolidation of Fear Extinction Requires Protein Synthesis in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(25). 5704–5710. 390 indexed citations
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Paré, Denis, Gregory J. Quirk, & Joseph E. LeDoux. (2004). New Vistas on Amygdala Networks in Conditioned Fear. Journal of Neurophysiology. 92(1). 1–9. 655 indexed citations breakdown →
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Milad, Mohammed R. & Gregory J. Quirk. (2002). Neurons in medial prefrontal cortex signal memory for fear extinction. Nature. 420(6911). 70–74. 1438 indexed citations breakdown →
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Quirk, Gregory J.. (1999). Neuroscience in Developing Countries: Getting Around the Problems. International Journal of Neuroscience. 99(1-4). 89–103. 3 indexed citations
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Quirk, Gregory J., et al.. (1995). Early malnutrition followed by nutritional restoration lowers the conduction velocity and excitability of the corticospinal tract. Brain Research. 670(2). 277–282. 20 indexed citations
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Neafsey, Edward J., E. Luke Bold, Carl Sievert, R. R. Terreberry, & Gregory J. Quirk. (1983). The primary motor cortex of the owl monkey: a microstimulation mapping study of the leg and arm areas. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 9. 5 indexed citations

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