Piray Atsak

1.9k total citations
26 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Piray Atsak is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Piray Atsak has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 12 papers in Social Psychology and 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Piray Atsak's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (15 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (12 papers) and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (7 papers). Piray Atsak is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (15 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (12 papers) and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (7 papers). Piray Atsak collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. Piray Atsak's co-authors include Benno Roozendaal, Patrizia Campolongo, Gustav Schelling, Daniela Hauer, James L. McGaugh, E. David Leonardo, Raquel Vecchio Fornari, Oliver T. Wolf, Dominique J.‐F. de Quervain and Erno J. Hermans and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Piray Atsak

26 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Piray Atsak Netherlands 19 573 485 449 414 392 26 1.4k
Carlos A. Bolaños‐Guzmán United States 18 717 1.3× 273 0.6× 452 1.0× 644 1.6× 291 0.7× 32 1.6k
Álvaro L. Garcia‐García United States 15 503 0.9× 394 0.8× 332 0.7× 709 1.7× 137 0.3× 20 1.4k
Eric M. Parise United States 21 629 1.1× 369 0.8× 321 0.7× 537 1.3× 255 0.7× 39 1.7k
Nathan S. Pentkowski United States 22 425 0.7× 447 0.9× 480 1.1× 860 2.1× 115 0.3× 44 1.5k
Andrea Gogos Australia 27 531 0.9× 320 0.7× 433 1.0× 509 1.2× 119 0.3× 68 2.0k
Laura López‐Cruz United States 22 341 0.6× 439 0.9× 311 0.7× 951 2.3× 187 0.5× 44 1.7k
Jayme R. McReynolds United States 19 529 0.9× 498 1.0× 324 0.7× 574 1.4× 85 0.2× 25 1.2k
Shane A. Perrine United States 22 651 1.1× 369 0.8× 300 0.7× 759 1.8× 160 0.4× 66 1.7k
Stefano Gaburro Germany 17 338 0.6× 390 0.8× 229 0.5× 490 1.2× 108 0.3× 24 1.1k
David T. Hsu United States 19 408 0.7× 512 1.1× 349 0.8× 332 0.8× 107 0.3× 34 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Piray Atsak

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Fields of papers citing papers by Piray Atsak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Piray Atsak

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Atucha, Erika, Chantal Schoenmaker, Piray Atsak, et al.. (2025). Noradrenergic activation of the basolateral amygdala facilitates memory specificity for similar events experienced close in time. Nature Neuroscience. 28(9). 1910–1918. 1 indexed citations
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Hooijmans, Carlijn R., Judith R. Homberg, René Hen, et al.. (2022). Enduring effects of early-life adversity on reward processes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of animal studies. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 142. 104849–104849. 16 indexed citations
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Atsak, Piray, et al.. (2019). Early life stress delays hippocampal development and diminishes the adult stem cell pool in mice. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 4120–4120. 57 indexed citations
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Atsak, Piray, Maria Morena, Chantal Schoenmaker, et al.. (2018). Glucocorticoid-endocannabinoid uncoupling mediates fear suppression deficits after early – Life stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 91. 41–49. 15 indexed citations
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Kirshenbaum, Greer S., et al.. (2018). Ablation of proliferating neural stem cells during early life is sufficient to reduce adult hippocampal neurogenesis. Hippocampus. 28(8). 586–601. 18 indexed citations
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Harris, Alexander Z., Piray Atsak, Emma S. Holt, et al.. (2017). A Novel Method for Chronic Social Defeat Stress in Female Mice. Neuropsychopharmacology. 43(6). 1276–1283. 169 indexed citations
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Atsak, Piray, Ioannis Zalachoras, Piraye Yargıçoğlu, et al.. (2016). Glucocorticoids mediate stress-induced impairment of retrieval of stimulus-response memory. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 67. 207–215. 42 indexed citations
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Barsegyan, Areg, Piray Atsak, Wilfried Hornberger, et al.. (2015). The Vasopressin 1b Receptor Antagonist A-988315 Blocks Stress Effects on the Retrieval of Object-Recognition Memory. Neuropsychopharmacology. 40(8). 1979–1989. 19 indexed citations
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Hermans, Erno J., Francesco P. Battaglia, Piray Atsak, et al.. (2014). How the amygdala affects emotional memory by altering brain network properties. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 112. 2–16. 110 indexed citations
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Atsak, Piray, Daniela Hauer, Patrizia Campolongo, et al.. (2014). Endocannabinoid Signaling within the Basolateral Amygdala Integrates Multiple Stress Hormone Effects on Memory Consolidation. Neuropsychopharmacology. 40(6). 1485–1494. 63 indexed citations
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Hauer, Daniela, Gustav Schelling, Hannah Gola, et al.. (2013). Plasma Concentrations of Endocannabinoids and Related Primary Fatty Acid Amides in Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e62741–e62741. 154 indexed citations
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Atsak, Piray, Daniela Hauer, Patrizia Campolongo, et al.. (2012). Glucocorticoids interact with the hippocampal endocannabinoid system in impairing retrieval of contextual fear memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(9). 3504–3509. 104 indexed citations
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Fornari, Raquel Vecchio, Romy Wichmann, Piray Atsak, et al.. (2012). Rodent Stereotaxic Surgery and Animal Welfare Outcome Improvements for Behavioral Neuroscience. Journal of Visualized Experiments. e3528–e3528. 46 indexed citations
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Atsak, Piray, Benno Roozendaal, & Patrizia Campolongo. (2011). Role of the endocannabinoid system in regulating glucocorticoid effects on memory for emotional experiences. Neuroscience. 204. 104–116. 75 indexed citations
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Atsak, Piray, Marie Orre, Petra L. Bakker, et al.. (2011). Experience Modulates Vicarious Freezing in Rats: A Model for Empathy. PLoS ONE. 6(7). e21855–e21855. 139 indexed citations
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Hauer, Daniela, Raquel Vecchio Fornari, Piray Atsak, et al.. (2010). P.1.d.018 Memory consolidation via membrane glucocorticoid receptors that can be blocked by cannabinoid receptor antagonists. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 20. S283–S284. 1 indexed citations
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Atsak, Piray, et al.. (2009). Effects of resistance training intensity on deformability and aggregation of red blood cells. Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation. 41(4). 251–261. 31 indexed citations
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Bor-Küçükatay, Melek, et al.. (2008). Effect of thrombocytapheresis on blood rheology in healthy donors: Role of nitric oxide. Transfusion and Apheresis Science. 39(2). 101–108. 10 indexed citations
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Küçükatay, Vural, Melek Bor-Küçükatay, Piray Atsak, & Ayşel Ağar. (2007). EFFECT OF INGESTED SULFITE ON HIPPOCAMPUS ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME ACTIVITIES IN SULFITE OXIDASE COMPETENT AND DEFICIENT RATS. International Journal of Neuroscience. 117(7). 971–983. 15 indexed citations
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Turgut, Sebahat, et al.. (2006). The effects of low dose aluminum on hemorheological and hematological parameters in rats. Archives of Toxicology. 81(1). 11–17. 22 indexed citations

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