Robert M. J. Deacon

15.2k citations

116 papers · 11.5k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 52

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.2%
Molecular Biology top 2%
Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.5%
Physiology top 0.5%
Neurology top 0.2%

Co-authors: J. N. P. Rawlins David M. Bannerman Joram Feldon V. Hugh Perry Colm Cunningham Benjamin K. Yee Tobias Bast Stephen B. McHugh
Topics: Memory and Neural Mechanisms (36 papers)Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (32 papers)Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (21 papers)
Cited by: Behavioral Neuroscience Biological Psychiatry Developmental Neuroscience
Journals: Nature Nature Genetics Journal of Neuroscience
Partner nations: United Kingdom Chile United States

In The Last Decade

Robert M. J. Deacon

114 papers receiving 11.3k citations

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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.

Regional dissociations within the hippocampus—memory and anxiety

2004 1.2k citations David M. Bannerman, J. N. P. Rawlins et al. profile →
Assessing nest building in mice

2006 759 citations Robert M. J. Deacon Nature Protocols profile →
T-maze alternation in the rodent

2006 693 citations Robert M. J. Deacon, J. N. P. Rawlins Nature Protocols profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Octodon degus laboratory colony management principles and methods for behavioral analysis for Alzheimer’s disease neuroscience research 2025 ·Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience ·(unknown),Todd C. Holmes,Robert M. J. Deacon,Xiangmin Xu,Patricia Cogram	1
2	Microbiome alterations are associated with apolipoprotein E mutation in Octodon degus and humans with Alzheimer’s disease 2024 ·iScience ·Guido Zampieri,Léa Cabrol,(unknown),Eduardo Castro‐Nallar,(unknown),David Cleary,Claudio Angione,Robert M. J. Deacon,Michael J. Hurley,Patricia Cogram	6
3	Exploratory and Locomotor Activity in Mice Following Selective Lesions of the Hippocampus: Effects of Lesion Site and Open Field Arena Size 2023 ·Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology ·(unknown),Robert M. J. Deacon,K. V. Anokhin,(unknown)	1
4	Spatial maps and oscillations in the healthy hippocampus of Octodon degus, a natural model of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease 2022 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Marcelo Ezquer,Fernando Ezquer,Robert M. J. Deacon,Patricia Cogram,Emilio Kropff	0
5	The long-lived Octodon degus as a rodent drug discovery model for Alzheimer's and other age-related diseases 2018 ·Pharmacology & Therapeutics ·Michael J. Hurley,Robert M. J. Deacon,Katrin Beyer,(unknown),Agustín Ibáñez,Jessica L. Teeling,Patricia Cogram	23
6	Multiple Behavior Phenotypes of the Fragile-X Syndrome Mouse Model Respond to Chronic Inhibition of Phosphodiesterase-4D (PDE4D) 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Mark E. Gurney,Patricia Cogram,Robert M. J. Deacon,Christopher S. Rex,Michael R. Tranfaglia	53
7	NNZ-2566, a Novel Analog of (1–3) IGF-1, as a Potential Therapeutic Agent for Fragile X Syndrome 2015 ·NeuroMolecular Medicine ·Robert M. J. Deacon,Larry Glass,Mike Snape,Michael J. Hurley,Francisco Altimiras,Rodolfo R. Biekofsky,Patricia Cogram	55
8	Amyloid β inhibits retinoic acid synthesis exacerbating Alzheimer disease pathology which can be attenuated by an retinoic acid receptor α agonist 2013 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Maria B. Goncalves,Earl E. Clarke,Carl Hobbs,(unknown),Robert M. J. Deacon,Julian Jack,Jonathan Corcoran	60
9	Hippocampal lesions can enhance discrimination learning despite normal sensitivity to interference from incidental information 2011 ·Hippocampus ·David J. Sanderson,J. N. P. Rawlins,Robert M. J. Deacon,Colm Cunningham,Chris Barkus,David M. Bannerman	11
10	Burrowing: A sensitive behavioural assay, tested in five species of laboratory rodents 2009 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·Robert M. J. Deacon	99
11	Age-dependent and -independent behavioral deficits in Tg2576 mice 2008 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·Robert M. J. Deacon,(unknown),Kevin Talbot,(unknown),David J. Sanderson,Carola Romberg,Eliza Koroś,Klaus D. Bornemann,J. N. P. Rawlins	96
12	Appetitive position discrimination in the T-maze 2006 ·Nature Protocols ·Robert M. J. Deacon	27
13	Impaired motor coordination on static rods in BSE-infected mice 2004 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·Sarah Kempster,Margaret E. Collins,Robert M. J. Deacon,N. Edington	3
14	Ventral hippocampal lesions affect anxiety but not spatial learning 2003 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·David M. Bannerman,Matthew S. Grubb,Robert M. J. Deacon,B. K. Yee,Joram Feldon,J. N. P. Rawlins	434
15	Learning impairments of hippocampal-lesioned mice in a paddling pool. 2002 ·Behavioral Neuroscience ·Robert M. J. Deacon,J. N. P. Rawlins	37
16	Maternal antibody-mediated dyslexia? Evidence for a pathogenic serum factor in a mother of two dyslexic children shown by transfer to mice using behavioural studies and magnetic resonance spectroscopy 2002 ·Journal of Neuroimmunology ·Angela Vincent,Robert M. J. Deacon,Paola Dalton,C. H. Salmond,Andrew M. Blamire,Sarah T. Pendlebury,Heidi Johansen‐Berg,(unknown),Peter Styles,John Stein	24
17	Anterior cingulate cortical transplantation in transgenic Huntington’s disease mice 2001 ·Brain Research Bulletin ·Anton van Dellen,Robert M. J. Deacon,Denis York,Colin Blakemore,Anthony J. Hannan	46
18	Effects of aspiration lesions of hippocampus or overlying neocortex on concurrent and configural object discriminations in rats 1996 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·Robert M. J. Deacon,J. S. Nicholas,Philip B. Rawlins	16
19	Critical determinants of nonspatial working memory deficits in rats with conventional lesions of the hippocampus or fornix. 1993 ·Behavioral Neuroscience ·J. N. P. Rawlins,(unknown),(unknown),Robert M. J. Deacon,Helen J. Cassaday	100
20	Agonist and antagonist activities at benzodiazepine receptors of a novel series of quinoline derivatives 1987 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Colin Gardner,Robert M. J. Deacon,Victoria James,Frederick B. Parker,(unknown)	9

About Robert M. J. Deacon

Robert M. J. Deacon is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Neurology and Biological Psychiatry, having authored 116 papers that have together received 11.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Memory and Neural Mechanisms (36 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (32 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Behavioral Neuroscience (1.6k citations), Biological Psychiatry (923 citations) and Developmental Neuroscience (1.0k citations). Robert M. J. Deacon has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Chile and United States. Frequent co-authors include J. N. P. Rawlins, David M. Bannerman, Joram Feldon, J. N. P. Rawlins, V. Hugh Perry, Colm Cunningham, Benjamin K. Yee, Tobias Bast, Stephen B. McHugh and Helen H. J. Pothuizen. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Nature Genetics and Journal of Neuroscience.

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