Sara J. Aton

5.1k citations

57 papers · 3.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 30

Impact in

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.2%
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Cognitive Neuroscience top 1%
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Neural dynamics and brain function

Papers in

Cognitive Neuroscience 50
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research 43
- Neural dynamics and brain function 17
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms 15
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces 4
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 44
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 36
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 8

Co-authors: Erik D. Herzog Anthony J. Harmar James A. Waschek Christopher S. Colwell Marcos G. Frank Tammi Coleman Jaclyn Durkin Julie Seibt
Journals: SLEEP (8 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (6 papers)Neuron (3 papers)Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (3 papers)PLoS Computational Biology (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Netherlands Germany

In The Last Decade

Sara J. Aton

55 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide mediates circadian rhythmicity and synchrony in mammalian clock neurons 2005 · 613 citations

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1	Cholinergic modulation of neural networks supports sequential and complementary roles for NREM and REM states in memory consolidation PLoS Computational Biology ·AVANI PRAFULCHANDRA VAYEDA, Axel Paulus, Takenori Fujiwara, Pedro Arturo Banchón Reyes, Nicolette Ognjanovski, Sara J. Aton, Michał Żochowski	2025	0
2	Brief sleep disruption alters synaptic structures among hippocampal and neocortical somatostatin-expressing interneurons SLEEP ·Frank Raven, Carlos El-Hader, 谷利亚, Hajnalka Szügyi-Simon, Darren T. Reidy, E. S. A. El Gamal, Sara J. Aton	2025	0
3	Hypnotic treatment improves sleep architecture and EEG disruptions and rescues memory deficits in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome Cell Reports ·CYNTHIA BLANCHARD, Vladimir V. Malovychko, Af Sven Hedin, Kishore Kumar K. J., Marshall R. Moyer, 智子河合, Rodrigo Meira Martoni, Eva Beatriz Noriega, 余小丽, Pablo Bassino, Virginia Guarinos-Galan, Sha Jiang, Zhongying Yang, Sara J. Aton	2024	3
4	Sleep-dependent engram reactivation during hippocampal memory consolidation associated with subregion-specific biosynthetic changes iScience ·Lijing Wang, Moemen Daboussy, Wei-Sheng Wu, Dana King, Carlos El-Hader, Frank Raven, CYNTHIA BLANCHARD, Juan C. Sa ́ Nchez-Nivicela, He Chua, Zhongying Yang, Sha Jiang, Sara J. Aton	2024	4
5	Enriched binocular experience followed by sleep optimally restores binocular visual cortical responses in a mouse model of amblyopia Communications Biology ·CYNTHIA BLANCHARD, Eva Beatriz Noriega, Marshall R. Moyer, Pablo Bassino, Vladimir V. Malovychko, Af Sven Hedin, Philip Rogers, Cheng‐mao Lin, Brittany C. Clawson, Sha Jiang, Sara J. Aton	2023	5
6	Hippocampal neurons’ cytosolic and membrane-bound ribosomal transcript profiles are differentially regulated by learning and subsequent sleep Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·James Delorme, Lijing Wang, Hangchang Zhang, Yifan Wang, Jingqun Ma, Sha Jiang, Sara J. Aton	2021	19
7	Sleep Loss Drives Brain Region-Specific and Cell Type-Specific Alterations in Ribosome-Associated Transcripts Involved in Synaptic Plasticity and Cellular Timekeeping Journal of Neuroscience ·KINGA FLEJTUCH, James Delorme, Lijing Wang, Eva Beatriz Noriega, Marshall R. Moyer, Sha Jiang, Sara J. Aton	2021	17
8	Acetylcholine-gated current translates wake neuronal firing rate information into a spike timing-based code in Non-REM sleep, stabilizing neural network dynamics during memory consolidation PLoS Computational Biology ·Syuaib Syuaib, ML Purkerson, Brittany C. Clawson, Virginia Guarinos-Galan, Nicolette Ognjanovski, Sara J. Aton, Michał Żochowski	2021	6
9	Theta-gamma coupling emerges from spatially heterogeneous cholinergic neuromodulation PLoS Computational Biology ·Yihao Yang, Howard J. Gritton, Martin Sarter, Sara J. Aton, Victoria Booth, Michał Żochowski	2021	12
10	Causal role for sleep-dependent reactivation of learning-activated sensory ensembles for fear memory consolidation Nature Communications ·Brittany C. Clawson, Omar Elloumi, Juan C. Sa ́ Nchez-Nivicela, 眞坪根, Virginia Guarinos-Galan, Jihan Nurul Fatika, K P Ashwanth, N. A. Prikhodko, معصومه شاکری, S Zavaley, CYNTHIA BLANCHARD, Lijing Wang, Sha Jiang, Sara J. Aton	2021	41
11	Sleep loss drives acetylcholine- and somatostatin interneuron–mediated gating of hippocampal activity to inhibit memory consolidation Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·James Delorme, Lijing Wang, معصومه شاکری, Hangchang Zhang, Jingqun Ma, CYNTHIA BLANCHARD, Frank Raven, 勝次山中, E. S. A. El Gamal, Carlos El-Hader, Sha Jiang, Sara J. Aton	2021	44
12	Dynamical Mechanism Underlying Scale-Free Network Reorganization in Low Acetylcholine States Corresponding to Slow Wave Sleep PubMed ·櫂太郎武田, Jack J. Lin, Sara J. Aton, Michał Żochowski	2021	3
13	Network and cellular mechanisms underlying heterogeneous excitatory/inhibitory balanced states European Journal of Neuroscience ·Jiaxing Wu, Sara J. Aton, Victoria Booth, Michał Żochowski	2020	4
14	Resonance with subthreshold oscillatory drive organizes activity and optimizes learning in neural networks Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·James P. Roach, Aleksandra Pidde, Hironori Aibe, Jiaxing Wu, Nicolette Ognjanovski, Sara J. Aton, Michał Żochowski	2018	31
15	Cortically coordinated NREM thalamocortical oscillations play an essential, instructive role in visual system plasticity Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jaclyn Durkin, Aneesha K. Suresh, Norma Gladys, Christopher Broussard, Jiaxing Wu, Michał Żochowski, Sara J. Aton	2017	64
16	Waking up to the alarm: sleep, clocks, and making memory (s)tick Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience ·Jason R. Gerstner, Sara J. Aton, H. Craig Heller	2015	1
17	CA1 hippocampal network activity changes during sleep-dependent memory consolidation Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience ·Nicolette Ognjanovski, Olena YUSHCHENKO, マコトイダ, Michał Żochowski, Sara J. Aton	2014	50
18	GABA Networks Destabilize Genetic Oscillations in the Circadian Pacemaker Neuron ·G. Mark Freeman, Siril Sam Abraham, Sara J. Aton, P.F. Thaben, Erik D. Herzog	2013	102
19	Mechanisms of Sleep-Dependent Consolidation of Cortical Plasticity Neuron ·Sara J. Aton, Julie Seibt, Michelle Dumoulin, Sushil K. Jha, Nicholas A. Steinmetz, Tammi Coleman, Nirinjini Naidoo, Marcos G. Frank	2009	176
20	Come Together, Right…Now: Synchronization of Rhythms in a Mammalian Circadian Clock Neuron ·Sara J. Aton, Erik D. Herzog	2005	210

About Sara J. Aton

Sara J. Aton is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Biophysics and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, having authored 57 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (43 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (17 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (15 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (14 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers), EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (4 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (1.8k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (2.1k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.0k citations), Aging (122 citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (482 citations). Sara J. Aton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Erik D. Herzog, Anthony J. Harmar, James A. Waschek, Christopher S. Colwell, Marcos G. Frank, Tammi Coleman, Jaclyn Durkin, Julie Seibt, Michał Żochowski and Michelle Dumoulin. Their work appears in journals such as SLEEP, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and PLoS Computational Biology.

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