Timothy Spellman

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
21 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

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Timothy Spellman is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy Spellman has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Timothy Spellman's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Timothy Spellman is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Timothy Spellman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Canada. Timothy Spellman's co-authors include Joshua A. Gordon, Susanne E. Ahmari, Joseph M. Stujenske, Joseph A. Gogos, Scott S. Bolkan, Mattia Rigotti, Stefano Fusi, Conor Liston, Andrew M. Rosen and Mazen A. Kheirbek and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Timothy Spellman

20 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Hippocampal–prefrontal input supports spatial encoding in working memory

2015 474 citations Timothy Spellman, Mattia Rigotti et al. Nature profile →
Thalamic projections sustain prefrontal activity during working memory maintenance

2017 340 citations Scott S. Bolkan, Joseph M. Stujenske et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Direct Ventral Hippocampal-Prefrontal Input Is Required for Anxiety-Related Neural Activity and Behavior

2016 329 citations Nancy Padilla-Coreano, Scott S. Bolkan et al. Neuron profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Timothy Spellman United States	16	1.5k	1.3k	388	301	231	21	2.5k
Hannah F. Clarke United Kingdom	25	1.5k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	520 1.3×	226 0.8×	367 1.6×	36	2.9k
Yukiori Goto Japan	21	1.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.5×	786 2.0×	118 0.4×	206 0.9×	53	3.0k
Nesha S. Burghardt United States	18	1.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	548 1.4×	464 1.5×	135 0.6×	26	3.2k
Arnold Bakker United States	20	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	302 0.8×	303 1.0×	119 0.5×	52	3.0k
Sven Kroener United States	22	724 0.5×	811 0.6×	478 1.2×	315 1.0×	120 0.5×	36	1.7k
Guy Mittleman United States	37	1.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.5×	778 2.0×	353 1.2×	124 0.5×	96	3.4k
James M. Hyman United States	17	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	247 0.6×	143 0.5×	94 0.4×	27	2.1k
Susanne E. Ahmari United States	25	1.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.5×	800 2.1×	299 1.0×	818 3.5×	55	3.4k
Susana Mingote United States	26	935 0.6×	1.7k 1.3×	752 1.9×	91 0.3×	184 0.8×	33	2.6k
Junghyup Suh United States	14	1.9k 1.3×	1.9k 1.5×	446 1.1×	312 1.0×	115 0.5×	20	2.8k

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Alam, S. Munir, et al.. (2025). C1ql3 promotes cognitive flexibility behavior in mice. Neuroscience Letters. 863. 138305–138305.

Fletcher, P. Thomas, et al.. (2025). An Open-Source 3D-Printable Platform for Testing Head-Fixed Cognitive Flexibility in Rodents. eNeuro. 12(1). ENEURO.0364–24.2024. 1 indexed citations

Stujenske, Joseph M., Pia-Kelsey O’Neill, Samantha R. Goldburg, et al.. (2022). Prelimbic cortex drives discrimination of non-aversion via amygdala somatostatin interneurons. Neuron. 110(14). 2258–2267.e11. 22 indexed citations

Luber, Bruce, et al.. (2022). Effects of Online Single Pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Prefrontal and Parietal Cortices in Deceptive Processing: A Preliminary Study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 16. 883337–883337. 1 indexed citations

Spellman, Timothy, et al.. (2021). Prefrontal deep projection neurons enable cognitive flexibility via persistent feedback monitoring. Cell. 184(10). 2750–2766.e17. 59 indexed citations

Spellman, Timothy, et al.. (2020). Prefrontal Deep Projection Neurons Enable Cognitive Flexibility Via Persistent Feedback Monitoring. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

Tamura, Makoto, Timothy Spellman, Andrew M. Rosen, Joseph A. Gogos, & Joshua A. Gordon. (2017). Hippocampal-prefrontal theta-gamma coupling during performance of a spatial working memory task. Nature Communications. 8(1). 2182–2182. 152 indexed citations

Bolkan, Scott S., Joseph M. Stujenske, Sébastien Parnaudeau, et al.. (2017). Thalamic projections sustain prefrontal activity during working memory maintenance. Nature Neuroscience. 20(7). 987–996. 340 indexed citations breakdown →

Padilla-Coreano, Nancy, Scott S. Bolkan, William D. Hardin, et al.. (2016). Direct Ventral Hippocampal-Prefrontal Input Is Required for Anxiety-Related Neural Activity and Behavior. Neuron. 89(4). 857–866. 329 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mukai, Jun, Makoto Tamura, Karine Fénelon, et al.. (2015). Molecular Substrates of Altered Axonal Growth and Brain Connectivity in a Mouse Model of Schizophrenia. Neuron. 86(3). 680–695. 131 indexed citations

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Stujenske, Joseph M., Timothy Spellman, & Joshua A. Gordon. (2015). Modeling the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Light and Heat Propagation for In Vivo Optogenetics. Cell Reports. 12(3). 525–534. 256 indexed citations

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Spellman, Timothy, Mattia Rigotti, Susanne E. Ahmari, et al.. (2015). Hippocampal–prefrontal input supports spatial encoding in working memory. Nature. 522(7556). 309–314. 474 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rosen, Andrew M., Timothy Spellman, & Joshua A. Gordon. (2015). Electrophysiological Endophenotypes in Rodent Models of Schizophrenia and Psychosis. Biological Psychiatry. 77(12). 1041–1049. 32 indexed citations

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Spellman, Timothy & Joshua A. Gordon. (2014). Synchrony in schizophrenia: a window into circuit-level pathophysiology. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 30. 17–23. 46 indexed citations

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Ahmari, Susanne E., Timothy Spellman, Mazen A. Kheirbek, et al.. (2013). Repeated Cortico-Striatal Stimulation Generates Persistent OCD-Like Behavior. Science. 340(6137). 1234–1239. 358 indexed citations

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McClintock, Shawn M., et al.. (2012). Disruption of component processes of spatial working memory by electroconvulsive shock but not magnetic seizure therapy. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 16(1). 177–187. 16 indexed citations

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Spellman, Timothy, Angel V. Peterchev, & Sarah H. Lisanby. (2009). Focal Electrically Administered Seizure Therapy: A Novel form of ECT Illustrates the Roles of Current Directionality, Polarity, and Electrode Configuration in Seizure Induction. Neuropsychopharmacology. 34(8). 2002–2010. 52 indexed citations

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Cycowicz, Yael M., Bruce Luber, Timothy Spellman, & Sarah H. Lisanby. (2009). Neurophysiological Characterization of High-Dose Magnetic Seizure Therapy. Journal of Ect. 25(3). 157–164. 20 indexed citations

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Spellman, Timothy, Shawn M. McClintock, H. S. Terrace, et al.. (2008). Differential Effects of High-Dose Magnetic Seizure Therapy and Electroconvulsive Shock on Cognitive Function. Biological Psychiatry. 63(12). 1163–1170. 52 indexed citations

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Cycowicz, Yael M., Bruce Luber, Timothy Spellman, & Sarah H. Lisanby. (2008). Differential Neurophysiological Effects of Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) and Electroconvulsive Shock (ECS) in Non-Human Primates. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience. 39(3). 144–149. 15 indexed citations

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