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S. Murray Sherman

Concepts (371)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Thalamus
53
2020
131
11.570
Why?
Geniculate Bodies
108
2019
138
8.660
Why?
Cerebral Cortex
29
2021
569
5.540
Why?
Somatosensory Cortex
19
2019
109
4.930
Why?
Neural Pathways
44
2020
324
4.920
Why?
Neurons
68
2019
1568
4.470
Why?
Thalamic Nuclei
18
2017
32
3.860
Why?
Auditory Cortex
13
2018
66
3.830
Why?
Synapses
34
2018
274
3.740
Why?
Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate
17
2015
50
3.590
Why?
Visual Cortex
40
2018
244
2.910
Why?
Cats
104
2007
281
2.810
Why?
Nerve Net
14
2021
394
2.710
Why?
Visual Pathways
55
2018
151
2.690
Why?
Neural Inhibition
18
2015
104
2.200
Why?
Brain Mapping
28
2017
565
1.980
Why?
Animals
181
2021
27973
1.930
Why?
Axons
27
2011
176
1.870
Why?
Mice, Inbred BALB C
27
2015
1099
1.870
Why?
Synaptic Transmission
19
2014
223
1.720
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
27
2017
944
1.510
Why?
Photic Stimulation
29
2015
506
1.420
Why?
Patch-Clamp Techniques
22
2019
378
1.390
Why?
Interneurons
15
2015
106
1.380
Why?
Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials
15
2013
86
1.380
Why?
Electric Stimulation
33
2019
344
1.330
Why?
Auditory Pathways
5
2012
35
1.290
Why?
Glutamic Acid
12
2016
135
1.280
Why?
Retina
29
2013
212
1.270
Why?
Action Potentials
28
2015
578
1.230
Why?
Mice
36
2020
12230
1.210
Why?
Efferent Pathways
6
2018
22
1.170
Why?
Brain Stem
12
2002
163
0.940
Why?
Vision, Ocular
20
2005
73
0.880
Why?
Afferent Pathways
11
2013
63
0.870
Why?
GABAergic Neurons
2
2015
19
0.850
Why?
Visual Perception
25
2003
333
0.790
Why?
Behavior
2
2021
85
0.770
Why?
Ventral Thalamic Nuclei
2
2015
6
0.750
Why?
Feedback, Physiological
3
2013
66
0.730
Why?
Presynaptic Terminals
5
2018
41
0.730
Why?
Dendrites
17
2010
97
0.720
Why?
Sensory Deprivation
23
2001
32
0.700
Why?
Cognition
3
2019
625
0.680
Why?
Flavoproteins
5
2011
24
0.650
Why?
Neurosciences
2
2018
51
0.630
Why?
Electrophysiology
26
2008
389
0.590
Why?
Mesencephalon
4
2010
67
0.580
Why?
Calcium
13
2009
1173
0.570
Why?
Joint Instability
3
2025
98
0.570
Why?
Animals, Newborn
12
2015
515
0.570
Why?
Models, Neurological
10
2013
408
0.570
Why?
Sensorimotor Cortex
1
2018
12
0.570
Why?
Microscopy, Fluorescence
5
2011
435
0.560
Why?
Executive Function
1
2019
103
0.560
Why?
Attention
2
2021
410
0.550
Why?
Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
8
2012
78
0.530
Why?
Lasers
4
2011
99
0.520
Why?
Macaca mulatta
6
2003
448
0.520
Why?
Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials
3
2015
20
0.510
Why?
Superior Colliculi
9
2009
25
0.510
Why?
Synaptic Potentials
3
2011
17
0.500
Why?
Prosencephalon
3
2013
67
0.500
Why?
Motor Cortex
2
2018
209
0.490
Why?
GABA Antagonists
7
2011
26
0.480
Why?
Intralaminar Thalamic Nuclei
3
2005
10
0.480
Why?
Behavior, Animal
4
2021
389
0.470
Why?
Cycloleucine
5
2003
10
0.470
Why?
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
9
2007
84
0.460
Why?
Membrane Potentials
15
2009
404
0.460
Why?
Brain
4
2021
2337
0.430
Why?
Nerve Endings
9
2010
15
0.430
Why?
Patellar Dislocation
2
2025
15
0.420
Why?
Calcium Channels
5
2005
180
0.410
Why?
Connectome
1
2015
88
0.410
Why?
Patellofemoral Joint
2
2023
19
0.400
Why?
Biological Evolution
1
2021
1019
0.400
Why?
Retinal Ganglion Cells
7
1995
71
0.390
Why?
Male
25
2025
44355
0.360
Why?
Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists
4
2013
43
0.350
Why?
Rats
11
2009
4028
0.330
Why?
Neuronal Plasticity
4
2014
194
0.330
Why?
Microscopy, Electron
13
2004
429
0.320
Why?
Female
22
2025
48542
0.320
Why?
Visual Fields
24
1995
100
0.310
Why?
Pulvinar
3
2005
3
0.310
Why?
Cholinergic Fibers
1
2010
23
0.310
Why?
Receptors, Muscarinic
2
2007
42
0.310
Why?
S100 Calcium Binding Protein G
1
2009
19
0.300
Why?
Anterior Thalamic Nuclei
1
2009
3
0.300
Why?
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
1
2009
67
0.300
Why?
Tetrodotoxin
6
2007
49
0.300
Why?
Electrophysiological Phenomena
3
2018
49
0.300
Why?
Sensory Receptor Cells
1
2009
37
0.290
Why?
Immunohistochemistry
9
2012
1786
0.280
Why?
Biotin
2
2008
44
0.280
Why?
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
7
2009
1236
0.280
Why?
Lateral Thalamic Nuclei
2
2005
4
0.280
Why?
Neurotransmitter Agents
2
2017
101
0.280
Why?
Humans
31
2025
93132
0.270
Why?
Mice, Transgenic
3
2020
1581
0.270
Why?
Serotonin
2
2008
209
0.270
Why?
Reticular Formation
2
2006
17
0.260
Why?
Sensation
1
2007
48
0.260
Why?
Reaction Time
9
2001
316
0.250
Why?
Olfactory Pathways
1
2006
28
0.250
Why?
Optogenetics
2
2018
45
0.250
Why?
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
2
2020
186
0.240
Why?
Neurons, Afferent
6
2010
72
0.230
Why?
Patella
1
2025
30
0.220
Why?
Functional Laterality
12
1988
204
0.220
Why?
Methacholine Chloride
3
2010
61
0.220
Why?
Saccades
2
2003
75
0.210
Why?
Evoked Potentials
12
2002
193
0.210
Why?
Orientation
8
2000
111
0.210
Why?
Computer Simulation
4
2002
1120
0.200
Why?
Microscopy, Confocal
2
2015
281
0.200
Why?
Ankle Injuries
1
2023
35
0.200
Why?
Platelet-Rich Plasma
1
2023
13
0.200
Why?
Horseradish Peroxidase
12
1995
34
0.200
Why?
Models, Biological
2
2008
1768
0.200
Why?
Pyramidal Cells
2
2018
86
0.200
Why?
Pyridazines
3
2009
21
0.190
Why?
Cartilage, Articular
1
2023
76
0.190
Why?
Fractures, Bone
1
2025
154
0.190
Why?
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
4
2015
1269
0.190
Why?
Indomethacin
2
2013
58
0.190
Why?
Muscarinic Agonists
3
2010
22
0.180
Why?
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
2
2013
70
0.180
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
2
2020
3431
0.180
Why?
Evoked Potentials, Visual
5
1995
90
0.180
Why?
Optic Chiasm
10
1991
16
0.180
Why?
Pancreatitis
2
2013
94
0.180
Why?
Biophysics
3
2011
153
0.180
Why?
Acetylcholine
3
2000
158
0.170
Why?
Electroencephalography
3
2003
798
0.170
Why?
Tobacco Products
1
2021
77
0.170
Why?
Erectile Dysfunction
1
2021
77
0.170
Why?
GABA-A Receptor Antagonists
2
2013
14
0.160
Why?
Fluorescence
2
2011
100
0.160
Why?
Cognitive Dysfunction
1
2023
190
0.160
Why?
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
1
2021
72
0.160
Why?
HIV Infections
2
2020
952
0.160
Why?
Feedback
2
2006
129
0.150
Why?
Mediodorsal Thalamic Nucleus
1
2019
1
0.150
Why?
Receptors, AMPA
3
2009
68
0.150
Why?
Time Factors
9
2012
5380
0.150
Why?
Anti-HIV Agents
2
2020
193
0.150
Why?
Nitrites
1
2018
34
0.140
Why?
Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
3
2009
87
0.140
Why?
Transgender Persons
1
2020
113
0.140
Why?
Alzheimer Disease
1
2023
600
0.140
Why?
ROC Curve
2
2002
774
0.130
Why?
Phosphinic Acids
2
2009
4
0.130
Why?
Cholinergic Agents
1
1997
17
0.130
Why?
History, 21st Century
1
2018
187
0.130
Why?
Fluorescent Dyes
2
2012
255
0.130
Why?
Basal Ganglia
1
2017
46
0.130
Why?
History, 20th Century
1
2018
312
0.120
Why?
Dextrans
2
2008
77
0.120
Why?
Iodine Radioisotopes
1
2016
137
0.120
Why?
Space Perception
6
1992
112
0.120
Why?
Radiation Tolerance
1
2016
175
0.110
Why?
Homosexuality, Male
1
2018
332
0.110
Why?
Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
1
2016
162
0.110
Why?
Salvage Therapy
1
2016
234
0.110
Why?
Cell Count
3
2012
195
0.110
Why?
Microelectrodes
3
2004
86
0.110
Why?
Carcinoma, Papillary
1
2016
159
0.110
Why?
Cells, Cultured
2
2014
2827
0.110
Why?
Indoles
1
2016
298
0.110
Why?
Sulfonamides
1
2016
331
0.100
Why?
Decision Making
1
2019
671
0.100
Why?
Rhodopsin
1
2013
21
0.100
Why?
Glutamates
2
2010
84
0.100
Why?
Dominance, Cerebral
5
1983
60
0.100
Why?
Luminescent Proteins
1
2013
141
0.100
Why?
Resorcinols
1
2013
5
0.100
Why?
Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate
1
2013
1
0.100
Why?
Cyclopropanes
1
2013
25
0.100
Why?
Injections
2
2023
121
0.100
Why?
Delphi Technique
2
2023
135
0.100
Why?
Optic Nerve
2
1988
35
0.100
Why?
Schizophrenia
1
2017
530
0.100
Why?
Glycine
1
2013
93
0.090
Why?
Adenoviridae
1
2013
340
0.090
Why?
Axonal Transport
4
1997
30
0.090
Why?
Photolysis
1
2012
13
0.090
Why?
Lysine
3
2001
182
0.090
Why?
Parasympathetic Nervous System
2
2007
33
0.090
Why?
Transfection
1
2013
877
0.090
Why?
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
1
2013
550
0.090
Why?
Stilbenes
1
2011
26
0.090
Why?
Algorithms
3
2011
1948
0.090
Why?
6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione
2
2009
14
0.090
Why?
Thyroid Neoplasms
1
2016
441
0.090
Why?
Brain Diseases
1
2013
172
0.090
Why?
Sensory Thresholds
4
2001
51
0.090
Why?
Amblyopia
2
1982
7
0.080
Why?
Perfusion
1
2012
260
0.080
Why?
Receptors, Neurotransmitter
1
1990
24
0.080
Why?
Ultraviolet Rays
1
2011
192
0.080
Why?
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
1
2012
249
0.080
Why?
Stents
1
2013
406
0.080
Why?
Receptors, GABA-B
1
2009
9
0.080
Why?
Receptors, GABA-A
1
2009
35
0.080
Why?
Calbindin 2
1
2009
5
0.080
Why?
Calbindins
1
2009
16
0.080
Why?
Quinoxalines
1
2009
51
0.080
Why?
Electron-Transferring Flavoproteins
1
2009
2
0.080
Why?
Homeostasis
1
2012
459
0.080
Why?
Dioxolanes
1
2009
8
0.080
Why?
Models, Animal
1
2010
280
0.070
Why?
Receptors, GABA
1
2009
11
0.070
Why?
Purines
1
2009
91
0.070
Why?
Models, Anatomic
1
2009
87
0.070
Why?
Anesthesia
3
2000
173
0.070
Why?
Staining and Labeling
2
2008
155
0.070
Why?
Nitric Oxide Synthase
2
2000
123
0.070
Why?
Dizocilpine Maleate
1
2008
12
0.070
Why?
Sexual Behavior
2
2023
328
0.070
Why?
Electron Transport Complex IV
1
2008
46
0.070
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
1
2008
193
0.070
Why?
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
1
2009
195
0.070
Why?
Ocular Physiological Phenomena
3
1977
11
0.070
Why?
Bacterial Proteins
1
2013
878
0.070
Why?
Time Perception
3
1982
23
0.070
Why?
Calcium-Binding Proteins
1
2008
119
0.070
Why?
Microscopy, Immunoelectron
1
2007
28
0.060
Why?
Analysis of Variance
1
2009
883
0.060
Why?
Auditory Perception
1
2008
104
0.060
Why?
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
1
2007
137
0.060
Why?
Macaca
2
2005
85
0.060
Why?
Diagnostic Imaging
1
2009
448
0.060
Why?
Smell
1
2006
120
0.060
Why?
Phytohemagglutinins
3
1991
19
0.060
Why?
Gap Junctions
1
2006
146
0.060
Why?
Antineoplastic Agents
1
2016
2301
0.060
Why?
Young Adult
3
2025
6922
0.060
Why?
Wakefulness
2
2003
128
0.060
Why?
Drug Interactions
1
2005
237
0.060
Why?
Cell Size
1
2005
71
0.050
Why?
Mutation
1
2016
4265
0.050
Why?
Data Interpretation, Statistical
1
2006
305
0.050
Why?
Learning
2
2014
289
0.050
Why?
Potassium
2
2001
224
0.050
Why?
Macaca fascicularis
2
2001
111
0.050
Why?
Fourier Analysis
3
2009
123
0.050
Why?
Ligaments, Articular
1
2023
39
0.050
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
1
2007
1908
0.050
Why?
Ankle Joint
1
2023
42
0.050
Why?
Leukocyte Count
1
2023
209
0.050
Why?
Risk Factors
3
2025
5900
0.050
Why?
Radiography
1
2025
750
0.050
Why?
Differential Threshold
2
2000
11
0.050
Why?
Motion Perception
5
1991
100
0.050
Why?
Administration, Rectal
2
2013
13
0.050
Why?
Knee Joint
1
2023
161
0.050
Why?
Neural Conduction
5
1985
71
0.050
Why?
Adult
5
2025
27849
0.050
Why?
Child
2
2023
7273
0.050
Why?
Electrodes, Implanted
1
2003
196
0.050
Why?
Recurrence
1
2025
1188
0.040
Why?
Vision Disorders
1
1982
71
0.040
Why?
Tobacco Use
1
2021
29
0.040
Why?
Pattern Recognition, Visual
2
2000
158
0.040
Why?
Microinjections
2
1995
67
0.040
Why?
Aged
4
2023
20395
0.040
Why?
Aging
2
2023
725
0.040
Why?
Spinal Cord
1
2002
236
0.040
Why?
Biomarkers
1
2008
1905
0.040
Why?
Cesium
1
2001
16
0.040
Why?
Middle Aged
5
2023
27535
0.040
Why?
Electrodes
2
1991
97
0.040
Why?
alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid
1
2000
10
0.040
Why?
Cholinergic Agonists
1
2000
11
0.040
Why?
Case-Control Studies
1
2025
1925
0.040
Why?
Carbachol
1
2000
34
0.040
Why?
Pons
1
2000
25
0.040
Why?
Ferrets
1
2000
49
0.040
Why?
Calcium Channels, T-Type
1
2000
24
0.040
Why?
Norepinephrine
1
2000
166
0.040
Why?
Calcium Signaling
1
2001
138
0.040
Why?
Magnesium
1
2000
170
0.040
Why?
Adolescent
2
2025
9550
0.040
Why?
Nicotinic Agonists
1
2000
73
0.040
Why?
Choline O-Acetyltransferase
2
1997
24
0.040
Why?
Vision, Monocular
2
2001
15
0.040
Why?
Periodicity
1
2000
113
0.040
Why?
Neuroprotective Agents
1
2000
94
0.040
Why?
HIV Serosorting
1
2018
4
0.040
Why?
Haplorhini
2
1976
77
0.040
Why?
France
1
2018
52
0.040
Why?
Kinetics
2
1996
1463
0.040
Why?
NADPH Dehydrogenase
2
1994
11
0.030
Why?
Reference Values
3
1994
603
0.030
Why?
Shrews
1
1977
5
0.030
Why?
Biological Transport, Active
1
1997
98
0.030
Why?
Blindness
1
1977
39
0.030
Why?
Iontophoresis
1
1996
4
0.030
Why?
Odds Ratio
1
2018
709
0.030
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
1
2002
2705
0.030
Why?
Tissue Distribution
1
1996
287
0.030
Why?
Public Sector
1
2016
13
0.030
Why?
Longitudinal Studies
1
2020
1160
0.030
Why?
Private Sector
1
2016
20
0.030
Why?
Immunoenzyme Techniques
1
2016
291
0.030
Why?
Tupaiidae
1
1975
1
0.030
Why?
Strepsirhini
1
1975
7
0.030
Why?
Discrimination Learning
3
1983
63
0.030
Why?
Adaptation, Physiological
2
1994
328
0.030
Why?
Wheat Germ Agglutinins
2
1993
15
0.030
Why?
Electric Conductivity
2
1987
142
0.030
Why?
Career Choice
1
2016
153
0.030
Why?
Lymphatic Metastasis
1
2016
505
0.030
Why?
Bicuculline
1
1994
18
0.030
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
1
2025
3450
0.020
Why?
Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction
1
2012
1
0.020
Why?
Survival Rate
1
2016
1945
0.020
Why?
Nitric Oxide
1
1993
281
0.020
Why?
Neoplasm Staging
1
2016
2009
0.020
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
1
2018
2787
0.020
Why?
2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate
1
1990
11
0.020
Why?
N-Methylaspartate
1
1990
45
0.020
Why?
Aspartic Acid
1
1990
62
0.020
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
1
2013
494
0.020
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
1
2016
3814
0.020
Why?
Valine
1
2009
46
0.020
Why?
Eyelids
2
1994
20
0.020
Why?
Age Factors
3
1981
1898
0.020
Why?
Prognosis
1
2016
3890
0.020
Why?
Length of Stay
1
2012
820
0.020
Why?
Double-Blind Method
1
2012
1727
0.020
Why?
Biomarkers, Tumor
1
2016
1660
0.020
Why?
Hospitalization
1
2012
924
0.020
Why?
Temporal Lobe
2
1977
187
0.010
Why?
Signal Transduction
1
1996
3497
0.010
Why?
Biophysical Phenomena
1
1986
124
0.010
Why?
Dark Adaptation
1
1984
12
0.010
Why?
Histocytochemistry
2
1994
121
0.010
Why?
Prospective Studies
1
2013
4546
0.010
Why?
Cell Membrane
1
1987
661
0.010
Why?
Ganglia
2
1973
12
0.010
Why?
Psychophysics
1
1982
72
0.010
Why?
Growth
1
1982
42
0.010
Why?
Sutures
1
1982
58
0.010
Why?
Photomicrography
1
1981
7
0.010
Why?
Structure-Activity Relationship
1
1981
422
0.010
Why?
Biomechanical Phenomena
1
1982
486
0.010
Why?
Arousal
1
2000
171
0.010
Why?
Form Perception
1
1980
36
0.010
Why?
Treatment Outcome
1
2013
9070
0.010
Why?
Species Specificity
1
2001
683
0.010
Why?
Retrospective Studies
1
2013
10128
0.010
Why?
Nictitating Membrane
1
1977
1
0.010
Why?
Pyramidal Tracts
1
1977
15
0.010
Why?
Terminology as Topic
1
1978
219
0.010
Why?
Cerebral Decortication
1
1975
1
0.010
Why?
Visual Field Tests
1
1975
15
0.010
Why?
Fixation, Ocular
1
1974
49
0.010
Why?
Dogs
1
1975
632
0.010
Why?
Environment
1
1976
230
0.010
Why?
Suture Techniques
1
1994
137
0.010
Why?
Wheat Germ Agglutinin-Horseradish Peroxidase Conjugate
1
1993
3
0.010
Why?
Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
1
1993
41
0.010
Why?
Macula Lutea
1
1973
17
0.010
Why?
Nerve Degeneration
1
1973
75
0.010
Why?
Depth Perception
1
1971
19
0.010
Why?
Mathematics
1
1971
178
0.010
Why?
Light
1
1972
286
0.010
Why?
Darkness
1
1979
47
0.000
Why?
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