Alan J. Emanuel

Emory University — United States

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

11h-index880citations28works3.22yr avg
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Research Topics

Neural dynamics and brain function(9), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research(7), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity(6), Circadian rhythm and melatonin(5), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research(5)

Publications28 total

Synchrony within Aβ mechanoreceptor subtypes governs signal propagation to primary somatosensory cortex
2026Open Access
Pharmacokinetic analysis of 25 mg estradiol subcutaneous bioabsorbable implant in postmenopausal women (CLARA STUDY)
Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society·2025Open Access
Fast-conducting mechanonociceptors uniquely engage reflexive and affective pain circuitry to drive protective responses
2025Open Access
Spiking networks that efficiently process dynamic sensory features explain receptor information mixing in somatosensory cortex
2024Open Access
Nerve injury disrupts temporal processing in the spinal cord dorsal horn through alterations in PV+ interneurons
Cell Reports·2024· 16 citedOpen Access
The multistable melanopsins of mammals
Frontiers in Ophthalmology·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Nerve injury disrupts temporal processing in the spinal cord dorsal horn through alterations in PV <sup>+</sup> interneurons
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Encoding of environmental illumination by primate melanopsin neurons
Science·2023· 28 citedOpen Access
Mechanoreceptor signal convergence and transformation in the dorsal horn flexibly shape a diversity of outputs to the brain
Cell·2022· 52 citedOpen Access
Mechanoreceptor signal convergence and transformation in the dorsal horn flexibly shape a diversity of outputs to the brain
2022· 4 citedOpen Access
Cortical responses to touch reflect subcortical integration of LTMR signals
Nature·2021· 61 citedOpen Access
Mechanoreceptor synapses in the brainstem shape the central representation of touch
Cell·2021· 56 citedOpen Access
Mechanoreceptor synapses in the brainstem shape the central representation of touch
2021· 9 citedOpen Access
Mechanoreceptor Synapses in the Brainstem Shape the Central Representation of Touch
SSRN Electronic Journal·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
Meissner corpuscles and their spatially intermingled afferents underlie gentle touch perception
Science·2020· 151 citedOpen Access
Targeting Peripheral Somatosensory Neurons to Improve Tactile-Related Phenotypes in ASD Models
Cell·2019· 249 citedOpen Access
Biophysical Variation within the M1 Type of Ganglion Cell Photoreceptor
Cell Reports·2017· 55 citedOpen Access
Signal Integration and Diversification by Melanopsin-Expressing Retinal Ganglion Cells
Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University)·2016Open Access
Melanopsin Tristability for Sustained and Broadband Phototransduction
Neuron·2015· 129 citedOpen Access
Hindbrain Catecholamine Neurons that Innervate Medial Hypothalamic Nuclei Modulate Growth Hormone Secretion but are not required for the Orexigenic Response to Ghrelin
Research Exchange (Washington State University)·2010Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

David D. Ginty(11), Christopher D. Harvey(7), Brendan P. Lehnert(6), Anda M. Chirila(5), Genelle Rankin(5), Sue Ritter(5), Michael Tri H.(4), Ilayda Alkislar(4), Jan Drugowitsch(3), Celine Santiago(3), Erica L. Huey(3), Sophia Renauld(3), Nusrat Africawala(3), Yang Zheng(3), Ling Bai(3), Charalampia Koutsioumpa(3), Jennifer T. Hong(3), Alexandra R. Magee(3), Chiara Benedetto(3), Bryan D. Hudson(3)