Concepedia

Command Neurons

Command Neuron is a specialized type of identified neuron that belongs to the class of neural control elements and is distinguished by its capacity to initiate and orchestrate a specific, coordinated pattern of locomotor behavior through the activation of downstream motor circuits.

112

Publications

7.4K

Citations

342

Authors

144

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

26

Variants

Command Neuron

Parents

Publications

112

The command neuron concept

Irving Kupfermann, Klaudiusz R. Weiss · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 1978 · 800 citations

, , +10

Central Command Neurons of the Sympathetic Nervous System: Basis of the Fight-or-Flight Response

Arthur S.P Jansen, Xay Van Nguyen, Vladimir Karpitskiy et al. · Science · 1995 · 733 citations

, , +17

Descending Command Neurons in the Brainstem that Halt Locomotion

Julien Bouvier, Vittorio Caggiano, Roberto Leiras et al. · Cell · 2015 · 280 citations · Full text

, , +14

Unsupervised identification of the internal states that shape natural behavior

Adam J. Calhoun, Jonathan W. Pillow, Mala Murthy · Nature Neuroscience · 2019 · 229 citations · Full text

, , +13

Mutations altering synaptic connectivity between identified neurons in Drosophila

JB Thomas, RJ Wyman · Journal of Neuroscience · 1984 · 194 citations · Full text

, , +16

1–5 of 112

Authors

342

  1. WJ
    William J. Davis

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    7 publications · 480 citations

    7

    h-index

  2. FB
    Franklin B. Krasne

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    6 publications · 231 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. RG
    Rhanor Gillette

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    6 publications · 489 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. BH
    Benjamin H. White

    National Institute of Mental Health, United States

    4 publications · 140 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. PD
    Peter D. Brodfuehrer

    Bryn Mawr College, United States

    3 publications · 184 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 342

Institutions

144

  1. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    876 citations

  2. Janelia Research Campus

    Ashburn, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    978 citations

  3. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    5 h-index

    21 publications

    2.6K citations

  4. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    992 citations

  6. National Institute of Mental Health

    Bethesda, United States

    4 h-index

    15 publications

    863 citations

  7. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    527 citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    2.2K citations

1–8 of 144

Venues

  1. Journal of Neuroscience

    12 publications · 759 citations

    12

    h-index

  2. Journal of Neurophysiology

    JN · 9 publications · 359 citations

    9

    h-index

  3. Brain Research

    7 publications · 348 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. eLife

    6 publications · 640 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. Behavioral and Brain Sciences

    BBS · 6 publications · 886 citations

    6

    h-index

1–5