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Amy L. Brewster

Neuroscience · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2001Rising activity
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchEpilepsy research and treatmentIon channel regulation and functionNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsComplement system in diseases

Publications

92

Citations

3,457

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

26

Publishing since 2001

Research summary
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Amy L. Brewster's research focuses on epilepsy, particularly drug-resistant forms, and examines how immune system components like the complement system and cytokines relate to seizures. Her work also explores sex differences in epilepsy, structural changes in brain cells (dendrites and spines) associated with seizures, and connections between epilepsy and conditions like Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis. Much of her recent output includes both original research and commentary pieces discussing findings from other researchers in the epilepsy field.

Epilepsy and seizure mechanismsImmune system involvement in brain disease (complement, cytokines)Sex differences in neurological diseaseNeuronal structural changes (dendrites/spines) in epilepsyLinks between epilepsy and other neurological conditions (Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis)

Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from about 3-4 papers per year in the late 2010s to roughly 6 per year in 2023-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.8/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 5 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 6 publications6232024: 6 publications6242025: 6 publications6252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Epiliepsy currents/Epilepsy currents×13
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • PLoS Biology×3
  • Scientific Reports×3
  • Frontiers in Neurology×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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