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James C. Dooley

Neuroscience · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1982
Sleep and Wakefulness ResearchNeural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchPrimate Behavior and EcologyBat Biology and Ecology Studies

Publications

42

Citations

923

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

45

Publishing since 1982

Research summary
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James C. Dooley studies how the brain develops during sleep, focusing on how muscle twitches, sleep states (like REM sleep), and sensory input shape the wiring of sensory and motor brain regions in young animals and human infants. His work combines recordings of neural activity with behavior to understand how early sleep-related movements help build functioning sensorimotor circuits. Much of this research uses animal models (such as rats) alongside comparisons to human infant sleep.

Sleep and REM sleep developmentSensorimotor system developmentNeural activity in developing cortex and thalamusMovement-related (twitch) sensory feedbackInfant and animal developmental neuroscience

Publication output has been fairly steady but modest over the last decade, peaking around 2018 and 2021 with 5-6 papers per year, then tapering to about 1-2 papers annually in the most recent years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 6 publications6212022: 5 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×6
  • Current Biology×4
  • Journal of Neuroscience×4
  • eLife×2
  • SLEEP×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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