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Janet Best

Neuroscience · The Ohio State University

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2003
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingNeural dynamics and brain functionCircadian rhythm and melatonin

Publications

67

Citations

1,648

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2003

Research summary
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Janet Best develops mathematical and computational models to understand how brain chemical messengers—such as serotonin, histamine, and melatonin—are produced, released, and regulated, often in collaboration with experimentalists using techniques like voltammetry. Her work connects these models to topics like depression treatment (antidepressants such as escitalopram), circadian rhythms, and sleep, aiming to explain how brain chemistry relates to behavior and disease.

Mathematical modeling of brain chemistrySerotonin and neurotransmitter dynamicsAntidepressant mechanismsCircadian rhythms and sleep regulationHistamine signaling in the brain

Publication output has been fairly steady over the last decade, fluctuating between about 2 and 6 papers per year with no strong upward or downward trend.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
2017: 6 publications6172018: 3 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 4 publications242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Research Square×4
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience×2
  • Journal of Neurochemistry×2
  • Mathematical Biosciences×2
  • Integrative and Comparative Biology×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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