Robert Shulman, PhD
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Professor Emeritus of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
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In Memoriam: 1924 - 2026
Last Updated on January 16, 2026.
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Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
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- Columbia University (1949)
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Douglas Rothman, PhD
Basavaraju G. Sanganahalli, PhD
Daniel Coman, PhD
Kevin Behar, PhD
Peter Herman, MD, PhD
Susan D. Boulware, MD
8Publications
930Citations
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2009
Baseline brain energy supports the state of consciousness
Shulman RG, Hyder F, Rothman DL. Baseline brain energy supports the state of consciousness. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 11096-11101. PMID: 19549837, PMCID: PMC2708743, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0903941106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLoss of consciousnessBrain energyConscious stateHigh-frequency neuronal activityCerebral energy consumptionBrain energy consumptionCerebral energyEnsembles of neuronsRat brainSomatosensory responsesNeuronal activityGamma-band rangeNeuronal propertiesFiring rateSensory stimulationNeuronal signalingPET measurementsAnesthesiaFMRI patternsFMRI activity patternsOxygen consumptionState of consciousnessStimulationBehavioral abilitiesMagnetic resonance spectroscopy
2008
Neurophysiology of functional imaging
van Eijsden P, Hyder F, Rothman DL, Shulman RG. Neurophysiology of functional imaging. NeuroImage 2008, 45: 1047-1054. PMID: 18801442, PMCID: PMC2677905, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCognitive psychologyCognitive modularityPsychological conceptsPsychological propertiesCognitive conceptsObjective physical measuresMental lifeMental functionsBrain energyBOLD signalSeparable areasSubjective conceptFMRIDegree of awarenessFunctional imagingEmpirical responsesPsychologySensory functionPhysical measuresStimuliNeurophysiologyBrainAdjectivesOperational termsRevolutionary hopes
2007
Energetics of neuronal signaling and fMRI activity
Maandag NJ, Coman D, Sanganahalli BG, Herman P, Smith AJ, Blumenfeld H, Shulman RG, Hyder F. Energetics of neuronal signaling and fMRI activity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 20546-20551. PMID: 18079290, PMCID: PMC2154468, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0709515104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRSN activityContralateral S1FMRI activationBaseline stateContralateral primary somatosensory cortexPrimary somatosensory cortexSomatosensory cortexIntracortical interactionsFiring rateNeuronal signalingFMRI activityEnsemble activityEnsemble firingStimulationHalothaneCortexNeuronsBaselineActivationFMRI dataLarge majorityAnesthesiaActivityRatsA BOLD search for baseline
Shulman RG, Rothman DL, Hyder F. A BOLD search for baseline. NeuroImage 2007, 36: 277-281. PMID: 17223362, PMCID: PMC2684871, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.11.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2006
Neuronal–Glial Glucose Oxidation and Glutamatergic–GABAergic Function
Hyder F, Patel AB, Gjedde A, Rothman DL, Behar KL, Shulman RG. Neuronal–Glial Glucose Oxidation and Glutamatergic–GABAergic Function. Journal Of Cerebral Blood Flow And Metabolism : Official Journal Of The International Society Of Cerebral Blood Flow And Metabolism 2006, 26: 865-877. PMID: 16407855, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsGamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) neuronsNeuronal glucose oxidationGlutamate-glutamine cyclingRelease of lactateGlucose oxidationNeuronal oxidationGlial uptakeGABAergic neuronsGlutamate uptakeGliaNeuronsGlycolytic ATPLactateGlucoseTotal glucoseVivo rateIsoelectricityCulture studiesATPNeurotransmittersUptake
1996
1H NMR Studies of Glucose Transport in the Human Brain
Gruetter R, Novotny E, Boulware S, Rothman D, Shulman R. 1H NMR Studies of Glucose Transport in the Human Brain. Journal Of Cerebral Blood Flow And Metabolism : Official Journal Of The International Society Of Cerebral Blood Flow And Metabolism 1996, 16: 427-438. PMID: 8621747, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199605000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
1970
Electronic structure of thymine.
Snyder L, Shulman R, Neumann D. Electronic structure of thymine. The Journal Of Chemical Physics 1970, 53: 256-67. PMID: 4317105, DOI: 10.1063/1.1673773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and Concepts
1958
NMR and Hyperfine Interactions in Paramagnetic Solutions
Shulman R. NMR and Hyperfine Interactions in Paramagnetic Solutions. The Journal Of Chemical Physics 1958, 29: 945-947. DOI: 10.1063/1.1744616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
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