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Clayton Dickson

ResearcherPsychology and PhysiologyUniversity of Alberta

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Clayton Dickson

Researcher

Psychology and Physiology

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 NSERC), most recently in 2021.

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Research

Brain Rhythms Hippocampus Memory consolidation Neocortex Network activity Neural replay Neurophysiology Sleep

Latest papers

Improved sleep spindle detection in rats using the BOSC method: A comparison with the traditional automated approach.
Journal of neuroscience methods · 2026 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

The "Ins" and "Outs" of ventilation during sleep: empowering active expiration to counteract loss of inspiratory activity in sleep disordered breathing
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,105,426
Cellular and network dynamics of temporal lobe memory structures
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$160,000
Systematic preclinical evaluation of cannabinoid influences on sleep and breathing
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$1,150,000

All 9 grants and awards

The "Ins" and "Outs" of ventilation during sleep: empowering active expiration to counteract loss of inspiratory activity in sleep disordered breathing

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pagliardini, Silvia

Keywords: Abdominal Muscles; Active Expiration; Chemogenetics; Emg And Eeg Activity; Hypoxia; Optogenetics; Rats; Sleep Disordered Breathing; Transgenic Mice; Ventilatory Control

$1,105,426

Cellular and network dynamics of temporal lobe memory structures

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dickson, Clayton

Keywords: neurophysiology; brain rhythms; sleep; memory consolidation; hippocampus; neocortex; synchronisation; synaptic plasticity; network activity; neural replay

$160,000

Systematic preclinical evaluation of cannabinoid influences on sleep and breathing

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Cannabis Research in Priority Areas

Principal investigators: Pagliardini, Silvia

Keywords: Cannabinoids; Eeg Activity; Emg Recordings; Extracellular Recordings; In Vivo And In Vitro Electrophysiology; Pharmacology; Respiratory Activity; Sleep; Telemetry; Unit Recordings

$1,150,000

Neurobehavioural acquisition laboratory for assessment of online and offline memory processes

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Dickson, Clayton

$130,000

Cellular and network dynamics of temporal lobe memory structures

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dickson, Clayton

$175,000

Cellular and network dynamics of medial temporal lobe memory structures

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dickson, Clayton

$155,000

Cellular and Network dynamics of medial temporal lobe memory structures

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dickson, Clayton

$117,500

Cellular and Network dynamics of temporal lobe memory structures

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dickson, Clayton

$96,000

Multichannel amplification and acquisition system

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Dickson, Clayton

$48,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Clayton Dickson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Improved sleep spindle detection in rats using the BOSC method: A comparison with the traditional automated approach.

The "Ins" and "Outs" of ventilation during sleep: empowering active expiration to counteract loss of inspiratory activity in sleep disordered breathing

Cellular and network dynamics of temporal lobe memory structures

Systematic preclinical evaluation of cannabinoid influences on sleep and breathing

Neurobehavioural acquisition laboratory for assessment of online and offline memory processes

Cellular and network dynamics of temporal lobe memory structures

Cellular and network dynamics of medial temporal lobe memory structures

Cellular and Network dynamics of medial temporal lobe memory structures

Cellular and Network dynamics of temporal lobe memory structures

Multichannel amplification and acquisition system

Frequent collaborators

Silvia Pagliardini