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Christopher Pawela PhD

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Associate Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Program: Biomedical Engineering Program

Member of the Comprehensive Injury Center
Member of the Neuroscience Research Center

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Publications (20)

  • Tonic, Burst, and Burst-Cycle Spinal Cord Stimulation Lead to Differential Brain Activation Patterns as Detected by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. (Saber M, Schwabe D, Park HJ, Tessmer J, Khan Z, Ding Y, Robinson M, Hogan QH, Pawela CP) Neuromodulation 2022 Jan;25(1):53-63 PMID: 35041588 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85106996924 01/19/2022       4 Citations
  • Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats Impairs Cognition, Enhances Prefrontal Cortex Neuronal Activity, and Reduces Pre-synaptic Mitochondrial Function. (Feng Y, Li K, Roth E, Chao D, Mecca CM, Hogan QH, Pawela C, Kwok WM, Camara AKS, Pan B) Front Cell Neurosci 2021;15:689334 PMID: 34447298 PMCID: PMC8383341 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85113358817 08/28/2021       9 Citations
  • Dynamic Change of Endocannabinoid Signaling in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Controls the Development of Depression After Neuropathic Pain. (Mecca CM, Chao D, Yu G, Feng Y, Segel I, Zhang Z, Rodriguez-Garcia DM, Pawela CP, Hillard CJ, Hogan QH, Pan B) J Neurosci 2021 Sep 01;41(35):7492-7508 PMID: 34244365 PMCID: PMC8412994 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85114152937 07/11/2021       20 Citations
  • Tonic, Burst, and Burst Cycle Spinal Cord Stimulation Lead to Differential Brain Activation Patterns as Detected by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. (Saber M, Schwabe D, Park HJ, Tessmer J, Khan Z, Ding Y, Robinson M, Hogan QH, Pawela CP) Neuromodulation 2021 Jun 02 PMID: 34076938 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85106996924 06/03/2021       4 Citations
  • The neuropsychological profile of children with basal ganglia encephalitis: a case series. (Pawela C, Brunsdon RK, Williams TA, Porter M, Dale RC, Mohammad SS) Dev Med Child Neurol 2017 Apr;59(4):445-448 PMID: 27991656 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85007153917 12/20/2016       16 Citations
  • Dorsal root ganglion stimulation attenuates the BOLD signal response to noxious sensory input in specific brain regions: Insights into a possible mechanism for analgesia. (Pawela CP, Kramer JM, Hogan QH) Neuroimage 2017 Feb 15;147:10-18 PMID: 27876655 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85003856314 11/24/2016       44 Citations
  • Intracranial Injection of an Optogenetics Viral Vector Followed by Optical Cannula Implantation for Neural Stimulation in Rat Brain Cortex. (Pawela C, DeYoe E, Pashaie R) Methods Mol Biol 2016;1408:227-41 PMID: 26965126 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84961285244 03/12/2016       6 Citations
  • Personal reflections on James S. Hyde. (Biswal B, Pawela C, Grist T, Meyerand ME, Nencka AS, DeYoe EA, Li SJ, Rowe DB, Kiviniemi V, Cox RW, Bodurka J, Ogawa S, Koretsky A, Hu X, Kim SG) Brain Connect 2014 Nov;4(9):631-5 PMID: 25415836 PMCID: PMC4238237 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84937197534 11/22/2014    
  • Enhancement of resting-state fcMRI networks by prior sensory stimulation. (Li C, Li Z, Ward BD, Dwinell MR, Lombard JH, Hudetz AG, Pawela CP) Brain Connect 2014 Nov;4(9):760-8 PMID: 25387238 PMCID: PMC4238242 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84937199899 11/12/2014       5 Citations
  • FMRI and fcMRI phenotypes map the genomic effect of chromosome 13 in Brown Norway and Dahl salt-sensitive rats. (Li Z, Ward BD, Dwinell MR, Lombard JH, Pawela CP) Neuroimage 2014 Apr 15;90:403-12 PMID: 24084065 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84893717855 10/03/2013       4 Citations
  • Cortical plasticity induced by different degrees of peripheral nerve injuries: a rat functional magnetic resonance imaging study under 9.4 Tesla. (Li R, Hettinger PC, Machol JA, Liu X, Stephenson JB, Pawela CP, Yan JG, Matloub HS, Hyde JS) J Brachial Plex Peripher Nerve Inj 2013 May 09;8(1):4 PMID: 23659705 PMCID: PMC3659007 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84877115442 05/11/2013       15 Citations
  • Refining the sensory and motor ratunculus of the rodent upper extremity: evaluation of the C7 nerve root using fMRI and direct nerve stimulation. (Hettinger PC, Li R, Yan JG, Cho YR, Sanger J, Dzwierzynski W, Pawela CP, Hyde JS, Matloub HS) Hand (N Y) 2011 Jun;6(2):194-201 PMID: 22654704 PMCID: PMC3092895 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79955842930 06/02/2012       1 Citation
  • Long-term vascular access ports as a means of sedative administration in a rodent fMRI survival model. (Hettinger PC, Li R, Yan JG, Matloub HS, Cho YR, Pawela CP, Rowe DB, Hyde JS) J Neurosci Methods 2011 Sep 15;200(2):106-12 PMID: 21726581 PMCID: PMC3156352 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80051587513 07/06/2011       6 Citations
  • Brain connectivity: a new journal emerges. (Pawela C, Biswal B) Brain Connect 2011;1(1):1-2 PMID: 22432950 PMCID: PMC3621355 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84964369943 01/01/2011       12 Citations
  • Interhemispheric neuroplasticity following limb deafferentation detected by resting-state functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging (fcMRI) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). (Pawela CP, Biswal BB, Hudetz AG, Li R, Jones SR, Cho YR, Matloub HS, Hyde JS) Neuroimage 2010 Feb 01;49(3):2467-78 PMID: 19796693 PMCID: PMC2818026 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-71849105516 10/03/2009       94 Citations
  • A protocol for use of medetomidine anesthesia in rats for extended studies using task-induced BOLD contrast and resting-state functional connectivity. (Pawela CP, Biswal BB, Hudetz AG, Schulte ML, Li R, Jones SR, Cho YR, Matloub HS, Hyde JS) Neuroimage 2009 Jul 15;46(4):1137-47 PMID: 19285560 PMCID: PMC2693293 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-67349278458 03/17/2009       109 Citations
  • Cortical brain mapping of peripheral nerves using functional magnetic resonance imaging in a rodent model. (Cho YR, Jones SR, Pawela CP, Li R, Kao DS, Schulte ML, Runquist ML, Yan JG, Hudetz AG, Jaradeh SS, Hyde JS, Matloub HS) J Reconstr Microsurg 2008 Nov;24(8):551-7 PMID: 18924070 PMCID: PMC2577710 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-57149095636 10/17/2008       9 Citations
  • Resting-state functional connectivity of the rat brain. (Pawela CP, Biswal BB, Cho YR, Kao DS, Li R, Jones SR, Schulte ML, Matloub HS, Hudetz AG, Hyde JS) Magn Reson Med 2008 May;59(5):1021-9 PMID: 18429028 PMCID: PMC2562321 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-42549129498 04/23/2008       169 Citations
  • Modeling of region-specific fMRI BOLD neurovascular response functions in rat brain reveals residual differences that correlate with the differences in regional evoked potentials. (Pawela CP, Hudetz AG, Ward BD, Schulte ML, Li R, Kao DS, Mauck MC, Cho YR, Neitz J, Hyde JS) Neuroimage 2008 Jun;41(2):525-34 PMID: 18406628 PMCID: PMC2483240 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-44149112299 04/15/2008       45 Citations
  • Refining the sensory and motor ratunculus of the rat upper extremity using fMRI and direct nerve stimulation. (Cho YR, Pawela CP, Li R, Kao D, Schulte ML, Runquist ML, Yan JG, Matloub HS, Jaradeh SS, Hudetz AG, Hyde JS) Magn Reson Med 2007 Nov;58(5):901-9 PMID: 17969116 PMCID: PMC2519801 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-35948990086 10/31/2007       29 Citations
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