# Most-cited Neuroscience papers of 2019, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Neuroscience research papers published in 2019, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [Identification of common genetic risk variants for autism spectrum disorder](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2914482125) · 2,431 citations
2. [Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS): An update (2014–2018)](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2997901555) · 2,355 citations · Free PDF
3. [Automated anatomical labelling atlas 3](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2973007151) · 2,033 citations
4. [Emotional Expressions Reconsidered: Challenges to Inferring Emotion From Human Facial Movements](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2912483755) · 1,761 citations
5. [Deep learning for electroencephalogram (EEG) classification tasks: a review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2915893085) · 1,749 citations
6. [Spontaneous behaviors drive multidimensional, brainwide activity](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2937274403) · 1,530 citations
7. [Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2995148308) · 1,528 citations
8. [Deep learning-based electroencephalography analysis: a systematic review](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2909338255) · 1,516 citations · Free PDF
9. [The Sleep-Immune Crosstalk in Health and Disease](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2927147597) · 1,465 citations
10. [Neuroinflammation: friend and foe for ischemic stroke](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2959218190) · 1,430 citations · Free PDF
11. [Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2963936193) · 1,409 citations · Free PDF
12. [Neurofilament light chain as a biomarker in neurological disorders](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2939789416) · 1,326 citations · Free PDF
13. [Coupled electrophysiological, hemodynamic, and cerebrospinal fluid oscillations in human sleep](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2982626951) · 1,186 citations
14. [An Integrated Brain-Machine Interface Platform With Thousands of Channels](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2980609230) · 1,093 citations · Free PDF
15. [Consolidation alters motor sequence-specific distributed representations](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2950681580) · 1,067 citations · Free PDF
16. [A consensus guide to capturing the ability to inhibit actions and impulsive behaviors in the stop-signal task](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2941937232) · 995 citations · Free PDF
17. [Sustained microglial depletion with CSF1R inhibitor impairs parenchymal plaque development in an Alzheimer’s disease model](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2969940182) · 935 citations · Free PDF
18. [Single-cell genomics identifies cell type–specific molecular changes in autism](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2946016273) · 934 citations
19. [Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss (Update)](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2966563382) · 926 citations
20. [Dual microglia effects on blood brain barrier permeability induced by systemic inflammation](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2994871395) · 924 citations · Free PDF
21. [The Major Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease: Age, Sex, and Genes Modulate the Microglia Response to Aβ Plaques](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2941510527) · 919 citations
22. [Neuroinflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide causes cognitive impairment in mice](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2935539797) · 900 citations · Free PDF
23. [Reduced default mode network functional connectivity in patients with recurrent major depressive disorder](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2921224201) · 890 citations
24. [EEG Frequency Bands in Psychiatric Disorders: A Review of Resting State Studies](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2908954394) · 861 citations · Free PDF
25. [The cingulate cortex and limbic systems for emotion, action, and memory](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2970957161) · 859 citations · Free PDF

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