[3] After finishing his studies in 1950, he stayed in Prague and joined the laboratory of prof. Zdeněk Servít at the Czech Academy of Sciences, where he started his scientific career.

Subsequently, he was only allowed to work at the institute on the basis of one- to two-year contracts, which were always extended at the last minute, he traveled abroad to a minimum and was strictly supervised.

[7] After the Velvet Revolution, he again rose to the position of one of the most respected Czech scientists, which was confirmed by the large number of distinguished awards he received; he was also a member of many professional organizations and associations.

After his death, a number of obituaries followed, highly appreciating his contribution to world science and calling him one of the founding fathers of modern electrophysiology.

[8] Jan Bureš gradually dealt mainly with the issues of spreading cortical depression, reflex epilepsy, conditioned taste aversion and spatial memory.

He also contributed to more than three hundred books and articles,[10] thanks to which, according to the renowned website Research.com, he is the most cited Czech neuroscientist with a D-Index of 62 (assessment within a specific discipline) and more than 11,000 citations.