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Synapse and Hearing Laboratory - Selected Recent Publications

2008

Berntson, A.K. and Walmsley, B., 2008, Characterization of a potassium-based leak conductance in the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body. Hearing Research 244(1-2), 98-106.

Leao, R.N., Leao, R.M., da Costa, L.F., Levinson, S.R., and Walmsley, B., 2008, A novel role for MNTB neuron dendrites in regulating action potential amplitude and cell excitability during repetitive firing. European Journal of Neuroscience 27(12), 3095-3108.

Youssoufian, M., Couchman, K., Shivdasani, M.N., Paolini, A.G., and Walmsley, B., 2008, Maturation of auditory brainstem projections and calyces in the congenitally deaf (dn/dn) mouse. Journal of Comparative Neurology 506(3), 442-451.

2007

Youssoufian, M. and Walmsley, B., 2007, Brain-derived neurotrophic factor modulates cell excitability in the mouse medial nucleus of the trapezoid body. European Journal of Neuroscience 25(6), 1647-1652.

2006

Leao, K.E., Leao, R.N., Sun, H., Fyffe, R.E., and Walmsley, B., 2006, Hyperpolarization-activated currents are differentially expressed in mice brainstem auditory nuclei. Journal of Physiology 576(3), 849-864.

Leao, R.N., Naves, M.M., Leao, K.E., and Walmsley, B., 2006, Altered sodium currents in auditory neurons of congenitally deaf mice. European Journal of Neuroscience 24(4), 1137-1146.

Leao, R.N., Sun, H., Svahn, K., Berntson, A., Youssoufian, M., Paolini, A.G., Fyffe, R.E., and Walmsley, B., 2006, Topographic organization in the auditory brainstem of juvenile mice is disrupted in congenital deafness. Journal of Physiology 571(Part 3), 563-78.

Walmsley, B., Berntson, A., Leao, R.N., and Fyffe, R.E., 2006, Activity-dependent regulation of synaptic strength and neuronal excitability in central auditory pathways. Journal of Physiology 572(2), 313-321.

2005

Leao, R.N., Leao, F.N., and Walmsley, B., (2005), Non-random nature of spontaneous mIPSCs in mouse auditory brainstem neurons revealed by recurrence quantification analysis. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B In press.

Leao, R.N., Svahn, K., Berntson, A., and Walmsley, B., (2005), Hyperpolarization-activated (Ih) currents in auditory brainstem neurons of normal and congenitally deaf mice. Eur J Neurosci. 22(1), 147-57.

Youssoufian, M.R., Oleskevich, S., and Walmsley, B., (2005), Development of a robust central auditory synapse in congenital deafness. journal of Neurophysiology eFirst.

2004

Leao, R.N., Berntson, A., Forsythe, I.D., Walmsley, B., (2004), Reduced low-voltage activated K+ conductances and enhanced central excitability in a congenitally deaf (dn/dn) mouse. Journal of Physiology-London 559(1), 25-33.

Leao, R.N., Oleskevich, S., Sun, H., Bautista, M., Fyffe, R.E.W., and Walmsley, B., (2004), Differences in glycinergic mIPSCs in the auditory brain stem of normal and congenitally deaf neonatal mice. Journal of Neurophysiology 91(2), 1006-1012.

Oleskevich, S., Youssoufian, M., Walmsley, B., (2004), Presynaptic plasticity at two giant auditory synapses in normal and deaf mice. Journal of Physiology 560(3), 709-719.

2003

Lim R, Oleskevich S, Few AP, Leao RN, Walmsley B (2003). Glycinergic mIPSCs in mouse and rat brainstem auditory nuclei: modulation by ruthenium red and the role of calcium stores. J Physiol 546, 691-9.

2002

Nicol MJ and Walmsley B (2002) The ultrastructural basis of synaptic transmission between endbulbs of Held and bushy cells in the rat anteroventral cochlear nucleus. J Physiol. In press.

Oleskevich S and Walmsley B (2002) Synaptic transmission in the auditory brainstem of normal and congenitally deaf mice. J Physiol. In press.

2000

Lim R, Alvarez FJ and Walmsley B. (2000). GABA mediates presynaptic inhibition at glycinergic synapses in an auditory brainstem nucleus. The Journal of Physiology. 525, 447-459.

Oleskevich, S. and Walmsley, B. (2000). Phosphorylation regulates spontaneous and evoked transmitter release at a giant terminal in the rat auditory brainstem. The Journal of Physiology. 526, 349-357.

Oleskevich, S., Clements, J. and Walmsley, B. (2000). Release probability modulates short-term plasticity at a giant terminal. The Journal of Physiology. 524, 513-523.

1999

Bellingham MC (1999) Synaptic inhibition of cat phrenic motoneurons by internal intercostal nerve stimulation. Journal of Neurophysiology 82, 1224-32.

Bellingham MC and Walmsley B (1999) A novel presynaptic inhibitory mechanism underlies paired pulse depression at a fast central synapse. Neuron, 23, 159-170.

Lim R, Alvarez FJ and Walmsley B (1999). Quantal size is correlated with receptor cluster area at glycinergic synapses in the rat brainstem. Journal of Physiology 15, 516, 505-512.

Oleskevich S (1999) Cholinergic synaptic transmission in insect mushroom bodies in vitro. Journal of Neurophysiology 82, 1091-1096.

Oleskevich SO, Alvarez FJ and Walmsley B (1999). Glycinergic miniature synaptic currents and receptor cluster sizes differ in spinal cord interneurons. Journal of Neurophysiology 82, 312-319.

1998

Walmsley, B. and Nicol, M.J. (1998). Modulation of Action Potentials and Clarke's Column of the Spinal Cord. In: Presynaptic Inhibition and Neural Control. (eds. L. Mendell, P. Rudomin and R. Romo). Oxford University Press. pp.138-149.

Walmsley, B. (1998). Signalling at the synapse: Regulation of the post-synaptic response to quantal transmitter release. Immunology and Cell Biology, 76, 430-435.

Bellingham, M.C., Lim, R. and Walmsley, B. (1998). Developmental changes in EPSC quantal size and quantal content at a central glutamatergic synapse in rat. J. Physiol. 511(3), 861-869.

Walmsley, B., Alvarez, F.J. and Fyffe, R.E.W. (1998). Diversity of structure and function at mammalian central synapses. Trends in Neurosciences, 21(2), 81-88.

1996

Isaacson, J.S. and Walmsley, B. (1996) Amplitude and time course of spontaneous and evoked excitatory postsynaptic currents in bushy cells of the anteroventral cochlear nucleus. J. Neurophysiol. 76(3), 1566-1571.

1995

Walmsley, B., Graham, B. and Nicol, M.J. (1995) A serial-EM and simulation study of presynaptic inhibition along a group Ia afferent collateral in the cat spinal cord. J.Neurophysiol.74(2), 616-623.

Walmsley,B. (1995) Interpretation of 'quantal' peaks in distributions of evoked synaptic transmission at central synapses. Proc.Roy.Soc.Lond.B. 261, 245-250.