Researcher interests: Spinal cord physiology. Organization of spinal neuronal networks and their electrophysiological characterization. Central synaptic transmission. Neurogenesis of the locomotor rhythm in the spinal cord.
FACULTY / SCHOOL: School of Medicine - IMRIC
DEPARTMENT: Medical Neurobiology
Selected Publications
long and short multifunicular projections of sacral neurons are activated by sensory input to produce locomotor activity in the absence of supraspinal control (2010)|
The Journal of Neuroscience|
Read more
sensory induced activation of pattern generators in the absence of supraspinal control (2010)|
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences|
Read more
analysis of rhythmic patterns produced by spinal neural networks (2007)|
Journal of Neurophysiology|
Read more
differential effects of opioids on sacrocaudal afferent pathways and central pattern generators in the neonatal rat spinal cord (2007)|
Journal of Neurophysiology|
Read more
alpha 1 adrenoceptor agonists generate a fast nmda receptor independent motor rhythm in the neonatal rat spinal cord (2004)|
Journal of Neurophysiology|
Read more
neural pathways between sacrocaudal afferents and lumbar pattern generators in neonatal rats (2003)|
Journal of Neurophysiology|
Read more
pattern generation in caudal lumbar and sacrococcygeal segments of the neonatal rat spinal cord (2002)|
Journal of Neurophysiology|
Read more
the runx3 transcription factor regulates development and survival of trkc dorsal root ganglia neurons (2002)|
The EMBO Journal|
Read more
the motor output and behavior produced by rhythmogenic sacrocaudal networks in spinal cords of neonatal rats (2001)|
Journal of Neurophysiology|
Read more
