Selected Journal Publications

Gibson JR, Beierlein M, Connors BW. (2005) Functional properties of electrical synapses between inhibitory interneurons of neocortical layer 4. J Neurophysiol, 93: 467-480. PDF

Long MA, Jutras MJ, Connors BW, Burwell RD. (2005) Electrical synapses coordinate activity in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Nat Neurosci. 8: 61-66. PDF

Long MA, Landisman CE, Connors BW. Small clusters of electrically coupled neurons generate synchronous rhythms in the thalamic reticular nucleus. J Neurosci, 24: 341-347. PDF

Connors BW, Long MA. (2004) Electrical synapses in the mammalian brain.
Annual Review of Neuroscience, 27: 393-418. PDF

Cruikshank SJ, Hopperstad M, Younger M, Connors BW, Spray DC, Srinivas M. (2004) Potent block of Cx36 and Cx50 gap junction channels by mefloquine. Proc Natl Acad Sci, USA, 101: 12364-12369. PDF

Ozden I, Venkataramani S, Long MA, Connors BW, Nurmikko AV. (2004) Stong coupling of nonlinear electonic and biological oscillators: reaching the 'amplitude death' regime. Phys Rev Lett, 93: 158102-158104-4. PDF

Petterson WR, Song YK, Bull CW, Ozden I, Deangellis AP, Lay C, McKay JL, Nurmikko AV, Donoghue JD, Connors BW. (2004) A microelectrode/microelectronic hybrid device for brain implatable neuroprosthesis applications. IEEE Biomed Engineering, 10(51):1845-1853. PDF

Beierlein M, Gibson JR, Connors BW. (2003) Two dynamically distinct inhibitory networks in layer 4 of the neocortex. J Neurophysiol, 90: 2987-3000. PDF

Telfeian AE, Connors BW. Widely integrative properties of layer 5 pyramidal cells support a role for processing of extralaminar synaptic inputs in rat neocortex. Neurosci Lett, 343: 121124, 2003. PDF

Amitai Y, Gibson JR, Beierlein M, Patrick SL, Ho AM, Connors BW, Golomb D. The spatial dimensions of electrically coupled networks of interneurons in neocortex. J Neurosci, 22: 4142-4152, 2002. PDF

Beierlein M, Connors BW. Efficacy and dynamics of excitatory synapses to layer 6 neurons in neocortex depend on input source. J Neurophysiol, 88: 1924-1932, 2002. PDF

Landisman CE, Long MA, Beierlein M, Deans MR, Paul DL, Connors BW. Electrical synapses in the thalamic reticular nucleus. J Neurosci, 22: 1002-1009, 2002. PDF

Long MA, Deans MR, Paul DL, Connors BW. Rhythmicity without synchrony in the electrically uncoupled inferior olive. J Neurosci, 22: 10898-10905, 2002. PDF

Deans MR, Gibson JR, Sellitto C, Connors BW, Paul DL. Synchronous activity of inhibitory networks in neocortex requires electrical synapses containing connexin36. Neuron, 31: 477-485, 2001. PDF

Finnerty GT, Connors BW. Sensory deprivation without competition yeilds modes and alterations of short term synaptic dynamics. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 97: 12864 12868, 2000. PDF

Beierlein M, Gibson JR, Connors BW. An electrically coupled network of interneurons drives synchronized inhibition in neocortex. Nature Neurosci, 3: 904-910, 2000. PDF

Gibson JR, Beierlein M, Connors BW. Two networks of electrically coupled inhibitory neurons in neocortex. Nature, 402: 75-79, 1999. PDF

Telfeian AE, Connors BW. Epileptiform propagation patterns mediated by NMDA and nonNMDA receptors in neocortex. Epilepsia, 40: 1580-1586, 1999. PDF

Finnerty GT, Roberts LS, Connors BW. Sensory experience modifies short-term dynamics of neocortical synapses. Nature, 400: 367-371, 1999. PDF

Gil Z, Connors BW, Amitai Y. Efficacy of thalamocortical and intracortical synaptic connections: quanta, innervation, and reliability. Neuron, 23: 385-397, 1999. PDF

Zhu JJ, Connors BW. Intrinsic firing patterns and whisker-evoked synaptic responses of neurons in the rat barrel cortex. J Neurophysiol, 81: 1171-1183, 1999. PDF

Telfeian AE, Connors BW. Layer-specific pathways for the horizontal propagation of epileptiform discharges in neocortex. Epilepsia, 39: 700-708, 1998. PDF

Cauller LJ, Clancy B, Connors BW. Backward cortical projections to primary somatosensory cortex in rats extend long horizontal axons in layer I. J Comp Neurol, 390: 297 310, 1998. PDF

Connors BW, Amitai Y. Making waves in the neocortex. Neuron, 18: 347-349, 1997. PDF

Gil Z, Connors BW, Amitai Y. Differential regulation of neocortical synapses by activity and neuromodulators. Neuron, 19: 679-686, 1997. PDF

Castro-Alamancos MA, Connors BW. Distinct forms of synaptic plasticity in pathways of hippocampus and neocortex. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 94: 4161-4166, 1997. PDF

Nicoll A, Kim HG, Connors BW. Laminar origins of inhibitory synaptic inputs of pyramidal neurons in rat neocortex. J Physiol (Lond), 497: 109-117, 1996. PDF

Castro-Alamancos MA, Connors BW. Spatiotemporal properties of short-term plasticity in sensorimotor thalamocortical pathways of the rat. J Neurosci, 16: 2767-2779, 1996c. PDF

Flint AC, Connors BW. Two types of network oscillations in neocortex mediated by distinct glutamate receptor subtypes and neuronal populations. J Neurophysiol, 75: 951-956, 1996. PDF

Castro-Alamancos MA, Connors BW. Short-term plasticity of a thalamocortical pathway dynamically modulated by behavioral state. Science, 272: 274-277, 1996b. PDF

Castro-Alamancos MA, Connors BW. Short-term synaptic enhancement and long-term potentiation in neocortex. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 93: 1335-1339, 1996a. PDF

Kim HG, Beierlein M, Connors BW. Inhibitory control of excitable dendrites in neocortex, J Neurophysiol, 74: 1810-1814, 1995. PDF

Castro-Alamancos MA, Donoghue JP, Connors BW. Different forms of synaptic plasticity in somatosensory and motor areas of the neocortex. J Neurosci, 15: 5324-5333, 1995. PDF

Kim HG, Fox K, Connors BW. Properties of excitatory synaptic events in neurons of the primary somatosensory cortex of neonatal rats. Cerebral Cortex, 2:148-157, 1995. PDF

Cauller LJ, Connors BW. Synaptic physiology of horizontal afferents to layer I of primary somatosensory cortex in rats. J Neurosci, 14: 751-762, 1994. PDF

Kim HG, Connors BW. Apical dendrites of the neocortex: correlation between sodium- and calcium-dependent spiking and pyramidal cell morphology. J Neurosci, 13: 5301-5311, 1993. PDF

Amitai Y, Friedman, A., Connors BW, Gutnick MJ. Regenerative activity in the apical dendrites of pyramidal cells in neocortex. Cerebral Cortex, 3: 26-38, 1993. PDF

Bear MF, Press WA, Connors BW. Long-term potentiation in slices of kitten visual cortex and the effects of NMDA receptor blockade. J Neurophysiol, 67: 841-851, 1992. PDF

Agmon A, Connors BW. Correlation between intrinsic firing patterns and thalamocortical responses of mouse barrel cortex neurons. J Neurosci, 12: 319-330, 1992. PDF

Silva LR, Gutnick MJ, Connors BW. Laminar distribution of neuronal membrane properties in neocortex of normal and reeler mouse. J Neurophysiol, 66: 2034-2040, 1991. PDF

Agmon A, Connors BW. Thalamocortical responses of mouse somatosensory (barrel) cortex in vitro. Neuroscience, 41: 365-380, 1991. PDF

Silva LR, Amitai Y, Connors BW. Intrinsic oscillations of neocortex generated by layer 5 pyramidal neurons. Science, 251: 432-435, 1991. PDF

Chagnac-Amitai Y, Connors BW. Synchronized excitation and inhibition driven by intrinsically bursting neurons in neocortex. J Neurophysiol, 62: 1149-1162, 1989. PDF

Agmon, A., Connors BW. Repetitive burst-firing neurons in the deep layers of mouse somatosensory cortex. Neurosci Lett, 99: 137-141, 1989. PDF

Chagnac-Amitai Y, Connors BW. Horizontal spread of synchronized activity in neocortex, and its control by GABA-mediated inhibition. J Neurophysiol, 61: 747-757, 1989. PDF

Connors BW, Malenka RC, Silva LR. Two inhibitory postsynaptic potentials, and GABAA and GABAB receptor-mediated responses in neocortex of rat and cat. J Physiol (Lond), 406: 443-468, 1988. PDF

Chervin RD, Pierce PA, Connors BW. Periodicity and directionality in the propagation of epileptiform discharges across neocortex. J Neurophysiol, 60: 1695-1713, 1988. PDF

Connors BW, Ransom BR. Electrophysiological properties of ependymal cells (radial glia) in dorsal cortex of the turtle, Pseudmys scripta. J Physiol (Lond) 385:287-306, 1987. PDF

Kriegstein AR, Connors BW. Cellular physiology of the turtle visual cortex: Synaptic properties and intrinsic circuitry. J Neurosci, 6:178-191, 1986. PDF

Connors BW, Kriegstein AR. Cellular physiology of the turtle visual cortex: Distinctive properties of pyramidal and stellate neurons. J Neurosci, 6:164-177, 1986. PDF

McCormick DA, Connors BW, Lighthall JW, Prince DA. Comparative electrophysiology of pyrm,amidal and sparsely spiny neurons of the neocortex. J Neurophysiol, 54:782-806, 1985. PDF

Ransom BR, Yamate CL, Connors BW. Activity-dependent shrinkage of extracellular space: A developmental study. J Neurosci, 5:532-535, 1985. PDF

Connors BW, Ransom BR. Chloride conductance and extracellular potassium concentration interact to modify the excitability of rat optic nerve fibres. J Physiol (Lond), 355:619-633, 1984. PDF

Connors BW. Initiation of synchronized neuronal bursting in neocortex. Nature, 310:685-687, 1984. PDF

Connors BW, Benardo LS, Prince DA. Carbon dioxide sensitivity of dye-coupling among glia and neurons of the neocortex. J Neurosci, 4:1324-1330, 1984. PDF

Connors BW, Benardo LS, Prince DA. Coupling between neurons of the developing rat neocortex. J Neurosci, 3:773-782, 1983. PDF

Gutnick MJ, Connors BW, Prince DA. Mechanisms of neocortical epileptogenesis in vitro. J Neurophysiol, 48:1321-1335, 1982. PDF

Connors BW, Gutnick MJ, Prince DA. Electrophysiological properties of neocortical neurons in vitro. J Neurophysiol, 48:1302-1320, 1982. PDF

Connors BW, Ransom BR, Kunis D, Gutnick MJ. Activity-dependent K+ accumulation in the developing rat optic nerve. Science, 216:1341-1343, 1982. PDF

Connors BW, Prince DA. Effects of the local anesthetic QX-314 on the membrane properties of hippocampal pyramidal neurons. J Pharmacol Exp Therap, 220:476-481, 1982. PDF

 

 

REVIEWS, ESSAYS, AND BOOK CHAPTERS:

Connors BW, Long MA. Electrical synapses in the mammalian brain. Annual Rev Neuroscience, 27: 393-418, 2004.

Gibson JR, Connors BW. Chemical and electrical synapses in neocortex. In: Handbook of Brain Theory and Neural Networks, 2nd ed., Arbib MA (ed.), MIT Press, pp. 725-729, 2003.

Connors BW. Single neuron mnemonics. Nature, 420: 133-134, 2002. PDF

Connors BW, Pinto DJ, Telfeian AE. Local pathways of seizure propagation in neocortex. Intl Rev Neurobiol, 45: 527-546, 2001.

Connors BW, Telfeian AE. Dynamic properties of cells, synapses, circuits and seizures in neocortex. In: Neocortical Epilepsies, Williamson PD et al. (eds), Advances in Neurology, 84:141-152, 2000.

Connors BW, Gil Z, Landisman CE, Gibson JR, Amitai Y. Pathway-specific regulation of synapses in the thalamocortical system. In: Advances in Synaptic Plasticity, Baudry M, Davis JL,Thompson RF (eds), MIT Press, pp. 198-219, 2000.

Connors BW. Dendritic and synaptic variety in the neocortex. Develop Neuropsychol, 16: 311 313, 1999.

Connors BW, Landisman CE, Reid RC. Book review of Thalamus. Volume I and II. (M Steriade, EG Jones, DA McCormick; Elsevier, 1997), Trends Neurosci, 21: 539-540, 1998.

Connors BW. Anatomy and physiology of neocortex. In: Epilepsy: A Comprehensive Textbook, J Engel, TA Pedley (eds.), Lippincott-Raven Press, pp. 307-322, 1997.

Castro-Alamancos MA, Connors BW. Thalamocortical synapses. Prog Neurobiol. 51: 581-606, 1997.

Connors BW, Regehr WG. Neuronal firing: Does function follow form? Current Biology, 6: 1560-1562, 1996.

Connors BW, Castro-Alamancos MA, Beierlein M. Diverse neuronal functions of the cerebral cortex. In: Excitatory Amino Acids and the Cerebral Cortex, F Conti, TP Hicks (eds.), MIT Press, pp. 21-32, 1996.

Connors BW, Amitai Y. Functions of local circuits in neocortex: synchrony and laminae. In: The Cortical Neuron, I Mody, MJ Gutnick (eds.), Cambridge Press, pp. 123-141, 1995.

Amitai Y, Connors BW. Intrinsic physiology and morphology of single neurons in neocortex. In: Cerebral Cortex, Vol. 11, The Barrel Cortex of Rodents, E.G. Jones, I Diamond (eds.), Plenum Press, pp.299-331, 1995

Connors BW. Intrinsic neuronal physiology and the functions, dysfunctions and development of neocortex. Progress Brain Res., 102: 195-203, 1994

Connors BW, Cauller LJ, Kim HG, Bülthoff, I. Layer I and the excitable apical dendrite: Substrates for intracortical communication. In: Structural and Functional Organization of the
Neocortex, B Albowitz et al. (eds.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 173-180, 1994.

Connors BW, Amitai Y Generation of epileptiform discharge by local circuits of neocortex. In: Epilepsy: Models, Mechanisms and Concepts, PA Schwartzkroin (ed.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 388-423, 1993.

Silva LR, Connors BW. Synchronized oscillations intrinsic to the neocortex. In: Epilepsy and Inhibition, EJ Speckmann, MJ Gutnick (eds.), Urban & Schwarzenberg, Munich, pp. 215-227, 1992.

Cauller LJ, Connors BW. Functions of very distal dendrites: Experimental and Computational studies of layer I inputs to layer V pyramidal neurons in neocortex. In: Single Neuron Computation, T McKenna,J Davis, SF Zornetzer (eds.), Academic Press, pp. 199-230, 1992.

Connors BW. GABAA- and GABAB-mediated processes in visual cortex. In: Mechanisms of GABA in the Visual System, RR Mize, R Marc, A Sillito (eds.), Progress in Brain Res., pp. 335-348, 1992.

Connors BW, Chagnac-Amitai Y. Synaptic inhibition, intrinsically bursting neurons, and synchronization in neocortex. Exp. Brain Res. Ser. 20, 11-15, 1991.

Connors BW, Gutnick MJ. Intrinsic firing patterns of diverse neocortical neurons. Trends in Neurosciences, 13: 99-104, 1990. (also reply to a letter to the editor; Connors, Gutnick, Trends Neurosci. 13: 365-366, 1990)

Ransom BR, Connors BW. Electrophysiology of ependymal cells in the turtle cortex. In: Functions of Neuroglia, A Roitbak (ed.), Metsniereba, Teblisi, pp. 81-90, 1987.

Ransom BR, Carlini WG, Connors BW. Brain extracellular space: Developmental studies in rat optic nerve. Ann. New York Acad. Sci., 481: 87-105, 1986.

Prince DA, Connors BW. Mechanisms of interictal epileptogenesis. In: Basic Mechanisms of the Epilepsies (Advances in Neurology, Vol. 44) AV Delgado-Escueta et al. (eds.), Raven Press, New York, pp. 275-300, 1986.

Ransom BR, Yamate CL, Connors BW. Developmental studies on brain extracellular space: Activity- dependent K+ accumulation and shrinkage. In: Ion Measurements in Physiology and Medicine M Kessler et al. (eds.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 206-213, 1985.

Connors BW, Gutnick MJ. Cellular mechanisms of neocortical epileptogenesis in an acute experimental model. In: Electrophysiology of Epilepsy P Schwartzkroin, H Wheal (eds.), Academic Press, pp. 79-105, 1984.

Prince DA, Connors BW Mechanisms of epileptogenesis in cortical structures. Ann. Neurol. 16:S59-S64, 1984.

Connors BW, Gutnick MJ. Neocortex: Cellular properties and intrinsic circuits. In: Brain Slices. R Dingledine (ed.), Plenum Press, New York, pp. 313-339, 1984.

Prince DA, Connors BW, Benardo LS. Mechanisms underlying interictal-ictal transitions. Advances in Neurology, Vol. 34: Status Epilepticus. AV Delgado-Escueta et al. (eds.), Raven Press, New York, pp. 179-189, 1982.

Somjen G, Connors B, Kinnes C. Calcium activity and seizure mechanisms in the spinal cord of cats. In: Physiology and Pharmacology of Epileptogenic Phenomena. M Klee et al. (eds.), Raven Press, New York, pp. 309-318, 1982.

Somjen G, Dingledine R, Connors B, Allen B. Extracellular potassium and calcium activities in the mammalian spinal cord and the effect of changing ion levels on mammalian neural tissues. In: IonSelective Microelectrodes and Their Use in Excitable Tissues. E Sykova et al. (eds.), Plenum Press, pp. 159-180, 1981.