Publications

Selected Publications

White RS², Spencer RM², Nusbaum MP, Blitz DM (2017) State-dependent sensorimotor gating in a rhythmic motor system. J Neurophysiol: 118:2806-2818.

Nusbaum MP, Blitz DM, Marder E (2017) Functional consequences of neuropeptide/small molecule cotransmission. Nat Rev Neurosci 18(7):389-403.

Blitz DM (2017) Circuit feedback increases activity level of a circuit input through interactions with intrinsic properties. J Neurophysiol 118:949-963.

Blitz DM, Pritchard AE¹, Latimer JK¹, Wakefield AT¹ (2017) Muscles innervated by a single motor neuron exhibit divergent synaptic properties on multiple time scales. J Exp Biol, 220:1233-1244.

Blitz DM, Latimer JK¹ (In preparation) Strength of network feedback determines modulatory state of motor system.

Blitz DM, Wakefield AT¹, Latimer JK¹ (In preparation) Central and peripheral peptide hormone actions sum non-linearly at the neuromuscular junction.

Rainey AN², Mark MK¹, Fukui S¹, Blitz DM (In preparation) Long-distance projections of peptidergic neuroendocrine cells.

Spencer RM², Blitz DM (2016) Network feedback regulates motor output across a range of modulatory neuron activity. J Neurophys 115(6):3249-3263.

Swallie SE², Monti AM¹, Blitz DM (2015) Anatomical organization of multiple modulatory inputs in a rhythmic motor system. PLoS ONE 10: e0142956.

Rodriguez JC², Blitz DM, Nusbaum MP (2013) Convergent rhythm generation from divergent cellular mechanisms. J Neurosci 33:18047-18064.

Blitz DM, Nusbaum MP (2012) Modulation of circuit feedback specifies motor circuit output. J Neurosci 32:9182-9193.

Nusbaum MP, Blitz DM (2012) Neuropeptide modulation of microcircuits.  Curr Opin Neurobiol 22:592-601.

Blitz DM, Nusbaum MP (2011) Neural circuit flexibility in a small sensorimotor system.  Curr Opin Neurobiol 21:544-552.

Antal M, Acuna-Goycolea C, Pressler RT, Blitz DM, Regehr WG (2010) Cholinergic activation of M2 receptors leads to context-dependent modulation of feedforward inhibition in the visual thalamus. PLoS Biol 8: e1000348.

DeLong N², Kirby MS², Blitz DM, Nusbaum MP (2009) Parallel regulation of a modulator-activated current via distinct dynamics underlies co-modulation of motor circuit output.  J Neurosci 29:12355-12367.

Blitz DM, Nusbaum MP (2008) State-dependent presynaptic inhibition regulates CPG feedback to descending inputs. J Neurosci 28:9564-9574.

Blitz DM, White RS², Saideman SR², Cook A, Christie AE, Nadim F, Nusbaum MP (2008) A newly identified extrinsic input triggers a distinct gastric mill rhythm via activation of modulatory projection neurons. J Exp Biol 211:1000-1011.

Saideman SR², Blitz DM, Nusbaum MP (2007) Convergent motor patterns from divergent circuits. J Neurosci 27:6664-6674.

Blitz DM, Nusbaum MP (2007) Mechanosensory regulation of invertebrate motor systems. In: Invertebrate Neurobiology (R. Greenspan, G. North, eds.), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, New York.

Blitz DM, Regehr WG (2005) Timing and specificity of feed-forward inhibition within the LGN.  Neuron 45:917-928.

Blitz DM, Foster KA, Regehr WG (2004) Short-term synaptic plasticity: A comparison of two synapses.  Nat Rev Neurosci 5:630-640.

Blitz DM, Beenhakker MP, Nusbaum MP (2004) Different sensory systems share projection neurons but elicit distinct motor patterns.  J Neurosci 24:11381-11390.

Beenhakker MP, Blitz DM, Nusbaum MP (2004) Long-lasting activation of rhythmic neuronal activity by a novel mechanosensory system in the crustacean stomatogastric nervous system.  J Neurophys 91:78-91.

¹Undergraduate student authors, ²Graduate student authors

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