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Publications

Books | Book Chapters | Journals

Nearly all publications can be found in PubMed.  A few may only be listed in Web of Science. This page is  updated  once/year in December. Email me if you would like copies: PDF files are available for virtually all papers listed.

Link to Robert Butera’s Google Scholar citation page

Books

R.J. Butera (EDITOR). Phase-Response Curves in Neuroscience: Theory, Experiment, and Applications. Co-editor with Astrid Prinz and Nathan Schultheiss (Emory University). Springer, New York.  January 2012.  Check it out! http://www.springer.com/biomed/neuroscience/book/978-1-4614-0738-6

Book Chapters

  1. R. J. Butera, J. Rinzel, and J. C. Smith. “Novel Frequency Control in a Population of Bursting Neurons with Excitatory Synaptic Coupling.” Computational Neuroscience: Trends in Research 1998, J. Bower, ed. Plenum Press, New York, 1998. pp. 301-306.
  2. D. A. Baxter, C. C. Canavier, H. A. Lechner, R. J. Butera, A. A. DeFranceschi, J. W. Clark, and J. H. Byrne. “Coexisting Stable Oscillatory States in Single Cell and Multicellular Neuronal Oscillators.” Oscillations in Neural Systems, D. Levine, V. Brown, and T. Shirley, eds. Erlbaum Assoc., New Jersey, 2000, pages 51-78.
  3. N. S. Cherniak, R. J. Butera, J. Champagnat, J. Duffin, M. C. H. Khoo, N. R. Prabhakar, C.-S. Poon, P. A. Robbins, J. C. Smith, and K. P. Strohl. “Workshop on Modeling in the 21st Century: An Executive Summary.” Frontiers in Modeling and Control of Breathing: Integration at Molecular, Cellular, and Systems Levels, C.-S. Poon and H. Kazemi, eds. Kluwer/Plenum Publishers, Boston, MA, 2001, pages 9-14.
  4. R. J. Butera, J. Rubin, D. Terman, and J.C. Smith. “Oscillatory bursting mechanisms in respiratory pacemaker neurons and networks.” Bursting: The Genesis of Rhythm in the Nervous System, S. Coombes and P. C. Bressloff, eds. World Scientific Publishing Company, Hackensack, NJ, 2005, pages 303-346.
  5. R. J. Butera. “Nernst Potential.” Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering, M. Akay, ed. Wiley-Interscience, Hoboken, NJ. 2006.
  6. A. J. Preyer and R. J. Butera. “Dynamic Clamp.” Wiley Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, Wiley-Interscience, Hoboken, NJ. 2007.
  7. R. J. Butera and R. Lin. “Key factors improving dynamic clamp performance” Dynamic Clamp: From Principles to Applications, A. Destexhe and T. Bal, Eds. 2009. pp 393-397.
  8. T. Krogh-Madsen, R. J. Butera, GB Ermentrout, and L. Glass.  “Phase resetting neural oscillators: Toplogical theory vs. the real world.” To appear in: Phase Response Curves in Neursocience: Theory, Experiment, and Applications. Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience.  Edited by N. Schultheiss, RJ Butera, and AA Prinz. 2011.
  9. R. J. Butera. “Dual Use Equipment and Technology.” Encyclopedia of Bioterrorism Defense, 2nd Edition. Wiley-Interscience, Hoboken, NJ.  To appear 2011 (5 pages)


Refereed Journal Publications

  1. R. J. Butera, J. W. Clark, D. A. Baxter, C. C. Canavier, and J. H. Byrne. “Analysis of the effects of modulatory agents on a modeled bursting neuron: dynamic interactions between voltage and calcium-dependent mechanisms.” Journal of Computational Neuroscience (1995) 2:19-44.
  2. R. J. Butera, J. W. Clark, and J. H. Byrne. “Dissection and reduction of a modeled bursting neuron.” Journal of Computational Neuroscience (1996) 3:199-223.
  3. S. S. Demir, R. J. Butera, A. A. DeFranceschi, J. W. Clark, and J. H. Byrne. “Phase-sensitivity and entrainment in a modeled bursting neuron.” Biophysical Journal (1997) 72:579-594.
  4. R. J. Butera, J. W. Clark, and J. H. Byrne. “Transient responses of a modeled bursting neuron: analysis with equilibrium and averaged nullclines.” Biological Cybernetics (1997) 77:307-322. CC:8, IF: 2.142
  5. C. C. Canavier, R. J. Butera, R. O. Dror, D. A. Baxter, J. W. Clark, and J. H. Byrne. “Phase response characteristics of model neurons determine which patterns are expressed in a ring circuit model of gait generation.” Biological Cybernetics (1997) 77:367-380.
  6. R. J. Butera. “Multirhythmic bursting.” Chaos (1998) 8:274-284.
  7. R. O. Dror, C. C. Canavier, R. J. Butera, J. W. Clark, and J. H. Byrne. “A mathematical criterion based on phase response curves for stability in a ring of coupled oscillators.” Biological Cybernetics (1999) 80:11-23.
  8. R. J. Butera, J. Rinzel, and J. C. Smith. “Models of respiratory rhythm generation in the pre-Botzinger complex: I. Bursting pacemaker neurons.” Journal of Neurophysiology (1999) 82:382-397.
  9. R. J. Butera, J. Rinzel, and J. C. Smith. “Models of respiratory rhythm generation in the pre-Botzinger complex: II. Populations of coupled pacemakers.” Journal of Neurophysiology (1999) 82:398-415.
  10. R. J. Butera, S. M. Johnson, C. A. DelNegro, J. Rinzel, and J. C. Smith. “Dynamics of excitatory networks of bursting pacemaking neurons: Modeling and experimental studies of the respiratory central pattern generator.” Neurocomputing (2000) 32:323-330.
  11. J. C. Smith, R. J. Butera, N. Koshiya, C. DelNegro, C. G. Wilson, and S. M. Johnson. “Respiratory rhythm generation in neonatal and adult mammals: The hybrid pacemaker-network model.” Respiratory Physiology (2000) 122:131-147.
  12. C. A. DelNegro, S. M. Johnson, R. J. Butera, and J. C. Smith. “Models of respiratory rhythm generation in the pre-Botzinger complex: III. Model predictions and experimental observations.” Journal of Neurophysiology (2001) 86:59-74.
  13. R. J. Butera, C. G. Wilson, C. DelNegro, and J. C. Smith. “A methodology for achieving high-speed rates of artificial conductance injection in electrically excitable biological cells.” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (2001) 48:1460-1470.
  14. C. G. Wilson, R. J. Butera, C. A. DelNegro, J. Rinzel, and J. C. Smith. “Interfacing computer models with real neurons: respiratory ‘cyberneurons’ created with the dynamic clamp.” Advances in Experimental Biology and Medicine (2001) 499:119-124.
  15. C. A. DelNegro, C. G. Wilson, R. J. Butera, and J. C. Smith. “Unstable breathing rhythms and quasiperiodicity in the pre-Botzinger complex.” Advances in Experimental Biology and Medicine (2001) 499:133-138. :
  16. C. A. DelNegro, C. G. Wilson, R. J. Butera, H. Rigatto, and J. C. Smith. “Periodicity, mixed-mode oscillations, and quasiperiodicity in a rhythm-generating neural network.” Biophysical Journal (2002) 82:206-214.
  17. C. A. DelNegro, N. Koshiya, R. J. Butera, and J. C. Smith. “Persistent sodium current, membrane properties, and intrinsic bursting behavior of pre-Botzinger Complex inspiratory neurons in vitro.” Journal of Neurophysiology (2002) 88:2242-2250.
  18. B. Breen, W. C. Gerken, and R. J. Butera. “Hybrid Integrate-and-Fire model of a bursting neuron.” Neural Computation (2003) 15:2843-2862.
  19. I. Raikov, A. J. Preyer and R. J. Butera. “MRCI: A flexible real-time dynamic clamp system for electrophysiology experiments.” Journal of Neuroscience Methods (2004) 132:109-123.
  20. M. Sekerli, C. A. Del Negro, R. H. Lee, and R. J. Butera. “Estimating action potential thresholds from neuronal time-series: New metrics and evaluation of methodologies IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (2004) 51:1665-1672.
  21. R. J. Butera and M. L. McCarthy. “Analysis of real-time numerical integration methods applied to dynamic clamp experiments.” Journal of Neural Engineering (2004) 1:187-194.
  22. L. Purvis and R. J. Butera. “An ionic current model of a hypoglossal motoneuron.” Journal of Neurophysiology (2005) 93:723-733.
  23. M. Sekerli and R. J. Butera. “Oscillations in a simple neuromechanical system: Underlying mechanisms.” Journal of Computational Neuroscience (2005) 19:181-197.
  24. A. J. Preyer and R. J. Butera. “Neuronal oscillations in Aplysia californica that demonstrate weak coupling in vitro.” Physical Review Letters (2005) 95 138103.
  25. A. Sakurai, N. Dargouth, R. J. Butera, and P. S. Katz. “Serotonergic enhancement of a 4-AP-sensitive current mediates the synaptic depression phase of spike-timing dependent neuromodulation.” Journal of Neuroscience (2006) 26:2010-2021.
  26. J. Shao, T. Tsao, and R. J. Butera. “Bursting Without Slow Kinetics: A Role for a Small World?” Neural Computation (2006) 18:2029-2035.
  27. W. C. Gerken, L . K.Purvis, and R. J. Butera. “Genetic algorithm for optimization and specification of a neuron model.” Neurocomputing (2006) 69:1039-1042.
  28. M.S. Reid, E. A. Brown, R. J. Butera, and S. P. DeWeerth. “A Comparative Analysis of Multi-Conductance Neuronal Models in silico.” Biological Cybernetics In Press.
  29. L. Purvis, J. C. Smith, H. Koizumi, and R. J. Butera. “Intrinsic Bursters Increase the Robustness of Rhythm Generation in an Excitatory Network.” Journal of Neurophysiology (2007) 97:1515-1526.
  30. T.-H. Tsao and R. J. Butera. “Computational Model of TASK Channels and PKC-Pathway Dependent Serotonergic Modulatory Effects in Respiratory-Related Neurons.bonotonic blocking response to high frequency stimulation.” /cite>Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (2008) 605:382-385.
  31. J. Lewi, R. J. Butera, L. Paninski. “Sequential optimal design of neurophysiology experiments.” Neural Computation (2009) 21:619-687.
  32. A. J. Preyer and R. J. Butera. “Causes of Transient Instabilities in Dynamic Clamp Experiments.” IEEE Trans. Neural Systems and Rehab. Eng. (2009) 17:190-198.
  33. J. Cui, C. C. Canavier, and R. J. Butera. “Functional phase response curves: A method for assessing synchrony of adapting neurons.” Journal of Neurophysiology (2009) 102:387-398.
  34. G. C. McConnell, R. J. Butera, and R. V. Bellamkonda. “Bioimpedance modeling to monitor astrocytic response to chronically implanted electrodes.” Journal of Neural Engineering (2009) 6:055005 (10 pages).
  35. L. Joseph and R. J. Butera. “Unmyelinated Aplysia nerves exhibit a non monotonic blocking response to high frequency stimulation.” IEEE Trans. Neural Systems and Rehab. Eng. (2009) 17:537-544.
  36. J. Newman and R. J. Butera. “Mechanism, Dynamics, and Biological Existence of Multistability in a Large Class of Bursting Neurons.” Chaos. 20:023118 (8 pages) PMC2902537
  37. S. Achuthan, R. J. Butera, and C. C. Canavier. “Synaptic and intrinsic determinants of the phase response curve for weak coupling.” Journal of Computational Neuroscience (2011) 30:373-390. PMC3059351
  38. P. Bradley, K. Wiesenfeld, and R. J. Butera. “Effects of heterogeneity in synaptic conductance between weakly coupled identical neurons.” Journal of Computational Neuroscience (2011) 30:455-469. PMC3059364
  39. N. Toporikova and R. J. Butera. “Two modalities of bursting in inspiratory pacemakers: an integrative model.” Journal of Computational Neuroscience (2011) 30:515-528. PMC3065506
  40. N. Toporikova,  T.-H. Tsao, T. M. Wright, and R. J. Butera.  “Conflicting effects of excitatory synaptic and electric coupling on the dynamics of square-wave bursters.”  Journal of Computational Neuroscience (2011) 31:701-711.  PMC3190594.
  41. L. Joseph and R. J. Butera. “High frequency stimulation selectively blocks different types of fibers in frog sciatic nerve.” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (2011).  19:550-557.