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Publications

Books | Journals | Conferences

All publications can be found in either PubMed or INSPEC. This page is only updated about once/year. Email me if you would like copies: PDF files are available for virtually all papers listed.

Books and Chapters

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  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.

Refereed Journal Publications

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  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." J. Comput. Neurosci. (1995) 2:19-44.
  2. R. J. Butera, J. W. Clark, and J. H. Byrne. "Dissection and reduction of a modeled bursting neuron." J. Comput. Neurosci. (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." Biophys. J. (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." Biol. Cybernetics (1997) 77:307-322.
  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." Biol. 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." Biol. 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." J. Neurophysiol. (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." J. Neurophysiol. (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. 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." J. Neurophysiol. (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 Trans. on Biomed. Eng. (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. 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. DelNegro, N. Koshiya, R. J. Butera, and J. C. Smith. "Persistent sodium current, membrane properties, and intrinsic bursting behavior of pre-Bötzinger 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) In Press.

Refereed Conference Publications

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  1. R. J. Butera, J. W. Clark, and J. H. Byrne. "Mathematical analysis of modulatory and bursting mechanisms in a model of Aplysia neuron R15." IFAC Symposium on Modeling and Control in Biomedical Systems, Galveston, TX. Mar. 27-30, 1994. Proc. of the IFAC Symposium: Modeling and Control in Biomedical Systems (1994) pp. 507-508.
  2. R. J. Butera, N. L. McSpadden, and J. L. Mason. "Theory and design of a bio-inspired multistable oscillator." Proceedings of the 2002 International Symposium on Circuits and System., Scottsdale, AZ, May 26-29, 2002. pp. 301-304.
  3. R. J. Butera. "Teaching the Hodgkin-Huxley model: A dynamical approach." American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition -2002. Montreal, CA, June 16-19. 2002. CD-ROM publication: Session 1309 Paper 516 (8 pages).