Homology and homoplasy of swimming behaviors and neural circuits in the Nudipleura (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia) JM Newcomb, A Sakurai, JL Lillvis, CA Gunaratne, PS Katz Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109 (supplement_1), 10669-10676, 2012 | 92 | 2012 |
Different roles for homologous interneurons in species exhibiting similar rhythmic behaviors A Sakurai, JM Newcomb, JL Lillvis, PS Katz Current Biology 21 (12), 1036-1043, 2011 | 73 | 2011 |
Spike timing-dependent serotonergic neuromodulation of synaptic strength intrinsic to a central pattern generator circuit A Sakurai, PS Katz Journal of Neuroscience 23 (34), 10745-10755, 2003 | 58 | 2003 |
Artificial synaptic rewiring demonstrates that distinct neural circuit configurations underlie homologous behaviors A Sakurai, PS Katz Current Biology 27 (12), 1721-1734. e3, 2017 | 53 | 2017 |
Two interconnected kernels of reciprocally inhibitory interneurons underlie alternating left-right swim motor pattern generation in the mollusk Melibe leonina A Sakurai, CA Gunaratne, PS Katz Journal of neurophysiology 112 (6), 1317-1328, 2014 | 53 | 2014 |
The central pattern generator underlying swimming in Dendronotus iris: a simple half-center network oscillator with a twist A Sakurai, PS Katz Journal of neurophysiology 116 (4), 1728-1742, 2016 | 47 | 2016 |
Functional recovery after lesion of a central pattern generator A Sakurai, PS Katz Journal of Neuroscience 29 (42), 13115-13125, 2009 | 40 | 2009 |
Drosophila menthol sensitivity and the Precambrian origins of transient receptor potential-dependent chemosensation NJ Himmel, JM Letcher, A Sakurai, TR Gray, MN Benson, DN Cox Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 374 (1785), 20190369, 2019 | 38 | 2019 |
Hidden synaptic differences in a neural circuit underlie differential behavioral susceptibility to a neural injury A Sakurai, AN Tamvacakis, PS Katz elife 3, e02598, 2014 | 37 | 2014 |
State-, timing-, and pattern-dependent neuromodulation of synaptic strength by a serotonergic interneuron A Sakurai, PS Katz Journal of Neuroscience 29 (1), 268-279, 2009 | 37 | 2009 |
Serotonergic enhancement of a 4-AP-sensitive current mediates the synaptic depression phase of spike timing-dependent neuromodulation A Sakurai, NR Darghouth, RJ Butera, PS Katz Journal of Neuroscience 26 (7), 2010-2021, 2006 | 37 | 2006 |
Cycle period of a network oscillator is independent of membrane potential and spiking activity in individual central pattern generator neurons PS Katz, A Sakurai, S Clemens, D Davis Journal of neurophysiology 92 (3), 1904-1917, 2004 | 35 | 2004 |
Tension sensitivity of the heart pacemaker neurons in the isopod crustacean Ligia pallasii A Sakurai, JL Wilkens Journal of Experimental Biology 206 (1), 105-115, 2003 | 27 | 2003 |
Variations on a theme: species differences in synaptic connectivity do not predict central pattern generator activity CA Gunaratne, A Sakurai, PS Katz Journal of neurophysiology 118 (2), 1123-1132, 2017 | 26 | 2017 |
Phylogenetic and individual variation in gastropod central pattern generators A Sakurai, PS Katz Journal of Comparative Physiology A 201, 829-839, 2015 | 23 | 2015 |
Comparative mapping of GABA‐immunoreactive neurons in the central nervous systems of nudibranch molluscs CA Gunaratne, A Sakurai, PS Katz Journal of Comparative Neurology 522 (4), 794-810, 2014 | 23 | 2014 |
Command or obey? Homologous neurons differ in hierarchical position for the generation of homologous behaviors A Sakurai, PS Katz Journal of Neuroscience 39 (33), 6460-6471, 2019 | 21 | 2019 |
Glutamatergic Neuromuscular Transmission in the Heart Of The Isopod Crustacean Ligia Exotica A Sakurai, A Mori, H Yamagishi Journal of experimental biology 201 (20), 2833-2842, 1998 | 20 | 1998 |
Identification of two cardioacceleratory neurons in the isopod crustacean, Ligia exotica and their effects on cardiac ganglion cells A Sakurai, H Yamagishi Journal of Comparative Physiology A 182, 145-152, 1998 | 19 | 1998 |
Potentiation phase of spike timing-dependent neuromodulation by a serotonergic interneuron involves an increase in the fraction of transmitter release A Sakurai, RJ Calin-Jageman, PS Katz Journal of neurophysiology 98 (4), 1975-1987, 2007 | 14 | 2007 |