The Burrows Group: Insect Neurobiology

Recent Publications

Malcolm Burrows

Burrows, M. (2007) Anatomy of the hind legs and actions of their muscles during jumping in leafhopper insects. J. Exp Biol. 210: 3590-3600.

Burrows, M. (2007) Kinematics of jumping in leafhopper insects (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae). J. Exp Biol. 210:3579-3589.

Burrows, M., Hartung, V. and Hoch, H. (2007) Jumping behaviour in a Gondwanan relict insect. J. Exp. Biol. 210: 3311-3318.

Rogers, S.M., Krapp, H.G., Burrows, M. and Matheson, T. (2007) Compensatory plasticity at an identified synapse tunes a visuo-motor pathway. J. Neuroscience 25: 4621-4633.

Niven, J. E., Graham, C.M. and Burrows, M. (2007) Diversity and evolution of the insect ventral nerve cord. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 53: 14.1-14.19.

Burrows, M. (2007) Neural control and coordination of jumping in froghopper insects. J. Neurophysiology. 97 : 320-330.  

Swidbert Ott

Ott, SR, Philippides A, Elphick MR, O'Shea M (2007) Enhanced fidelity of diffusive nitric oxide signalling by the spatial segregation of source and target neurones in the memory centre of an insect brain. Eur J Neurosci 25:181-90

Ott, SR, Aonuma H, Newland PL, Elphick MR (2007) Nitric oxide synthase in crayfish walking leg ganglia: segmental differences in chemo-tactile centers argue against a generic role in sensory integration. J Comp Neurol 501:381-99 

Steve Rogers

Rogers SM , Matheson T, Sasaki K, Kendrick K, Simpson SJ, Burrows M. (2004). Substantial changes in central nervous system neurotransmitters and neuromodulators accompany phase change in the locust . J . Exp. Biol. 207, 3603-3617

Matheson T, Rogers SM, Krapp HG (2004) Plasticity in the visual system is correlated with a change in lifestyle of solitarious and gregarious locusts. J. Neurophysiol. 91, 1-12.

Rogers SM , Krapp HG, Burrows M, Matheson T. (2007) Compensatory plasticity at an identified synapse tunes a visuomotor pathway. J. Neurosci. 27 4621-4633.

Greg Sutton

Novacovic VA, Sutton GP, Neustadter DM, Beer RD, Chiel HJ (2006) Mechanical reconfiguration mediates swallowing and rejection in Aplysia californica. J Comp Phys A 192 (8):857-870

Sutton GP, Macknin JB, Gartman SS, Sunny GP, Beer RD, Crago PE, Neustadter DM, Chiel HJ (2004) Passive hinge forces in the feeding apparatus of Aplysia aid retraction during biting but not during swallowing. J Comp Phys A 190 (6):501-514

Sutton GP, Mangan EV, Neustadter DM, Beer RD, Crago PE, Chiel HJ (2004) Neural control exploits changing mechanical advantage and context dependence to generate different feeding responses in Aplysia. Biol. Cybern. 91 (5): 333-345

Halpern JM, Xie ST, Sutton GP, Higashikubo BT, Chestek CA, Lu H, Chiel HJ, Martin HB (2006) Diamond electrodes for neurodynamics studies in Aplysia californica. Diamond and Related Materials 15 (2-3): 182-187

Alice Witney

Witney, A.G. & Wolpert, D.M. (2007) The effect of external loading on prediction in object manipulation. Neuroscience Letters. Vol 414 pp 10-15

Witney, A.G. and Hedwig, B. (2006) Kinematics of phonotactic walking in the cricket. Soc. Neurosci. Absts. 449.22