Publications

Gnanabharathi B**, Fahoum S-RH**, Blitz DM (in press) Neuropeptide modulation enables biphasic inter-network coordination via a dual-network neuron. eNeuro.

Fahoum S-RH**, Blitz DM (2024) Neuropeptide modulation of bidirectional internetwork synapses. J Neurophysiol, Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1152/jn.00149.2024

Blitz DM (2024) Editorial overview: Motor circuits in action. Curr Opin Neurobiol 84:102836. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2023.102836 

Fahoum S-RH**, Blitz DM (2024) Switching neuron contributions to second network activity. J Neurophysiol, 131:417-434. doi: 10.1152/jn.00373.2023

Blitz DM (2023) Neural circuit regulation by identified modulatory projection neurons. Front Neurosci 17:1154769. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1154769

Snyder RR**, Blitz DM (2022) Multiple intrinsic membrane properties are modulated in a switch from single- to dual-network activity. J Neurophysiol, 128:1181-1198.

Fahoum S-RH**, Blitz DM (2021) Neuronal switching between single- and dual-network activity via modulation of intrinsic membrane properties. J Neurosci, 41: 7848-7863.

Rainey AN**, Fukui SM*, Mark K*, King HM*, Blitz DM (2021) Intrinsic sources of tachykinin-related peptide in the thoracic ganglion mass of the crab, Cancer borealis. Gen Comp Endocrinol 302:113688.

Blitz DM, Christie AE, Cook A, Dickinson PS, Nusbaum MP (2019) Similarities and differences in circuit responses to applied Gly1-SIFamide and peptidergic (Gly1-SIFamide) neuron stimulation.  J Neurophysiol, 120:952-972. (Cover)

White RS**, Spencer RM**, 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 AE*, Latimer JK*, Wakefield AT* (2017) Muscles innervated by a single motor neuron exhibit divergent synaptic properties on multiple time scales. J Exp Biol, 220:1233-1244.

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

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