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Kilohertz frequency nerve block enhances anti-inflammatory effects of vagus nerve stimulation by Patel, Yogi A., Saxena, Tarun, Bellamkonda, Ravi V., Butera, Robert J.

“…Efferent activation of the cervical vagus nerve (cVN) dampens systemic inflammatory processes, potentially modulating a wide-range of inflammatory pathological…”
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Hard real-time closed-loop electrophysiology with the Real-Time eXperiment Interface (RTXI) by Patel, Yogi A, George, Ansel, Dorval, Alan D, White, John A, Christini, David J, Butera, Robert J

“…The ability to experimentally perturb biological systems has traditionally been limited to static pre-programmed or operator-controlled protocols. In contrast,…”
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Persistent Sodium Current, Membrane Properties and Bursting Behavior of Pre-Botzinger Complex Inspiratory Neurons In Vitro by Del Negro, Christopher A, Koshiya, Naohiro, Butera, Robert J., Jr, Smith, Jeffrey C

“…  1 Cellular and Systems Neurobiology Section, Laboratory of Neural Control, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of…”
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Core Competencies for Undergraduates in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering: Findings, Consequences, and Recommendations by White, John A., Gaver, Donald P., Butera, Robert J., Choi, Bernard, Dunlop, Mary J., Grande-Allen, K. Jane, Grosberg, Anna, Hitchcock, Robert W., Huang-Saad, Aileen Y., Kotche, Miiri, Kyle, Aaron M., Lerner, Amy L., Linehan, John H., Linsenmeier, Robert A., Miller, Michael I., Papin, Jason A., Setton, Lori, Sgro, Allyson, Smith, Michael L., Zaman, Muhammad, Lee, Abraham P.

“…This paper provides a synopsis of discussions related to biomedical engineering core curricula that occurred at the Fourth BME Education Summit held at Case…”
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Functional Phase Response Curves: A Method for Understanding Synchronization of Adapting Neurons by Cui, Jianxia, Canavier, Carmen C, Butera, Robert J

“…1 Laboratory for Neuroengineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia; and 2 Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences…”
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Models of Respiratory Rhythm Generation in the Pre-Botzinger Complex. I. Bursting Pacemaker Neurons by Butera, Robert J., Jr, Rinzel, John, Smith, Jeffrey C

“…  1 Cellular and Systems Neurobiology Section, Laboratory of Neural Control, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of…”
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Slow noise in the period of a biological oscillator underlies gradual trends and abrupt transitions in phasic relationships in hybrid neural networks by Thounaojam, Umeshkanta S, Cui, Jianxia, Norman, Sharon E, Butera, Robert J, Canavier, Carmen C

“…In order to study the ability of coupled neural oscillators to synchronize in the presence of intrinsic as opposed to synaptic noise, we constructed hybrid…”
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Models of Respiratory Rhythm Generation in the Pre-Botzinger Complex. II. Populations of Coupled Pacemaker Neurons by Butera, Robert J., Jr, Rinzel, John, Smith, Jeffrey C

“…  1 Cellular and Systems Neurobiology Section, Laboratory of Neural Control, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of…”
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Differential fiber-specific block of nerve conduction in mammalian peripheral nerves using kilohertz electrical stimulation by Patel, Yogi A, Butera, Robert J

“…Kilohertz electrical stimulation (KES) has been shown to induce repeatable and reversible nerve conduction block in animal models. In this study, we…”
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Two types of independent bursting mechanisms in inspiratory neurons: an integrative model by Toporikova, Natalia, Butera, Robert J.

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High-Frequency Stimulation Selectively Blocks Different Types of Fibers in Frog Sciatic Nerve by Joseph, Laveeta, Butera, Robert J.

“…Conduction block using high-frequency alternating current (HFAC) stimulation has been shown to reversibly block conduction through various nerves. However,…”
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Dynamics of neuromodulatory feedback determines frequency modulation in a reduced respiratory network: A computational study by Toporikova, Natalia, Butera, Robert J

“…Highlights ► We model neuromodulatory interactions between the pre-Bötzinger complex (pBC) and Raphe. ► Tonic neuromodulation released by the Raphe did not…”
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DeepLabCut increases markerless tracking efficiency in X-ray video analysis of rodent locomotion by Kirkpatrick, Nathan J., Butera, Robert J., Chang, Young-Hui

“…Despite the prevalence of rat models to study human disease and injury, existing methods for quantifying behavior through skeletal movements are problematic…”
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Models of Respiratory Rhythm Generation in the Pre-Botzinger Complex. III. Experimental Tests of Model Predictions by Del Negro, Christopher A, Johnson, Sheree M, Butera, Robert J, Smith, Jeffrey C

“…  1 Cellular and Systems Neurobiology Section, Laboratory of Neural Control, National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of…”
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Two types of independent bursting mechanisms in inspiratory neurons: an integrative model by Toporikova, Natalia, Butera, Robert J.

“…The network of coupled neurons in the pre-Bötzinger complex (pBC) of the medulla generates a bursting rhythm, which underlies the inspiratory phase of…”
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Kilohertz Electrical Stimulation Nerve Conduction Block: Effects of Electrode Material by Patel, Yogi A., Kim, Brian S., Butera, Robert J.

“…Kilohertz electrical stimulation (KES) has enabled a novel new paradigm for spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation to treat a variety of neurological…”
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Stochastic slowly adapting ionic currents may provide a decorrelation mechanism for neural oscillators by causing wander in the intrinsic period by Norman, Sharon E, Butera, Robert J, Canavier, Carmen C

“…Oscillatory neurons integrate their synaptic inputs in fundamentally different ways than normally quiescent neurons. We show that the oscillation period of…”
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Kilohertz Electrical Stimulation Nerve Conduction Block: Effects of Electrode Surface Area by Patel, Yogi A., Kim, Brian S., Rountree, William S., Butera, Robert J.

“…Kilohertz electrical stimulation (KES) induces repeatable and reversible conduction block of nerve activity and is a potential therapeutic option for various…”
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Conflicting effects of excitatory synaptic and electric coupling on the dynamics of square-wave bursters by Toporikova, Natalia, Tsao, Tzu-Hsin, Wright, Terrence Michael, Butera, Robert J.

“…Using two-cell and 50-cell networks of square-wave bursters, we studied how excitatory coupling of individual neurons affects the bursting output of the…”
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A New Strategy for the Preparation of Supramolecular Neutral Hydrogels by Percec, Virgil, Bera, Tushar K, Butera, Robert J

“…This paper demonstrates that miscible blends from water-insoluble polymers, such as poly(2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylene terephthalamide) (1), methylamine…”
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