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ABSTRACTS PRESENTED AT THE SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE MEETING, SAN DIEGO, OCTOBER, 2004:

A.G. Kuo, G. Lee, J.F. Disterhoft. ALTERATION OF SIAHP UNDERLIES REDUCTION OF AHP IN RAT CA1 PYRAMIDAL NEURONS AFTER TRACE EYEBLINK CONDITIONING Program No. 741.13. 2004 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2004. Online.

M.J. Miller, C. Weiss, L. Li, B. Tom, J.F. Disterhoft, A.M. Wyrwicz. FMRI OF DELAY AND TRACE EYEBLINK CONDITIONING IN THE RABBIT AT 4.7T Program No. 325.2. 2004 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2004. Online.

M.M. Oh, A.P. Weible, J. Azzarello, R. Galvez, G. Maccaferri, J.F. Disterhoft. DECREASED EXCITABILITY IN STRATUM ORIENS INTERNEURONS OF HIPPOCAMPAL SLICES FROM AGING ANIMALS Program No. 565.10. 2004 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2004. Online

M. Ohno, W. Tseng, H. Oakley, R. Vassar, J.F. Disterhoft. TEMPORAL MEMORY DEFICITS IN ALZHEIMER'S TRANSGENIC MOUSE MODELS Program No. 443.3. 2004 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2004. Online

E.A. Sametsky, D.A. Nicholson, Y. Geinisman, J.F. Disterhoft. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR 'SILENT SYNAPSES' IN CA1 PYRAMIDAL NEURONS OF ADULT AND AGING RATS Program No. 513.9. 2004 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2004. Online

R. Vassar, H. Oakley, S. Krishnamurthy, E. Maus, P. Shao, A. Guillozet, M. Ohno, J. Disterhoft, R. Berry. APP/PS1 TG MICE WITH 5 FAD MUTATIONS: A 42>A 40 AND EARLY AMYLOID DEPOSITION Program No. 23.12. 2004 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2004. Online.

A.P. Weible, J. O'Reilly, C. Weiss, J.F. Disterhoft. COMPARISONS OF DORSAL AND VENTRAL HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 PYRAMIDAL NEURON ACTIVITY DURING ACQUISITION OF TRACE EYEBLINK CONDITIONING IN RABBIT Program No. 325.3. 2004 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2004. Online.

C. Weiss, A.M. Wyrwicz, J.F. Disterhoft. WHISKER VIBRATION AS A CONDITIONAL STIMULUS FOR EYEBLINK CONDITIONING IN THE RABBIT Program No. 325.1. 2004 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2004. Online.

W.W. Wu, C.S. Chan, J.F. Disterhoft. KV7 (KCNQ) CHANNELS REGULATE EXCITABILITY OF HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 PYRAMIDAL NEURONS Program No. 516.2. 2004 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2004. Online.

In press:

Disterhoft, J.F., Carrillo, M.C., Fortier, C.B., Gabrieli, J.D.E., Knuttinen, M-G., McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Preston, A. and Weiss, C. Impact of temporal lobe amnesia, aging and awareness on human eyeblink conditioning.  In, Neuropsychology of Memory (3rd Edition) edited by L. Squire and D. Schacter.  New York: Guilford, In Press.


McGlinchey, R.E., Fortier, C.B., Capozzi, S.M. and Disterhoft, J.F. Trace Eyeblink Conditioning in Abstinent Alcoholics: Effects of Complex Task Demands and Prior Conditioning. Neuropsychology, In Press.

Miller, M.J., Li, L., Weiss, C., Disterhoft, J.F. and Wyrwicz, A.M
. A fiber optic-based system for behavioral eyeblink measurement in a MRI environment. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, In Press.

Weiss, C., Sametsky, E., Sasse, A., Spiess, J. and Disterhoft, J.F. Acute stress facilitates trace eyeblink conditioning in C57BL6 male mice and increases the excitability of their CA1 pyramidal nurons. Learning and Memory, In Press.

2004

Disterhoft, J.F., Wu, W.W. and Ohno, M. Biophysical alterations of hippocampal pyramidal neurons in learning, ageing and Alzheimer’s Disease. Ageing Research Reviews, 2004, 3, 383-406.

Geinisman, Y., Ganeshina, O., Yoshida, R., Berry, R.W., Disterhoft, J.F., & Gallagher, M. (2004). Aging, spatial learning, and total synapse number in the rat CA1 stratum radiatum. Neurobiology of Aging, 2004, 25, 407-416.

Ohno, M., Sametsky, E.A., Younkin, L.H., Oakley, H., Younkin, S.G., Citron, M., Vassar, R., an Disterhoft, J.F. BACE1 deficiency rescues memory deficits and cholinergic dysfunction in a mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease.Neuron, 2004, 41, 27-33.

Tseng, W., Guan, R., Disterhoft, J.F. and Weiss, C. Trace eyeblink conditioning is hippocampally dependent in mice. Hippocampus, 2004, 14, 58-65.

Van der Zee, E., Palm, I.F., O’Connor, M., Maizels, E.T., Hunzicker-Dunn, M., and Disterhoft, J.F. Aging-related alterations in the distribution of Ca2+-dependent PKC isoforms in rabbit hippocampus. Hippocampus, 2004, 14, 849-860.

Weible, A.P., Oh, M.M., Lee, G. and Disterhoft, J.F. Galantamine facilitates acquisition of hippocampus-dependent trace eyeblink conditioning in aged rabbits. Learning and Memory, 2004, 11, 105-115.

Weiss, C. and Disterhoft, J.F. (2004) Cognitive Neuroscience. Encyclopedia of Social Measurement. K. Kempf-Leonard (Ed.), Academic Press.

Wu, W.W., Chan, C.S. and Disterhoft, J.F. The slow afterhyperpolarization governs the development of NMDA receptor-dependent afterdepolarization in CA1 pyramidal neurons during synaptic stimulation. Journal of Neurophysiology, 2004, 92,2346-2356.

Wu, W.W and Disterhoft, J.F. Alterations in calcium homeostasis and age-related learning deficits: a role for the slow calcium-activated potassium current (sIAHP). In, Memories are made of these: from messengers to molecules, edited by G. Riedel and B. Platt. New York, N.Y.: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2004, 591-605..

2003

Disterhoft, John F. and Matthew Oh. Modulation of cholinergic transmission enhances excitability of hippocampal pyramidal neurons and ameliorates learning impairments in aging animals. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 2003, 80: 223-233.

Fortier, C.B., Capozzi, S., Cronin-Golomb, A., Disterhoft, J.F., Kilduff, P., and McGlinchey, R.E. Conditional discrimination learning in patients with bilateral medial temporal lobe amnesia. Behav. Neurosci., 2003, 117(6), 1181-1195.

Li, Limin, Weiss, Craig, Disterhoft, John F, and Wyrwics, Alice M. Functional magnetic resonanace
in the awake rabbit: a system for stimulus presentation and response detection during eyeblink conditioning. J.Neuorsci. Methods, 2003, 130:45-52.

McEchron, Matthew D., Tseng, Wilbur, and Disterhoft, John F. Single neurons in CA1 hippocampus encoe trace interval duration during trace heart rate (fear) conditioning in rabbit. J. Neurosci. 2003. 23(4);1535-1547.

Oh, M. Matthew, Kuo, Amy G., Wu, Wendy W., Sametsky, Evgeny A. and Disterhoft, John F. Watermaze learning enhances excitability of CA1 pyramidal neurons. J.Neurophysiol., 2003,
90:2171-2179.

Weible, Aldis P., Weiss, Craig, and Disterhoft, John F. Acivity profiles of single neurons in caudal anterior cingulate cortex during trace eyeblink conditioning in the rabbit. J. Neurophysiol. 2003.
90:599-612.

2002

Knuttinen, M-G, Parrish, T.B., Weiss, C., LaBar, K.S., Gitelman, D.R., Power, J.M., Mesulam, M.M., and Disterhoft, J.F. Electromyography as a recording system for eyeblink conditioning with functional magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroimage, 2002, 17:977-987.

McGlinchey-Berroth R., Fortier C.B., Cermak L.S., Disterhoft JF. Temporal discrimination learning in abstinent chronic alcoholics. Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 2002, 26, 8048-8011.

Power J.M., Wu W.W., Sametsky E., Oh M.M., Disterhoft J.F. Age-related enhancement of the slow outward calcium-activated potassium current in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons in vitro. Journal of Neuroscience, 2002, 22, 7234-7243.

Weiss, C.,Venkatasubbramanian, P.N., Aguado, A.S., Power, J.M., Tom, B.C., Li, L., Chen, K.S., Disterhoft, J.F., and Wyrwicz, A.M. Impaired eyeblink conditioning and decreased hippocampal volume in PDAPP V717F mice. Neurobiology of Disease, 2002, 11:425-433.

Wu, Wendy W. and John F. Disterhoft. Calcium Homeostasis and learning deficits in aging. In: Advances in Cell Aging and Gerontology. 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.

Wu, W.W., Oh, M.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Age-related biophysical alterations of hippocampal pyramidal neurons:  Implications for learning and memory.  Ageing Research Reviews, 2002, 1, 181-207.

2001

Carrillo, M.C., Gabrieli, J.D.E., Hopkins, R.O., McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Fortier, C.B., Kesner, R.P. and Disterhoft, J.F. Spared discrimination and impaired reversal eyeblink conditioning in patients with temporal lobe amnesia. Behavioral Neuroscience, 2001, 115.

Das, S., Weiss, C. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Eyeblink conditioning in the rabbit using stimulation of the mystacial vibrissae as a conditioned stimulus. Behavioral Neuroscience, 2001, 115, 731-736.

Geinisman, Y., Berry, R.W., Disterhoft, J.F., Power, J.M. and Van der Zee, E.A. Associative learning elicits the formation of multiple-synapse boutons.  Journal of Neuroscience, 2001, 21, 5568-5573.

Knuttinen, M-G., Gamelli, A.E., Weiss, C., Power, J.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Age-related effects on learning eyeblink conditioning in the Fisher 344 x Brown Norway F1 hybrid rat.  Neurobiology of Aging, 2001, 22, 1-8.

Knuttinen, M-G., Power, J.M., Preston, A.R. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Awareness in classical differential eyeblink conditioning in young and aging humans.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 2001, 115, 747-757.

McEchron, M.D., Weible, A.P. and Disterhoft, J.F. Aging and learning specific alterations in single neuron ensembles in the CA1 area of the hippocampus during rabbit trace eyeblink conditioning.  Journal of Neurophysiology, 2001, 86, 1839-1857.

Power, J.M., Oh, M.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Metrifonate decreases sIAHP in CA1 pyramidal neurons in vitro.   Journal of  Neurophysiology, 2001, 85, 319-322.

2000

Carrillo, M.C., Gabrieli, J.D.E. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Selective effects of division of attention upon discrimination conditioning.  Psychobiology, 2000, 28, 293-302.

Disterhoft, J.F. and McEchron, M.D.  Cellular alterations in hippocampus during acquisition and consolidation of hippocampus-dependent trace eyeblink conditioning.  In, D. Woodruff-Pak and J. E. Steinmetz, Eds.  Eyeblink Classical Conditioning Volume 2: Animal Models, Norwell, MA: Kluwer, 2000, 313-334.

Fortier, C.B., Disterhoft, J.F.  and McGlinchey-Berroth, R.  Cerebellar cortical degeneration disrupts discrimination learning but not delay or trace classical eyeblink conditioning.  Neuropsychology, 2000, 14, 537-50. 

Geinisman, Y., Disterhoft, J.F., Gundersen, H.J.G., McEchron, M.D., Persina, I.S., Power, J.M., Van der Zee, E.A. and West, M.J.  Structural substrate of hippocampus-dependent associative learning:  Remodeling of synapses. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2000, 417, 49-59.

Kwon, J.Y., Bacher, A., Deyo, D.J., Disterhoft, J.F., Zornow, M.H.  The effects of pentobarbital and isoflurane on conditioned learning after transient global cerebral ischemia in rabbits. Anesthesiology, 2000, 92, 171-177.

McEchron, M.D., Tseng, W. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Neurotoxic lesions of the dorsal hippocampus disrupt auditory-cued trace heart rate (fear) conditioning in rabbit.  Hippocampus, 2000, 10, 739-51.

Moyer, J.R., Jr., Power, J.M., Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Increased excitability of aged rabbit CA1 neurons after trace eyeblink conditioning.  Journal of Neuroscience, 2000, 20, 5476-5482.

Oh, M.M, Power, J.M., Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Apamin increases excitability of rabbit CA1 hippocampal pyramidal neurons.  Neuroscience Research Communications, 2000, 27, 135-142.

Weible, A.P., McEchron, M.D. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Cortical involvement in acquisition and extinction of trace eyeblink conditioning.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 2000, 114, 1058-1067.

Weiss, C., Preston, A.R., Oh, M.M., Schwarz, R.D., Welty, D. and Disterhoft, J.F.  The M1 muscarinic agonist CI-1017 facilitates trace eyeblink conditioning in aging rabbits and increases the excitability of CA1 pyramidal neurons. Journal of Neuroscience, 2000, 20, 783-790.

Wyrwicz, A.M., Chen, N-K., Li, L., Weiss, C. and Disterhoft, J.F.  fMRI of visual system activation in the conscious rabbit.  Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2000, 44, 474-478.

1999

Disterhoft, J.F., Kronforst-Collins, M., Oh, M.M., Power, J.M., Preston, A.R. and Weiss, C.  Cholinergic facilitation of trace eyeblink conditioning in aging rabbits.  Life Sciences, 1999, 64, 541-548.

Kwon, J.Y., Bacher, A., Deyo, D.J., Grafe, M.R., Disterhoft, J.F., Uchida, T. and Zornow, M.H.  Effects of hypothermia and lamotrigine on trace conditioned learning after global cerebral ischemia in rabbits. Experimental Neurology, 1999, 159, 105-113.

McEchron, M.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Hippocampal encoding of nonspatial trace conditioning.  Hippocampus, 1999, 9, 385-396.

McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Brawn, C. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Temporal discrimination learning in severe amnesics reveals an alteration in the timing of eyeblink conditioned responses. Behavioral Neuroscience, 1999, 113, 10-18.

Oh, M.M., Power, J.M., Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Metrifonate increases neuronal excitability in CA1 pyramidal neurons from both young and aging rabbit hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience, 1999, 19, 1814-1823.

Weiss, C., Bouwmeester, H., Power, J.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Hippocampal lesions prevent trace eyeblink conditioning in the freely moving rat. Behavioral Brain Research, 1999, 99, 123-132.

Weiss, C., Knuttinen, M-G, Power, J.M., Patel, R.I., O’Connor, M.S. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Trace eyeblink conditioning in the freely moving rat:  Optimizing the conditioning parameters. Behavioral Neuroscience, 1999, 113, 1100-1105.

1998

Kronforst-Collins, M.A. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Lesions of the caudal area of rabbit medial prefrontal cortex impair trace eyeblink conditioning. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 1998, 69, 147-162.

LaBar, K.S. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Conditioning, awareness, and the hippocampus.  Hippocampus, 1998, 8, 620-626.

McEchron, M.M., Boumeester, H., Tseng, W., Weiss, C. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Hippocampectomy disrupts auditory-trace fear conditioning and contextual fear conditioning in the rat.  Hippocampus, 1998, 8, 638-646.

Weiss, C., Shroff, A. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Spatial learning and memory in aging C57BL/6 mice.  Neuroscience Research Communications, 1998, 23, 77-92.

1997

Carrillo, M.C., Thompson, L.T., Gabrieli, J.D.E. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Variation of the intertrial interval in human classical conditioning. Psychobiology, 1997, 25, 152-157.

Kronforst-Collins, M.A., Moriearty, P.L., Ralph, M., Becker, R.E., Schmidt, B., Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Chronic metrifonate treatment reduces learning deficits in the aging rabbit. Pharmacology, BioChemistry and Behavior, 1997, 56, 103-110.

Kronforst-Collins, M.A., Moriearty, P.L., Schmidt, B. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Metrifonate improves associative learning and retention in aging rabbits.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 1997, 111, 1031-1040.

McEchron, M.D. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Sequence of single neuron changes in CA1 hippocampus of rabbits during acquisition of trace eyeblink conditioned responses. J. Neurophysiology, 1997, 78, 1030-1044.

McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Carrillo, M., Gabrieli, J.D.E., Brawn, C.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Impaired trace eyeblink conditioning in bilateral medial temporal lobe amnesia.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 1997, 111, 873-882.

Power, J.P.,  Thompson, L.T., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Enhanced synaptic transmission in CA1 hippocampus after eyeblink conditioning. J. Neurophysiology, 1997, 78, 1184-1187.

Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F. N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptors in associative eyeblink conditioning:  Both MK-801 and Phencyclidine produce task-and dose-dependent impairments.  J. Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 1997, 281, 928-940.

Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Age- and dose-dependent facilitation of associative eyeblink conditioning by D-cycloserine. Behavioral Neuroscience, 1997, 111, 1303-1312.

Van der Zee, E.A., Kronforst-Collins, M.A., Maizels, E.T., Hunzicker-Dunn, M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  gIsoform-selective changes in PKC-immunoreactivity after trace eyeblink conditioning in the rabbit hippocampus. Hippocampus, 1997, 7, 271-285.

Van der Zee, E.A., Luiten, P.G.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Learning-induced alterations in hippocampal PKC-immunoreactivity:  A review and hypothesis of its functional significance.  Prog. Neuro-Psychopharmacol. and Biol. Psychiat., 1997, 21, 531-572.

Van der Zee, E.A., Naber, P.A. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Age-dependent changes in the immunoreactivity for neurofilaments in rabbit hippocampus.  Neuroscience, 1997, 79, 103-116.

1996

Akhavein, R.S., Weiss, C., Larson, C.R. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Analysis of neuro-behavioral Discovery data on the Macintosh computer. J. Neuroscience Methods, 1996, 70, 131-140.

Blaxton, T.A., Zeffiro, T., Gabrieli, J., Bookheimer, S.Y., Carrillo, M., Theodore, W. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Changes in cerebral blood flow during eyeblink conditioning in humans.  J. Neuroscience, 1996, 16, 4032-4040.

DeJong, G.I., Naber, P.A., Van der Zee, E.A., Thompson, L.T., Disterhoft, J.F. and Luiten, P.G.M.  Age-related loss of calcium binding proteins in rabbit hippocampus.  Neurobiology of Aging, 1996, 17, 459-465.

Disterhoft, J.F., Kronforst, M.A., Moyer, J.R., Jr., Thompson, L.T., Van der Zee, E., and Weiss, C.  Hippocampal neuron changes during trace eyeblink conditioning in the rabbit.  In,  Acquisition of Motor Behavior In Vertebrates.  J.R. Bloedel, T.J. Ebner, S.P. Wise (Eds.).  Cambridge, MA:  MIT Press, 1996, 143-174.

Disterhoft, J.F., Thompson, L.T., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Mogul, D.J.  Calcium-dependent afterhyperpolarization and learning in young and aging hippocampus.  Life Sciences, 1996, 59, 413-420.

Moyer, J.R., Jr., Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Trace eyeblink conditioning increases CA1 excitability in a transient and learning-specific manner. Journal of Neuroscience, 1996, 16, 5536-5546.

Thompson, L.T., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Trace eyeblink conditioning in rabbits demonstrates heterogeneity of learning ability both between and within age groups.  Neurobiology of Aging, 1996, 17, 619-629.

Thompson, L.T., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Transient changes in excitability of rabbit CA3 neurons with a time-course appropriate to support memory consolidation. J. Neurophysiology, 1996, 76, 1836-1849.

Van der Zee, E.A., Kronforst-Collins, M.A. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Associative learning down-regulates PKCb2- and g-immunoreactivity in astrocytes.  NeuroReport, 1996, 7, 2753-2756.

Weiss, C. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Eyeblink conditioning, motor control, and the analysis of limbic-cerebellar interactions.  Behavioral and Brain Sciences.  Controversies in Neuroscience IV:  Motor Learning and Synaptic Plasticity in the Cerebellum.  1996, 19 , 479-481. 

Weiss, C., Kronforst-Collins, M.A. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Activity of hippocampal pyramidal neurons during trace eyeblink conditioning. Hippocampus, 1996, 6, 192-209.

1995

Disterhoft, J.F., Thompson, L.T., Weiss, C., Moyer, J.R. Jr., Van der Zee, E., Carrillo, M., Kronforst-Collins, M. and Power, J.  The calcium hypothesis for Alzheimer’s Disease:  Insights from animal and human studies.  Neuroscience Research Communications, 1995, 17, 121-131. 

Gabrieli, J.D.E., McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Carrillo, M.C., Gluck, M.A., Cermak, L.S., and Disterhoft, J.F.  Intact delay-eyeblink classical conditioning in amnesics.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 1995, 109, 819-827.

McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Cermak, L.S., Carrillo, M.C., Armfield, S., Gabrieli, J.D.E. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Impaired delay eyeblink conditioning in amnesic Korsakoff’s patients and recovered alcoholics.  Alcoholism:  Clinical and Experimental Research, 1995, 19, 1127-1132.

1994

Akase, E., Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F.  A system for quantitative analysis of associative learning.  2.  Real-time software for MS-DOS microcomputers.  Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 1994, 54, 119-130.

Disterhoft, J.F., Gispen, W.H., Traber, J. and Khachaturian, Z. (Eds.)  Calcium Rationale for Aging and Dementia.  Annals of New York Academy of Sciences, 747, 1994. 

Disterhoft, J.F., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Thompson, L.T.  The calcium rationale in aging and Alzheimer’s Disease:  Evidence from an animal model of normal aging.  In, Calcium Rationale for Aging and Dementia, Disterhoft, J.F., Gispen, W.H., Traber, J. and Khachaturian, Z. (Eds.).  Annals of New York Academy of Sciences, 1994,  747, 382-406.

Disterhoft, J.F., Thompson, L.T. and Moyer, J.R.  Cellular mechanisms of associative learning in the hippocampus.  In, The Memory System of the Brain, edited by J. Delacour.  Singapore:  World Scientific Publishing, 1994, 431-492.

Kowalska, M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Relation of nimodipine dose and serum concentration to learning enhancement in aging rabbits.  Experimental Neurology, 1994, 127, 159-166.

Moyer, J.R. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Nimodipine decreases calcium action potentials in rabbit hippocampal CA1 neurons in an age-dependent and concentration-dependent manner.  Hippocampus, 1994, 4, 11-18.

Moyer, J.R., Jr., Disterhoft, J.F., Black, J.P., and Yeh, J.Z.  Dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channels in acutely-dissociated hippocampal CA1 neurons.  Neuroscience Research Communications, 1994, 15, 39-48.

Thompson, L.T., Moyer, J.R., Jr., Akase, E. and Disterhoft, J.F.  A system for quantitative analysis of associative learning.  1.  Hardware interfaces with cross-species applications.  Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 1994, 54, 109-117.

1993

Disterhoft, J.F., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Thompson, L.T.  The calcium rationale in Alzheimer's disease.  New York:  Raven Press, 1993.

Disterhoft, J.F., Moyer, J.R., Thompson, L.T. and Kowalska, M.  Functional aspects of calcium channel modulation.  Clinical Neuropharmacology, 1993, 16, Suppl. 1, S12-S24.

Disterhoft, J.F., Moyer, J.R., Thompson, L.T. and Kowalska, M.  Nimodipine and learning in aging rabbits.  In, Dihydropyridines, Progress in Pharmacology and Therapy, edited by W.-D. Busse, B. Garthoff and F. Seuter.  Berlin:  Springer-Verlag, 1993, 81-97.

Disterhoft, J.F., Thompson, L.T., Moyer, J.R. and Kowalska.  Nimodipine facilitates learning and increases excitability of hippocampal neurons in aging rabbits.  In, Ca2+ Antagonists in the CNS, Drugs in Development, 2, 1993, 395-405.

Liu, Y.B., Disterhoft, J.F. and Slater, N.T.  Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors induces long-term depression of GABAergic inhibition in hippocampus.  Journal of Neurophysiology, 1993, 69, 1000-1004.

Weiss, C., Disterhoft, J.F., Gibson, A.R. and Houk, J.C.  Receptive fields of single cells from the face zone of the cat rostral dorsal accessory olive (rDAO).  Brain Research, 1993, 605, 207-213.

1992

Disterhoft, J.F.  Olds,James.  In, The Encyclopedia of Learning and Memory, edited by L.R. Squire, J.H. Byrne, L. Nadel, H.L. Roediger, D.L. Schacter and R.F. Thompson.  New York:  Macmillan, 1992, 495-499.

Disterhoft, J.F., Deyo, R.A., and Thompson, L.T.  Nimodipine improves learning and sensorimotor behaviors.  In, The Treatment of Dementias:  A New Generation of Progress, edited by J.W. Simpkins, F.T. Crews and E.M. Meyer.  New York:  Plenum, 1992, 227-240.

Moyer, J.R., Jr., Thompson, L.T., Black, J.P. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Nimodipine increases excitability of rabbit CA1 pyramidal neurons in an age- and concentration-dependent manner.  Journal of Neurophysiology, 1992, 68, 2100-2109.

Thompson, L.T., Moskal, J.R. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Hippocampus-dependent learning facilitated by a monoclonal antibody or D-cycloserine.  Nature, 1992, 359, 638-641.

Thompson, L.T., Moyer, J.R., Jr., Black, J. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Cellular mechanisms for nimodipine’s reduction of aging-related learning deficits.  In, The Treatment of Dementias:  A New Generation of Progress, edited by J.W. Simpkins, F.T. Crews and E.M. Meyer. New York:Plenum, 1992, 241-256.

1991

Disterhoft, J.F., Black, J., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Thompson, L.T.  Calcium-mediated changes in hippocampal neurons and learning.  Brain Research Reviews, 1991, 16, 196-198.

1990

deJonge, M.C., Black, J., Deyo, R.A. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Learning-induced afterhyperpolarization reductions in hippocampus are specific for cell type and potassium conductance.  Experimental Brain Research, 1990, 80, 456-462.

Disterhoft, J.F. Calcium mediated events in associative learning. In, Neurobiology of Drug Abuse:  Learning and Memory, L. Erinoff (Ed.).  NIDA Research Monograph , 1990, 97, 94-115.

Moyer, J.R., Deyo, R.A. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Hippocampal lesions impair trace eye-blink conditioning in rabbits.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 1990, 104, 243-252.

Olds, J., Disterhoft, J.F. Segal, M., Kornblith, C.L. and Hirsch, R.  Learning centers of rat brains mapped by measuring latencies of conditioned unit responses.  J. Neurophysiology, 1972, 35, 202-219.  Reprinted in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. G. Shaw, J. McGaugh and S. Rose (Eds.). Singapore:  World Scientific Publishing Co., 1990, 561-578.

Straube, K.T., Deyo, R.A., Moyer, J.R., Jr., and Disterhoft, J.R.  Dietary nimodipine improves associative learning in aging rabbits.  Neurobiology of Aging, 1990, 11, 659-661.

Thompson, L.T., Deyo, R.A., and Disterhoft, J.F.  Nimodipine enhances spontaneous activity of hippocampal pyramidal neurons in aging rabbits at a dose that facilitates associative learning.  Brain Research, 1990, 535, 119-130.

1989

Akase, E., Alkon, D.L. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Hippocampal lesions impair memory of short-delay conditioned eye blink in rabbit.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 1989, 103, 935-943.

Coulter, D.A., LoTurco, J.J., Kubota, M., Disterhoft, J.F., Moore, J.W., and Alkon, D.L.  Classical conditioning reduces the amplitude and duration of the calcium-dependent afterhyperpolarization in rabbit hippocampal pyramidal cells.  Journal of Neurophysiology, 1989, 61, 971-981.

Deyo, R.A., Straube, K. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Nimodipine facilitates associative learning in aging rabbits.  Science, 1989, 243, 809-811.

Deyo, R.A., Straube, K.T., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Nimodipine ameliorates aging-related changes in open-field behaviors of the rabbit.  Experimental Aging Research, 1989, 15, 169-175.

Disterhoft, J.F., Deyo, R.A., Moyer, J.R., Jr., Straube, K.T. and Thompson, L.T.  Calcium, memory and aging.  Cardiovascular Reviews and Reports, 1989, 10 Supplement August 1989, 22-29.

Disterhoft, J.F., Deyo, R.A.,  Black, J., de Jonge, M.C., Straube, K.T. and Thompson, L.T.  Associative learning in aging rabbits is facilitated by nimodipine.  In, Nimodipine and Central Nervous Functions:  New Vistas.  J. Traber and W.H. Gispen (Eds.). Stuttgart:  Schattauer, 1989, 209-225.

1988

Disterhoft, J.F., Coulter, D.A. and Alkon, D.L.  Conditioning-specific biophysical alterations in rabbit hippocampus.  In, Cellular Mechanisms of Conditioning and Behavioral Plasticity. C.D. Woody, D.L. Alkon and J.L. McGaugh (Eds.). New York: Plenum, 1988, 89-104.

Disterhoft, J.F., Golden, D.T., Read, H.R., Coulter, D.A. and Alkon, D.L. AHP reductions in rabbit hippocampal neurons during conditioning are correlated with acquisition of the learned response.  Brain Research, 1988, 462, 118-125.

Disterhoft, J.F., Read, H.R. and Akase, E.  Hippocampal involvement in rabbit eyeblink conditioning.  In, Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus, H.L. Haas and G. Buzsaki (Eds.).  Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1988, 198-201.

1987

Alkon, D.L., Disterhoft, J.F., and Coulter, D.A.  Conditioning-specific modification of postsynaptic membrane currents in mollusc and mammal.  In, The Neural and Molecular Bases of Learning.  J.-P. Changeux and M. Konishi (Eds.)  New York:  John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 1987, 17-43.

Coulter, D.A., Disterhoft, J.F., Banks, B., and Alkon, D.L.  Persistent conditioning-specific changes of postsynaptic membrane currents in hermissenda and hippocampus.  In, Neuroplasticity Learning and Memory.  N.W. Milgram, C.W. MacLeod and T.L. Petit (Eds).  New York: A.R. Liss, 1987, 17-43.

Disterhoft, J.F. and deJonge, M.  Associative learning and long-term potentiation: Cellular mechanisms compared.  International Journal of Neurology, 1987-88, 21-22, 172-183.

Disterhoft, J.F., Quinn, K.J. and Weiss, C. Analyses of the auditory input and motor output pathways in rabbit nictitating membrane conditioning.  In, Classical Conditioning.  I. Gormezano, W.F. Prokasy and R.F. Thompson (Eds.).  Hillsdale, NJ:  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1987, 93-116.

1986

Disterhoft, J.F., Coulter, D.A. and Alkon, D.L. Conditioning-specific membrane changes of rabbit hippocampal neurons measured in vitro.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 1986, 83, 2733-2737.

1985

Disterhoft, J.F. and Weiss, C. Motoneuronal control of eye retraction/nictitating membrane extension in rabbit.  In, Neural Mechanisms of Conditioning.  Alkon, D.L. and Woody, C.D. (Eds.) New York:  Plenum, 1985, 197-208.

Disterhoft, J.F., Quinn, K.J., Weiss, C. and Shipley, M.T.  Accessory abducens nucleus and conditioned eye retraction/nictating membrane extension in rabbit.  J. Neuroscience, 1985, 5, 941-950.

Weiss, C. and Disterhoft, J.F. Connections of the rabbit abducens nucleus.  Brain Research, 1985, 326, 172-178.

1984

Disterhoft, J.F. Systems neurophysiology of learning and memory:  Some comments.  In, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.  Lynch, G., McGaugh, J.L. and Weinberger, N.M. (Eds.).  New York:  Guilford Press, 1984, 244-248.

Quinn, K.J., Kennedy, P., Weiss, C., and Disterhoft, J. Eyeball retraction latency in the conscious rabbit measured with a new photodiode technique.  J. of Neuroscience Methods, 1984, 10, 29-39.

1983

Jones, L.S. and Disterhoft, J.F. The effect of auditory stimulus rate on (14C) 2-Deoxyglucose uptake in rabbit inferior colliculus.  Brain Research, 1983, 279, 85-91.

1982

Disterhoft, J.F., Shipley, M.T. and Kraus, N. Analyzing the rabbit nictitating membrane conditioned reflex arc.  In, Conditioning:  Representation of Involved Neurral Function.  C.D. Woody ( Ed.).  New York: Plenum, 1982, 433-449.

Kraus, N. and Disterhoft, J.F. Response plasticity of single neurons in rabbit auditory cortex during tone-signalled learning.  Brain Research, 1982, 246, 205-215.

1981

Disterhoft, J.F. Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological analyses of rabbit nictitating membrane conditioning.  In, Advances in Physiological Sciences, Vol. 36 Cellular Analogues of Conditioning and Neural Plasticity.  O. Feher and F. Joo (Eds.) New York: Pergamon, 1981, 129-144.

Kraus, N. and Disterhoft, J.F. Location of rabbit auditory cortex and description of single unit activity.  Brain Research, 1981, 214, 275-286.

1980

Disterhoft, J.F. and Buchwald, J.S. Mapping leaning in the brain.  In, Biology of Reinforcement, A. Routtenberg (Ed.).  New York:  Academic Press, 1980, 53-80.

Disterhoft, J.F., Perkins, R.E. and Evans, S. Neuronal morphology of the rabbit cochlear nucleus.  Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1980, 192, 687-702.

Hui, G.S. and Disterhoft, J.F. Cochlear nucleus unit responses to pure tones in conscious rabbit.  Experimental Neurology, 1980, 69, 576-588.

1978

Disterhoft, J.F. and Segal, M.  Neuron activity in rat hippocampus and motor cortex during discrimination reversal.  Brain Research Bulletin, 1978, 3, 583-588.

1977

Disterhoft, J.F. and Stuart, D.K.  Differentiated short latency response increase after conditioning in inferior colliculus neurons of alert rat.  Brain Research, 1977, 130, 315-333.

Disterhoft, J.F. Short-latency discriminative unit responses:  one way to search for the engram.  Physiological Psychology, 1977, 5, 498-500.

Disterhoft, J.F., Kwan, H.H. and Lo, W.D. Nictitating membrane conditioning to tone in the immobilized albino rabbit.  Brain Research, 1977, 137, 127-143.

Ludmer, C.H. and Disterhoft, J.F. General purpose timer from transistor logic to auxiliary equipment.  Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 1977, 42, 813-815.

1976

Disterhoft, J.F. and Stuart, D.K. Trial sequence of changed unit activity in auditory system of alert rat during conditioned response acquisition and extinction.  J. of Neurophysiology, 1976, 39, 266-281.

1973

Olds, J., Disterhoft, J.F., Segal, M. Kornblith, C.L. and Hirsh, R. Learning centers of rat brain mapped by measuring latencies of conditioned unit responses.  In, Brain Unit Activity during Behavior.  M.I. Phillips (Ed.).  Springfield, IL: C.C. Thomas, 1973, 314-346.

1972

Disterhoft, J.F. and Olds, J.  Differential development of conditioned unit changes in thalamus and cortex of rat.   J. Neurophysiology, 1972, 35, 665-679.

Disterhoft, J.F.  Learning in the intact cockroach (Periplaneta americana) when placed in a punishment situation.  J. of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 1972, 79, 1-7.

Olds, J., Disterhoft, J.F., Segal, M., Kornblith, C.L. and Hirsh, R. Learning centers of rat brain mapped by measuring latencies of conditioned unit responses.  J. of Neurophysiology, 1972, 35, 202-219.

Segal, M., Disterhoft, J.F. and Olds, J. Hippocampal unit activity during classical aversive and appetive conditioning.  Science, 1972, 175, 792-794.

1971

Disterhoft, J.F., Haggerty, Rita and Corning, W.C.  An analysis of leg position learning in the cockroach yoked control.  Physiology and Behavior, 1971, 7, 359-369.

Disterhoft, J.F. Punishment training in the intact cockroach (Periplaneta americana).  Ph.D. dissertation, Fordham University, 1971.

1968

Disterhoft, J.F., Nurnberger, J. and Corning, W.C. "P-R" difference in intact cockroaches as a function of testing interval. Psychonomic Science, 1968, 12(5), 205-206.

PUBLICATIONS

In press:

Disterhoft, J.F., Carrillo, M.C., Fortier, C.B., Gabrieli, J.D.E., Knuttinen, M-G., McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Preston, A. and Weiss, C.  Impact of temporal lobe amnesia, aging and awareness on human eyeblink conditioning.  In, Neuropsychology of Memory (3rd Edition) edited by L. Squire and D. Schacter.  New York: Guilford, In Press.

Knuttinen, M-G., Parrish, T.B., Weiss, C., LaBar, K.S., Gitelman, D.R., Power, J.M., Mesulam, M-M. and Disterhoft, J.F. EMG as a recording system for eyeblink conditioning with fMRI.  NeuroImage, Accepted with modifications.

Power, J.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  A LabVIEW based application for online acquisition, control, and analysis of electrophysiological data. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, Accepted with revisions.

Weiss, C., Venkatasubramanian, P.N., Aguado, A.S., Power, J.M., Tom, B.C., Li, L., Chen, K.S., Disterhoft, J.F., and Wyrwicz, A.M.  APP overexpression impairs delay eyeblink conditioning and decreases hippocampal volume in PDAPP mice.  Submitted.

 

2002

McGlinchey-Berroth R, Fortier CB, Cermak LS, Disterhoft JF. Temporal discrimination learning in abstinent chronic alcoholics. Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 2002, 26, 8048-8011.

Power J.M., Wu W.W., Sametsky E., Oh M.M., Disterhoft J.F. Age-related enhancement of the slow outward calcium-activated potassium current in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons in vitro. Journal of Neuroscience, 2002, 22, 7234-7243.

Wu, W.W., Oh, M.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Age-related biophysical alterations of hippocampal pyramidal neurons:  Implications for learning and memory.  Ageing Research Reviews, 2002, 1, 181-207.

2001

Carrillo, M.C., Gabrieli, J.D.E., Hopkins, R.O., McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Fortier, C.B., Kesner, R.P. and Disterhoft, J.F. Spared discrimination and impaired reversal eyeblink conditioning in patients with temporal lobe amnesia. Behavioral Neuroscience, 2001, 115.

Das, S., Weiss, C. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Eyeblink conditioning in the rabbit using stimulation of the mystacial vibrissae as a conditioned stimulus. Behavioral Neuroscience, 2001, 115, 731-736.

Geinisman, Y., Berry, R.W., Disterhoft, J.F., Power, J.M. and Van der Zee, E.A. Associative learning elicits the formation of multiple-synapse boutons.  Journal of Neuroscience, 2001, 21, 5568-5573.

Knuttinen, M-G., Gamelli, A.E., Weiss, C., Power, J.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Age-related effects on learning eyeblink conditioning in the Fisher 344 x Brown Norway F1 hybrid rat.  Neurobiology of Aging, 2001, 22, 1-8.

Knuttinen, M-G., Power, J.M., Preston, A.R. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Awareness in classical differential eyeblink conditioning in young and aging humans.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 2001, 115, 747-757.

McEchron, M.D., Weible, A.P. and Disterhoft, J.F. Aging and learning specific alterations in single neuron ensembles in the CA1 area of the hippocampus during rabbit trace eyeblink conditioning.  Journal of Neurophysiology, 2001, 86, 1839-1857.

Power, J.M., Oh, M.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Metrifonate decreases sIAHP in CA1 pyramidal neurons in vitro.   Journal of  Neurophysiology, 2001, 85, 319-322.

2000

Carrillo, M.C., Gabrieli, J.D.E. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Selective effects of division of attention upon discrimination conditioning.  Psychobiology, 2000, 28, 293-302.

Disterhoft, J.F. and McEchron, M.D.  Cellular alterations in hippocampus during acquisition and consolidation of hippocampus-dependent trace eyeblink conditioning.  In, D. Woodruff-Pak and J. E. Steinmetz, Eds.  Eyeblink Classical Conditioning Volume 2: Animal Models, Norwell, MA: Kluwer, 2000, 313-334.

Fortier, C.B., Disterhoft, J.F.  and McGlinchey-Berroth, R.  Cerebellar cortical degeneration disrupts discrimination learning but not delay or trace classical eyeblink conditioning.  Neuropsychology, 2000, 14, 537-50. 

Geinisman, Y., Disterhoft, J.F., Gundersen, H.J.G., McEchron, M.D., Persina, I.S., Power, J.M., Van der Zee, E.A. and West, M.J.  Structural substrate of hippocampus-dependent associative learning:  Remodeling of synapses. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2000, 417, 49-59.

Kwon, J.Y., Bacher, A., Deyo, D.J., Disterhoft, J.F., Zornow, M.H.  The effects of pentobarbital and isoflurane on conditioned learning after transient global cerebral ischemia in rabbits. Anesthesiology, 2000, 92, 171-177.

McEchron, M.D., Tseng, W. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Neurotoxic lesions of the dorsal hippocampus disrupt auditory-cued trace heart rate (fear) conditioning in rabbit.  Hippocampus, 2000, 10, 739-51.

Moyer, J.R., Jr., Power, J.M., Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Increased excitability of aged rabbit CA1 neurons after trace eyeblink conditioning.  Journal of Neuroscience, 2000, 20, 5476-5482.

Oh, M.M, Power, J.M., Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Apamin increases excitability of rabbit CA1 hippocampal pyramidal neurons.  Neuroscience Research Communications, 2000, 27, 135-142.

Weible, A.P., McEchron, M.D. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Cortical involvement in acquisition and extinction of trace eyeblink conditioning.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 2000, 114, 1058-1067.

Weiss, C., Preston, A.R., Oh, M.M., Schwarz, R.D., Welty, D. and Disterhoft, J.F.  The M1 muscarinic agonist CI-1017 facilitates trace eyeblink conditioning in aging rabbits and increases the excitability of CA1 pyramidal neurons. Journal of Neuroscience, 2000, 20, 783-790.

Wyrwicz, A.M., Chen, N-K., Li, L., Weiss, C. and Disterhoft, J.F.  fMRI of visual system activation in the conscious rabbit.  Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2000, 44, 474-478.

1999

Disterhoft, J.F., Kronforst-Collins, M., Oh, M.M., Power, J.M., Preston, A.R. and Weiss, C.  Cholinergic facilitation of trace eyeblink conditioning in aging rabbits.  Life Sciences, 1999, 64, 541-548.

Kwon, J.Y., Bacher, A., Deyo, D.J., Grafe, M.R., Disterhoft, J.F., Uchida, T. and Zornow, M.H.  Effects of hypothermia and lamotrigine on trace conditioned learning after global cerebral ischemia in rabbits. Experimental Neurology, 1999, 159, 105-113.

McEchron, M.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Hippocampal encoding of nonspatial trace conditioning.  Hippocampus, 1999, 9, 385-396.

McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Brawn, C. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Temporal discrimination learning in severe amnesics reveals an alteration in the timing of eyeblink conditioned responses. Behavioral Neuroscience, 1999, 113, 10-18.

Oh, M.M., Power, J.M., Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Metrifonate increases neuronal excitability in CA1 pyramidal neurons from both young and aging rabbit hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience, 1999, 19, 1814-1823.

Weiss, C., Bouwmeester, H., Power, J.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Hippocampal lesions prevent trace eyeblink conditioning in the freely moving rat. Behavioral Brain Research, 1999, 99, 123-132.

Weiss, C., Knuttinen, M-G, Power, J.M., Patel, R.I., O’Connor, M.S. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Trace eyeblink conditioning in the freely moving rat:  Optimizing the conditioning parameters. Behavioral Neuroscience, 1999, 113, 1100-1105.

1998

Kronforst-Collins, M.A. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Lesions of the caudal area of rabbit medial prefrontal cortex impair trace eyeblink conditioning. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 1998, 69, 147-162.

LaBar, K.S. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Conditioning, awareness, and the hippocampus.  Hippocampus, 1998, 8, 620-626.

McEchron, M.M., Boumeester, H., Tseng, W., Weiss, C. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Hippocampectomy disrupts auditory-trace fear conditioning and contextual fear conditioning in the rat.  Hippocampus, 1998, 8, 638-646.

Weiss, C., Shroff, A. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Spatial learning and memory in aging C57BL/6 mice.  Neuroscience Research Communications, 1998, 23, 77-92.

1997

Carrillo, M.C., Thompson, L.T., Gabrieli, J.D.E. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Variation of the intertrial interval in human classical conditioning. Psychobiology, 1997, 25, 152-157.

Kronforst-Collins, M.A., Moriearty, P.L., Ralph, M., Becker, R.E., Schmidt, B., Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Chronic metrifonate treatment reduces learning deficits in the aging rabbit. Pharmacology, BioChemistry and Behavior, 1997, 56, 103-110.

Kronforst-Collins, M.A., Moriearty, P.L., Schmidt, B. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Metrifonate improves associative learning and retention in aging rabbits.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 1997, 111, 1031-1040.

McEchron, M.D. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Sequence of single neuron changes in CA1 hippocampus of rabbits during acquisition of trace eyeblink conditioned responses. J. Neurophysiology, 1997, 78, 1030-1044.

McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Carrillo, M., Gabrieli, J.D.E., Brawn, C.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Impaired trace eyeblink conditioning in bilateral medial temporal lobe amnesia.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 1997, 111, 873-882.

Power, J.P.,  Thompson, L.T., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Enhanced synaptic transmission in CA1 hippocampus after eyeblink conditioning. J. Neurophysiology, 1997, 78, 1184-1187.

Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F. N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptors in associative eyeblink conditioning:  Both MK-801 and Phencyclidine produce task-and dose-dependent impairments.  J. Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 1997, 281, 928-940.

Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Age- and dose-dependent facilitation of associative eyeblink conditioning by D-cycloserine. Behavioral Neuroscience, 1997, 111, 1303-1312.

Van der Zee, E.A., Kronforst-Collins, M.A., Maizels, E.T., Hunzicker-Dunn, M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  gIsoform-selective changes in PKC-immunoreactivity after trace eyeblink conditioning in the rabbit hippocampus. Hippocampus, 1997, 7, 271-285.

Van der Zee, E.A., Luiten, P.G.M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Learning-induced alterations in hippocampal PKC-immunoreactivity:  A review and hypothesis of its functional significance.  Prog. Neuro-Psychopharmacol. and Biol. Psychiat., 1997, 21, 531-572.

Van der Zee, E.A., Naber, P.A. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Age-dependent changes in the immunoreactivity for neurofilaments in rabbit hippocampus.  Neuroscience, 1997, 79, 103-116.

1996

Akhavein, R.S., Weiss, C., Larson, C.R. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Analysis of neuro-behavioral Discovery data on the Macintosh computer. J. Neuroscience Methods, 1996, 70, 131-140.

Blaxton, T.A., Zeffiro, T., Gabrieli, J., Bookheimer, S.Y., Carrillo, M., Theodore, W. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Changes in cerebral blood flow during eyeblink conditioning in humans.  J. Neuroscience, 1996, 16, 4032-4040.

DeJong, G.I., Naber, P.A., Van der Zee, E.A., Thompson, L.T., Disterhoft, J.F. and Luiten, P.G.M.  Age-related loss of calcium binding proteins in rabbit hippocampus.  Neurobiology of Aging, 1996, 17, 459-465.

Disterhoft, J.F., Kronforst, M.A., Moyer, J.R., Jr., Thompson, L.T., Van der Zee, E., and Weiss, C.  Hippocampal neuron changes during trace eyeblink conditioning in the rabbit.  In,  Acquisition of Motor Behavior In Vertebrates.  J.R. Bloedel, T.J. Ebner, S.P. Wise (Eds.).  Cambridge, MA:  MIT Press, 1996, 143-174.

Disterhoft, J.F., Thompson, L.T., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Mogul, D.J.  Calcium-dependent afterhyperpolarization and learning in young and aging hippocampus.  Life Sciences, 1996, 59, 413-420.

Moyer, J.R., Jr., Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Trace eyeblink conditioning increases CA1 excitability in a transient and learning-specific manner. Journal of Neuroscience, 1996, 16, 5536-5546.

Thompson, L.T., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Trace eyeblink conditioning in rabbits demonstrates heterogeneity of learning ability both between and within age groups.  Neurobiology of Aging, 1996, 17, 619-629.

Thompson, L.T., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Transient changes in excitability of rabbit CA3 neurons with a time-course appropriate to support memory consolidation. J. Neurophysiology, 1996, 76, 1836-1849.

Van der Zee, E.A., Kronforst-Collins, M.A. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Associative learning down-regulates PKCb2- and g-immunoreactivity in astrocytes.  NeuroReport, 1996, 7, 2753-2756.

Weiss, C. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Eyeblink conditioning, motor control, and the analysis of limbic-cerebellar interactions.  Behavioral and Brain Sciences.  Controversies in Neuroscience IV:  Motor Learning and Synaptic Plasticity in the Cerebellum.  1996, 19 , 479-481. 

Weiss, C., Kronforst-Collins, M.A. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Activity of hippocampal pyramidal neurons during trace eyeblink conditioning. Hippocampus, 1996, 6, 192-209.

1995

Disterhoft, J.F., Thompson, L.T., Weiss, C., Moyer, J.R. Jr., Van der Zee, E., Carrillo, M., Kronforst-Collins, M. and Power, J.  The calcium hypothesis for Alzheimer’s Disease:  Insights from animal and human studies.  Neuroscience Research Communications, 1995, 17, 121-131. 

Gabrieli, J.D.E., McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Carrillo, M.C., Gluck, M.A., Cermak, L.S., and Disterhoft, J.F.  Intact delay-eyeblink classical conditioning in amnesics.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 1995, 109, 819-827.

McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Cermak, L.S., Carrillo, M.C., Armfield, S., Gabrieli, J.D.E. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Impaired delay eyeblink conditioning in amnesic Korsakoff’s patients and recovered alcoholics.  Alcoholism:  Clinical and Experimental Research, 1995, 19, 1127-1132.

1994

Akase, E., Thompson, L.T. and Disterhoft, J.F.  A system for quantitative analysis of associative learning.  2.  Real-time software for MS-DOS microcomputers.  Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 1994, 54, 119-130.

Disterhoft, J.F., Gispen, W.H., Traber, J. and Khachaturian, Z. (Eds.)  Calcium Rationale for Aging and Dementia.  Annals of New York Academy of Sciences, 747, 1994. 

Disterhoft, J.F., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Thompson, L.T.  The calcium rationale in aging and Alzheimer’s Disease:  Evidence from an animal model of normal aging.  In, Calcium Rationale for Aging and Dementia, Disterhoft, J.F., Gispen, W.H., Traber, J. and Khachaturian, Z. (Eds.).  Annals of New York Academy of Sciences, 1994,  747, 382-406.

Disterhoft, J.F., Thompson, L.T. and Moyer, J.R.  Cellular mechanisms of associative learning in the hippocampus.  In, The Memory System of the Brain, edited by J. Delacour.  Singapore:  World Scientific Publishing, 1994, 431-492.

Kowalska, M. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Relation of nimodipine dose and serum concentration to learning enhancement in aging rabbits.  Experimental Neurology, 1994, 127, 159-166.

Moyer, J.R. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Nimodipine decreases calcium action potentials in rabbit hippocampal CA1 neurons in an age-dependent and concentration-dependent manner.  Hippocampus, 1994, 4, 11-18.

Moyer, J.R., Jr., Disterhoft, J.F., Black, J.P., and Yeh, J.Z.  Dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channels in acutely-dissociated hippocampal CA1 neurons.  Neuroscience Research Communications, 1994, 15, 39-48.

Thompson, L.T., Moyer, J.R., Jr., Akase, E. and Disterhoft, J.F.  A system for quantitative analysis of associative learning.  1.  Hardware interfaces with cross-species applications.  Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 1994, 54, 109-117.

1993

Disterhoft, J.F., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Thompson, L.T.  The calcium rationale in Alzheimer's disease.  New York:  Raven Press, 1993.

Disterhoft, J.F., Moyer, J.R., Thompson, L.T. and Kowalska, M.  Functional aspects of calcium channel modulation.  Clinical Neuropharmacology, 1993, 16, Suppl. 1, S12-S24.

Disterhoft, J.F., Moyer, J.R., Thompson, L.T. and Kowalska, M.  Nimodipine and learning in aging rabbits.  In, Dihydropyridines, Progress in Pharmacology and Therapy, edited by W.-D. Busse, B. Garthoff and F. Seuter.  Berlin:  Springer-Verlag, 1993, 81-97.

Disterhoft, J.F., Thompson, L.T., Moyer, J.R. and Kowalska.  Nimodipine facilitates learning and increases excitability of hippocampal neurons in aging rabbits.  In, Ca2+ Antagonists in the CNS, Drugs in Development, 2, 1993, 395-405.

Liu, Y.B., Disterhoft, J.F. and Slater, N.T.  Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors induces long-term depression of GABAergic inhibition in hippocampus.  Journal of Neurophysiology, 1993, 69, 1000-1004.

Weiss, C., Disterhoft, J.F., Gibson, A.R. and Houk, J.C.  Receptive fields of single cells from the face zone of the cat rostral dorsal accessory olive (rDAO).  Brain Research, 1993, 605, 207-213.

1992

Disterhoft, J.F.  Olds,James.  In, The Encyclopedia of Learning and Memory, edited by L.R. Squire, J.H. Byrne, L. Nadel, H.L. Roediger, D.L. Schacter and R.F. Thompson.  New York:  Macmillan, 1992, 495-499.

Disterhoft, J.F., Deyo, R.A., and Thompson, L.T.  Nimodipine improves learning and sensorimotor behaviors.  In, The Treatment of Dementias:  A New Generation of Progress, edited by J.W. Simpkins, F.T. Crews and E.M. Meyer.  New York:  Plenum, 1992, 227-240.

Moyer, J.R., Jr., Thompson, L.T., Black, J.P. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Nimodipine increases excitability of rabbit CA1 pyramidal neurons in an age- and concentration-dependent manner.  Journal of Neurophysiology, 1992, 68, 2100-2109.

Thompson, L.T., Moskal, J.R. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Hippocampus-dependent learning facilitated by a monoclonal antibody or D-cycloserine.  Nature, 1992, 359, 638-641.

Thompson, L.T., Moyer, J.R., Jr., Black, J. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Cellular mechanisms for nimodipine’s reduction of aging-related learning deficits.  In, The Treatment of Dementias:  A New Generation of Progress, edited by J.W. Simpkins, F.T. Crews and E.M. Meyer. New York:Plenum, 1992, 241-256.

1991

Disterhoft, J.F., Black, J., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Thompson, L.T.  Calcium-mediated changes in hippocampal neurons and learning.  Brain Research Reviews, 1991, 16, 196-198.

1990

deJonge, M.C., Black, J., Deyo, R.A. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Learning-induced afterhyperpolarization reductions in hippocampus are specific for cell type and potassium conductance.  Experimental Brain Research, 1990, 80, 456-462.

Disterhoft, J.F. Calcium mediated events in associative learning. In, Neurobiology of Drug Abuse:  Learning and Memory, L. Erinoff (Ed.).  NIDA Research Monograph , 1990, 97, 94-115.

Moyer, J.R., Deyo, R.A. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Hippocampal lesions impair trace eye-blink conditioning in rabbits.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 1990, 104, 243-252.

Olds, J., Disterhoft, J.F. Segal, M., Kornblith, C.L. and Hirsch, R.  Learning centers of rat brains mapped by measuring latencies of conditioned unit responses.  J. Neurophysiology, 1972, 35, 202-219.  Reprinted in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. G. Shaw, J. McGaugh and S. Rose (Eds.). Singapore:  World Scientific Publishing Co., 1990, 561-578.

Straube, K.T., Deyo, R.A., Moyer, J.R., Jr., and Disterhoft, J.R.  Dietary nimodipine improves associative learning in aging rabbits.  Neurobiology of Aging, 1990, 11, 659-661.

Thompson, L.T., Deyo, R.A., and Disterhoft, J.F.  Nimodipine enhances spontaneous activity of hippocampal pyramidal neurons in aging rabbits at a dose that facilitates associative learning.  Brain Research, 1990, 535, 119-130.

1989

Akase, E., Alkon, D.L. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Hippocampal lesions impair memory of short-delay conditioned eye blink in rabbit.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 1989, 103, 935-943.

Coulter, D.A., LoTurco, J.J., Kubota, M., Disterhoft, J.F., Moore, J.W., and Alkon, D.L.  Classical conditioning reduces the amplitude and duration of the calcium-dependent afterhyperpolarization in rabbit hippocampal pyramidal cells.  Journal of Neurophysiology, 1989, 61, 971-981.

Deyo, R.A., Straube, K. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Nimodipine facilitates associative learning in aging rabbits.  Science, 1989, 243, 809-811.

Deyo, R.A., Straube, K.T., Moyer, J.R., Jr. and Disterhoft, J.F.  Nimodipine ameliorates aging-related changes in open-field behaviors of the rabbit.  Experimental Aging Research, 1989, 15, 169-175.

Disterhoft, J.F., Deyo, R.A., Moyer, J.R., Jr., Straube, K.T. and Thompson, L.T.  Calcium, memory and aging.  Cardiovascular Reviews and Reports, 1989, 10 Supplement August 1989, 22-29.

Disterhoft, J.F., Deyo, R.A.,  Black, J., de Jonge, M.C., Straube, K.T. and Thompson, L.T.  Associative learning in aging rabbits is facilitated by nimodipine.  In, Nimodipine and Central Nervous Functions:  New Vistas.  J. Traber and W.H. Gispen (Eds.). Stuttgart:  Schattauer, 1989, 209-225.

1988

Disterhoft, J.F., Coulter, D.A. and Alkon, D.L.  Conditioning-specific biophysical alterations in rabbit hippocampus.  In, Cellular Mechanisms of Conditioning and Behavioral Plasticity. C.D. Woody, D.L. Alkon and J.L. McGaugh (Eds.). New York: Plenum, 1988, 89-104.

Disterhoft, J.F., Golden, D.T., Read, H.R., Coulter, D.A. and Alkon, D.L. AHP reductions in rabbit hippocampal neurons during conditioning are correlated with acquisition of the learned response.  Brain Research, 1988, 462, 118-125.

Disterhoft, J.F., Read, H.R. and Akase, E.  Hippocampal involvement in rabbit eyeblink conditioning.  In, Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus, H.L. Haas and G. Buzsaki (Eds.).  Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1988, 198-201.

1987

Alkon, D.L., Disterhoft, J.F., and Coulter, D.A.  Conditioning-specific modification of postsynaptic membrane currents in mollusc and mammal.  In, The Neural and Molecular Bases of Learning.  J.-P. Changeux and M. Konishi (Eds.)  New York:  John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 1987, 17-43.

Coulter, D.A., Disterhoft, J.F., Banks, B., and Alkon, D.L.  Persistent conditioning-specific changes of postsynaptic membrane currents in hermissenda and hippocampus.  In, Neuroplasticity Learning and Memory.  N.W. Milgram, C.W. MacLeod and T.L. Petit (Eds).  New York: A.R. Liss, 1987, 17-43.

Disterhoft, J.F. and deJonge, M.  Associative learning and long-term potentiation: Cellular mechanisms compared.  International Journal of Neurology, 1987-88, 21-22, 172-183.

Disterhoft, J.F., Quinn, K.J. and Weiss, C. Analyses of the auditory input and motor output pathways in rabbit nictitating membrane conditioning.  In, Classical Conditioning.  I. Gormezano, W.F. Prokasy and R.F. Thompson (Eds.).  Hillsdale, NJ:  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1987, 93-116.

1986

Disterhoft, J.F., Coulter, D.A. and Alkon, D.L. Conditioning-specific membrane changes of rabbit hippocampal neurons measured in vitro.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 1986, 83, 2733-2737.

1985

Disterhoft, J.F. and Weiss, C. Motoneuronal control of eye retraction/nictitating membrane extension in rabbit.  In, Neural Mechanisms of Conditioning.  Alkon, D.L. and Woody, C.D. (Eds.) New York:  Plenum, 1985, 197-208.

Disterhoft, J.F., Quinn, K.J., Weiss, C. and Shipley, M.T.  Accessory abducens nucleus and conditioned eye retraction/nictating membrane extension in rabbit.  J. Neuroscience, 1985, 5, 941-950.

Weiss, C. and Disterhoft, J.F. Connections of the rabbit abducens nucleus.  Brain Research, 1985, 326, 172-178.

1984

Disterhoft, J.F. Systems neurophysiology of learning and memory:  Some comments.  In, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.  Lynch, G., McGaugh, J.L. and Weinberger, N.M. (Eds.).  New York:  Guilford Press, 1984, 244-248.

Quinn, K.J., Kennedy, P., Weiss, C., and Disterhoft, J. Eyeball retraction latency in the conscious rabbit measured with a new photodiode technique.  J. of Neuroscience Methods, 1984, 10, 29-39.

1983

Jones, L.S. and Disterhoft, J.F. The effect of auditory stimulus rate on (14C) 2-Deoxyglucose uptake in rabbit inferior colliculus.  Brain Research, 1983, 279, 85-91.

1982

Disterhoft, J.F., Shipley, M.T. and Kraus, N. Analyzing the rabbit nictitating membrane conditioned reflex arc.  In, Conditioning:  Representation of Involved Neurral Function.  C.D. Woody ( Ed.).  New York: Plenum, 1982, 433-449.

Kraus, N. and Disterhoft, J.F. Response plasticity of single neurons in rabbit auditory cortex during tone-signalled learning.  Brain Research, 1982, 246, 205-215.

1981

Disterhoft, J.F. Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological analyses of rabbit nictitating membrane conditioning.  In, Advances in Physiological Sciences, Vol. 36 Cellular Analogues of Conditioning and Neural Plasticity.  O. Feher and F. Joo (Eds.) New York: Pergamon, 1981, 129-144.

Kraus, N. and Disterhoft, J.F. Location of rabbit auditory cortex and description of single unit activity.  Brain Research, 1981, 214, 275-286.

1980

Disterhoft, J.F. and Buchwald, J.S. Mapping leaning in the brain.  In, Biology of Reinforcement, A. Routtenberg (Ed.).  New York:  Academic Press, 1980, 53-80.

Disterhoft, J.F., Perkins, R.E. and Evans, S. Neuronal morphology of the rabbit cochlear nucleus.  Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1980, 192, 687-702.

Hui, G.S. and Disterhoft, J.F. Cochlear nucleus unit responses to pure tones in conscious rabbit.  Experimental Neurology, 1980, 69, 576-588.

1978

Disterhoft, J.F. and Segal, M.  Neuron activity in rat hippocampus and motor cortex during discrimination reversal.  Brain Research Bulletin, 1978, 3, 583-588.

1977

Disterhoft, J.F. and Stuart, D.K.  Differentiated short latency response increase after conditioning in inferior colliculus neurons of alert rat.  Brain Research, 1977, 130, 315-333.

Disterhoft, J.F. Short-latency discriminative unit responses:  one way to search for the engram.  Physiological Psychology, 1977, 5, 498-500.

Disterhoft, J.F., Kwan, H.H. and Lo, W.D. Nictitating membrane conditioning to tone in the immobilized albino rabbit.  Brain Research, 1977, 137, 127-143.

Ludmer, C.H. and Disterhoft, J.F. General purpose timer from transistor logic to auxiliary equipment.  Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 1977, 42, 813-815.

1976

Disterhoft, J.F. and Stuart, D.K. Trial sequence of changed unit activity in auditory system of alert rat during conditioned response acquisition and extinction.  J. of Neurophysiology, 1976, 39, 266-281.

1973

Olds, J., Disterhoft, J.F., Segal, M. Kornblith, C.L. and Hirsh, R. Learning centers of rat brain mapped by measuring latencies of conditioned unit responses.  In, Brain Unit Activity during Behavior.  M.I. Phillips (Ed.).  Springfield, IL: C.C. Thomas, 1973, 314-346.

1972

Disterhoft, J.F. and Olds, J.  Differential development of conditioned unit changes in thalamus and cortex of rat.   J. Neurophysiology, 1972, 35, 665-679.

Disterhoft, J.F.  Learning in the intact cockroach (Periplaneta americana) when placed in a punishment situation.  J. of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 1972, 79, 1-7.

Olds, J., Disterhoft, J.F., Segal, M., Kornblith, C.L. and Hirsh, R. Learning centers of rat brain mapped by measuring latencies of conditioned unit responses.  J. of Neurophysiology, 1972, 35, 202-219.

Segal, M., Disterhoft, J.F. and Olds, J. Hippocampal unit activity during classical aversive and appetive conditioning.  Science, 1972, 175, 792-794.

1971

Disterhoft, J.F., Haggerty, Rita and Corning, W.C.  An analysis of leg position learning in the cockroach yoked control.  Physiology and Behavior, 1971, 7, 359-369.

Disterhoft, J.F. Punishment training in the intact cockroach (Periplaneta americana).  Ph.D. dissertation, Fordham University, 1971.

1968

Disterhoft, J.F., Nurnberger, J. and Corning, W.C. "P-R" difference in intact cockroaches as a function of testing interval. Psychonomic Science, 1968, 12(5), 205-206.


 

Dr. John Disterhoft
Department of Physiology  -  Institute for Neuroscience
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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