Jonathan B. Demb, Ph.D.
Publications

Demb JB, Feller MB. Neuroscience: activity acts locally. Nature 2009;460:961-963.

Beaudoin DL, Manookin MB, Demb J. Distinct expressions of contrast gain control in parallel synaptic pathways converging on a retinal ganglion cell. J Physiol 2008;586:5487-5502. Epub 2008 Oct 2.

Demb JB. Functional circuitry of visual adaptation in the retina. J Physiol 2008;586:4377-4384. Epub 2008 Jul 10.

Manookin MB, Beaudoin DL, Ernst ZR, Flagel LJ, Demb JB. Disinhibition combines with excitation to extend the operating range of the OFF visual pathway in daylight. J Neurosci 2008;28:4136-4150.

Demb JB, von Gersdorff H. Ultraweak signals can cause synaptic depression and adaptation. Neuron 2008;57:802-804.

Demb JB. Cellular mechanisms for direction selectivity in the retina. Neuron 2007;55:179-186.

Zaghloul KA, Manookin MB, Borghuis BG, Boahen K, Demb JB. Functional circuitry for peripheral suppression in mammalian Y-type retinal ganglion cells. J Neurophysiol 2007;97:4327-4340. Epub 2007 Apr 25.

Beaudoin DL, Borghuis BG, Demb JB. Cellular basis for contrast gain control over the receptive field center of mammalian retinal ganglion cells. J Neurosci 2007;27:2636-2645.

Demb JB. Making selective 'cone-ections'. Nat Neurosci 2006;9:595-596.

Manookin MB, Demb JB. Presynaptic mechanism for slow contrast adaptation in mammalian retinal ganglion cells.  Neuron 2006;50:453-464.

Carandini M, Demb JB, Mante V, et al.  Do we know what the early visual system does?  J Neurosci 2005;25:10577-10597.

Zaghloul KA, Boahen K, Demb JB. Contrast adaptation in subthreshold and spiking responses of mammalian Y-type retinal ganglion cells. J Neurosci 2005;25:860-868.

Demb JB, Sterling P, Freed M. How retinal ganglion cells prevent synaptic noise from reaching the spike output. J Neurophysiol 2004;92:2510-2519.

Zaghloul KA, Boahen K, Demb JB. Different circuits for ON and OFF retinal ganglion cells cause different contrast sensitivities. J Neurosci 2003;23:2645-2654.

Demb JB, Zaghloul K, Haarsma L, Sterling P. Bipolar cells contribute to nonlinear spatial summation in the brisk-transient (Y) ganglion cell in mammalian retina. J Neurosci 2001;21:7447-7454.

Demb JB, Zaghloul K, Sterling P. Cellular basis for the response to second-order motion cues in Y retinal ganglion cells. Neuron 2001;32:711-721.

Demb JB, Haarsma L, Freed MA, Sterling P. Functional circuitry of the retinal ganglion cell's nonlinear receptive field. J Neurosci 1999;19:9756-9767.

Heeger DJ, Boynton GM, Demb JB, Seidemann E, Newsome WT. Motion opponency in visual cortex. J Neurosci 1999;19:7162-7174.

Boynton GM, Demb JB, Glover GH, Heeger DJ. Neuronal basis of contrast discrimination. Vision Res 1999;39:257-269.

Demb JB, Boynton GM, Heeger DJ. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of early visual pathways in dyslexia. J Neurosci 1998;18:6939-6951.