Selected Publications

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Shostak, Y., Wenger, A.E., Mavity-Hudson, J.A. and Casagrande, V.A. (2014) Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) shows different patterns of localization within the parallel visual pathways in macaque and squirrel monkeys. Eye and Brain, in press.

Ichida, J.M., Mavity-Hudson, J.A. and Casagrande, V.A. (2014) Distinct patterns of corticogeniculate feedback to different layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN). Eye and Brain, in press.

Li, K., Patel, J., Purushothaman, G., Marion, R.T. and Casagrande, V. A. (2013). Retinotopic maps in the pulvinar of bush baby (Otolemur garnettii) Journal of Comparative Neuroscience, in press.

Purushothaman, G. and Casagrande, V.A. (2013) A generalized ideal observer model for decoding sensory neural responses. Frontiers in Psychology, in press.

Marion, R., Purushothaman, G., Jiang, Y., Casagrande, V.A. (2013) Morphological and neurochemical comparisons between pulvinar and V1 projections to V2. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 521: 813–832.

Fan, R.H., Baldwin, M.K., Jermakowicz, W.J., Casagrande, V.A., Kaas, J.H., Roe, A.W. (2012) Intrinsic signal optical imaging evidence for dorsal V3 in the prosimian galago (Otolemur garnettii) Journal of Comparative Neurology 520: 4254–4274.

Purushothaman, G., Marion, R., Li, K., and V. A. Casagrande (2012) Gating and control of primary visual cortex by pulvinar. Nature Neuroscience, 15, 905–912

Casagrande, V.A. and R.T. Marion, (2011) Processing in the Primary Visual Cortex In Adler’s Physiology of the Eye, 11th edition (A. Alm, P.L. Kaufman, (lead) L.A. Levin, S.F.E. Nilsson, J. Ver Hoeve and S.M. Wu, eds) Mosby, Elsevier, pp 586-598.

Casagrande, V.A. and J.M. Ichida (2011) Processing in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN) In Adler’s Physiology of the Eye, 11th edition (A. Alm, P.L. Kaufman, (lead) L.A. Levin, S.F.E. Nilsson, J. Ver Hoeve and S.M. Wu, eds) Mosby, Elsevier, pp. 574-585.

Purushothaman, G., I. Khaytin, and V.A. Casagrande (2009) Quantification of optical images of cortical responses for inferring functional maps. J. Neurophysiol., 101, 2708-2724.

Jermakowicz, W.J., X. Chen, I. Khaytin, A.B. Bonds and V.A. Casagrande (2009) Relationship between spontaneous and evoked spike-time correlations in primate visual cortex. J. Neurophysiol., 101, 2279-2789.

Khaytin, I, Xin Chen, D.W. Royal, O. Ruiz, W.J. Jermakowicz, R.M. Siegel and Vivien A. Casagrande, (2008) Functional organization of temporal frequency selectivity in primate visual cortex. Cerebral Cortex 18: 1828-1842. PDF

Boyd, J.D., I. Khaytin, and V. A. Casagrande (2008) Comparative Evolutionary Aspects across Orders. In Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (Marc D., Hirokawa, Nobutaka, and Windhorst, U eds –Field editor A. Butler), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 1448-1455.

Casagrande, V.A., I. Khaytin, and J. Boyd (2008) Evolution of the Visual System: Mammals—Color Vision and the Function of Parallel Visual Pathways in Primates. In Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (Marc D., Hirokawa, Nobutaka, and Windhorst, U eds –Field editor A. Butler), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 1472-1475.

Jermakowicz, W.J. and Casagrande, V.A. (2007) Neuronal networks a century after Cajal. In A Century of Neuroscience Discovery: Reflecting on the 1906 Nobel Prizes to Golgi and Cajal. In Brain Research Reviews (L. Swanson, ed.), Elsevier, pp. 264-284 . PDF

Casagrande, V. A., F. Yazar, K.D. Jones, and Y. Ding (2007) The morphology of the koniocellular (K) axon pathway in the macaque monkey. Cerebral Cortex (17):2334-45. PDF

Xu, X,, Anderson, T.J., Casagrande, V.A. (2007) How do functional maps in primary visual cortex vary with eccentricity? Journal of Comparative Neurology 501, 741-755. PDF

Casagrande, V.A., Chen, X. and Jermakowicz, W.J. (2007) What language is spoken here? Conversations between neurons in primate visual cortex. In Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (R. Wang, F. Gu, E. Shen, eds.), Springer, pp. 27-30.

Casagrande, V.A., Chen*, X. and Jermakowicz*, W.J. (2007) What language is spoken here? Conversations between neurons in primate visual cortex. Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics (ICCN-07)) and 3rd International conference on Physiological Biophysics – Cognitive Neurodynamics (ICCN2007 proceedings).

Casagrande, V.A., I. Khaytin, I., and J. Boyd (2007) The evolution of parallel visual pathways in primates. In Evolution of the Nervous System (T.M. Preuss and J. Kaas, eds.), vol. 4, pp. 87-108. PDF

Xu , X., Collins C.E., Khaytin, I., Kaas J. H., and V. A. Casagrande (2006). Unequal representation of cardinal versus oblique orientations in the middle temporal (MT) visual area. Proceedings for the National Academy of Sciences 103(46):17490-95. PDF

Ruiz, O., D. Royal, G. Sáry, X. Chen, J. D. Schall, and V. A. Casagrande (2006) Low-threshold Ca 2+ associated bursts are rare events in the LGN of the awake behaving monkey. Journal of Neurophysiology, 95:3401-13 . PDF

Elston, G.N., R. Benavides-Piccione, A. Elston, B. Zietsch, J. DeFelipe, P. Manger, V. Casagrande and J. Kaas (2006) Specializations of the granular prefrontal cortex of primates: implications for cognitive processing. Anatomical Record Part A 288A:26-35. PDF

Royal, D. W., Gy. Sáry, J.D. Schall, and V.A. Casagrande (2006) Correlates of motor planning and integration across visual fixations in the macaque monkey lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN). Experimental Brain Research 168:62-75. PDF

Xu, X., Bosking W. H., White, L. E., Fitzpatrick, D., & Casagrande, V.A. (2005) Functional organization of visual cortex in the prosimian bush baby revealed by optical imaging of intrinsic signals. Journal of Neurophysiology 94:2748–2762. PDF

Collins, C. E., X. Xu, I. Khaytin, P. M. Kaskan, V. A. Casagrande, J. H. Kaas (2005) Optical imaging of visually evoked responses in MT after deactivation of V1 in adult New World and prosimian primates. Proceedings for the National Academy of Sciences 102(15): 5594-5599. PDF

Casagrande, V. A., Gy. Sáry, D. Royal, and O. Ruiz (2005) On the impact of attention and motor planning on the lateral geniculate nucleus. In Cortical Function: A View from the Thalamus. ( V. A. Casagrande, S. M. Sherman and R. W. Guillery, eds). In Progress in Brain Research, vol. 149, pp. 11-29. PDF

Casagrande, V.A., R. Guillery, and S. Sherman, eds. (2005) Cortical function: a view from the thalamus (book). In Progress in Brain Research vol. 149, Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Elston, E., A. Elston, V. Casagrande, and J. H. Kaas (2005) Areal specialization of pyramidal cell structure in the visual cortex of the tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri): a new task revealed in the evolution of cortical circuitry. Experimental Brain Research 163:13-20. PDF

Elston, E., A. Elston, V. Casagrande, and J. H. Kaas (2005) Pyramidal neurons in granular prefrontal cortex of the bush baby complexity in the evolution of the psychic cell. Anatomical RecordPart A 285A:610–618. PDF

Elston, E., A. Elston, V. Casagrande, and J. H. Kaas (2005) Regional specialization of pyramidal cell structure in the cerebral cortex of the bush baby (Otolemur garnetti). Brain, Behavior, and Evolution, Vol. 66:10-20. PDF

Casagrande, V.A., Royal, D.W., Sáry, Gy. (2005) Extraretinal inputs and feedback mechanisms to the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN). In The Primate Visual System: A Comparative Approach (Jan Kremers, ed.) Hoboken , New Jersey : John Wiley and Sons, pp. 191-206.  PDF

Xu, X., C.E. Collins, P.M. Kaskan, I. Khaytin, J.H. Kaas, and V.A. Casagrande (2004). Optical imaging of visually evoked responses in prosimian primates reveals conserved features of the middle temporal visual area. Proceedings for the National Academy of Sciences 101(8): 2566-71. PDF

Wiencken-Barger, A. E., J. Mavity-Hudson, U. Bartsch, M. Schachner, and V. A. Casagrande (2004) The role of L1 in axon pathfinding and fasciculation.  Cerebral Cortex (cover figure) 14(2): 121-131. PDF COVER

Xu, X., W. Bosking, G. Sáry, J. Stefansic, D. Shima, and V. Casagrande (2004). Functional organization of visual cortex in the owl monkey.  Journal of Neuroscience (cover figure), 24(28):6237– 6247. PDF COVER

Casagrande, V. A. and X. Xu (2004) Parallel visual pathways: a comparative perspective. In The Visual Neurosciences. L. Chalupa and J. S. Werner (Eds.) MIT Press. pp. 494-506. PDF

Shostak, Y., Y. Ding, and V. A. Casagrande (2003) Neurochemical comparison of synaptic arrangements of parvocellular, magnocellular, and koniocellular geniculate pathways in owl monkey (Aotus trivirgatus) visual cortex.  Journal of Comparative Neurology 456: 12-28. PDF

Joos, K., L. Mawn, J. Shen, V. A. Casagrande (2003) Chronic and acute analysis of optic nerve sheath fenestration with the free electron laser in monkeys. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 32:32-41. PDF

Casagrande, V.A and D. Royal (2003) Parallel visual pathways in a dynamic system. In Primate Vision. J. H. Kaas and C. E. Collins (Eds.) CRC Press, pp. 1-28.  PDF

Casagrande, V. A., X. Xu, and Gy. Sáry (2002)  Static and dynamic views of visual cortical organization.  In Changing Views of Cajal's Neuron. In Progress in Brain Research, Vol. 136 (P. Rakic, E. Azmitia, J. deFelipe, C. Ribak, and E. Jones, eds.). Elsevier Science B.V., pp. 389-403. PDF

Casagrande, V.A. and J. M. Ichida (2002). The primary visual cortex. In Physiology of the Eye, ed. F. H. Adler. C.V. Mosby Co, St. Louis, pp. 669-685. PDF (2 MB)

Casagrande, V.A. and Ichida, J.M. (2002) The lateral geniculate nucleus. In Physiology of the Eye, ed. F. H. Adler, pp. 655-668. St. Louis, MO: C.V. Mosby Company. PDF

Lyon, D. C., X. Xu , V. A., Casagrande, J. D. Stefansic, D. Shima and J. H. Kaas (2002). Optical Imaging Reveals Retinotopic Organization of Dorsal V3 in New World Owl Monkeys. Proceedings for the National Academy of Sciences 99(24):15735-15742. PDF

Xu, X., J. M. Ichida, Y. Shostak, A. B. Bonds, and V. A. Casagrande (2002). Are primate lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) cells really sensitive to orientation or direction?  Visual Neuroscience 19:97-108. PDF

Shostak, Y., Y. Ding, J. A. Mavity-Hudson, and V. A. Casagrande (2002). Cortical synaptic arrangements of the third visual pathway in three primate species: Macaca mulatta, Saimiri sciureus, and Aotus trivirgatus. Journal of Neuroscience 22:2885-2893. PDF

Xu, X., A. B. Bonds and V. A. Casagrande (2002). Modeling receptive field structure of koniocellular, magnocellular, and paravocellular LGN cells in the owl monkey (Aotus trivigatus). Visual Neuroscience 19:703-11. PDF

Wiencken-Barger, A.E. and V. A. Casagrande (2002). Visual system development and neural activity. In Encyclopedia of the Human Brain, ed. Ramachandran, V.S., pp. 791-804. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. PDF

Ichida, J. M. and V. A. Casagrande (2002). Organization of the feedback pathway from striate cortex (V1) to the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) in a simian primate (Aotus tivirgatus). Journal of Comparative Neurology 454:272-283. PDF

Xu, X., Ichida, J.M., Allison, J.D., Boyd, J.D., Bonds, A.B. & Casagrande, V.A. (2001). A comparison of Koniocellular (K), Magnocelluar (M), and Parvocellular (P) receptive field properties in the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the owl monkey (Aotus trivirgatus). Journal of Physiology 531:203-218. PDF

Wiencken, A. E. and V. A. Casagrande (2000). The distribution of NADPH diaphorase and nitric oxide synthetase (NOS) in relation to the functional compartments of areas V1 and V2 of primate visual cortex. Cerebral Cortex 10:490-511. PDF

Joos, K. M., J. H. Shen, D. J. Shetlar, and V. A. Casagrande. Joos, K.M., J.H. Shen, D.J. Shetlar, and V.A. Casagrande (2000) Optic nerve fenestration with a novel wavelength produced by the free electron laser. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 27:191-205. PDF

Ichida, J. M., M. G. P. Rosa and V. A. Casagrande (2000). Does the visual system of the flying fox resemble that of primates? The distribution of calcium-binding proteins in the primary visual pathway of Pteropus poliocephalus. Journal of Comparative Neurology 417:73-87. PDF

Casagrande, V. A. and A. E. Wiencken (2000). Developmental plasticity in the mammalian visual system. In The Mutable Brain: Dynamic and Plastic Features, ed. Kaas, J. H., pp. 1-48. Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Harwood Academic Publishers.  PDF

Boyd, J. D., J. A. Mavity-Hudson, and V. A. Casagrande (2000). The connections of layer 4 subdivisions of the primary visual cortex (V1) of the owl monkey. Cerebral Cortex 10:644-662. PDF

Allison, J. D., P. Melzer, Y. Ding, A. B. Bonds, and V. A. Casagrande (2000). Differential contributions of parallel pathways to primate visual cortex. Visual Neuroscience 17:71-77. PDF

Wiencken, A. E. and V. A. Casagrande (1999). Endothelial nitric oxide synthetase (eNOS) in astrocytes: another source of nitric oxide in neocortex. Glia 26:280-290. PDF

Casagrande, V. A. (1999). The mystery of the visual system K pathway. Journal of Physiology 517(3):630. PDF

Boyd, J. D. and V. A. Casagrande (1999). Relationships between cytochrome oxidase (CO) blobs in primate V1 and the distribution of neurons projecting to the middle temporal area (MT). Journal of Comparative Neurology 409: 573-591. PDF

Shen, J.H., Casagrande, V.A., Joos, K.M., Shetlar, D.J., Robinson, R.D., Head, W.S., Mavity-Hudson, J.A. and Nunnally, A.H. (1999) Acute optic nerve sheath fenestration with the free electron laser. SPIE Conference on Ophthalmic Technologies IX, San Jose, CA.

Yamada, E. S., D. W. Marshak, L. Carlos, L. Silveira, and V.A. Casagrande (1998). Morphology of P and M retinal ganglion cells of the bus h baby. Vision Research 38: 3345-3352. PDF

Ding, Y. and V. A. Casagrande (1998). Synaptic and neurochemical characterization of parallel pathways to the cytochrome oxidase blobs of primate visual cortex. Journal of Comparative Neurology 391:429-443. PDF

Casagrande, V. A. (1998). Krieg Cortical Kudos. Cerebral Cortex 8:477-479. PDF

Casagrande, V.A. (1998) Review of The First Steps in Seeing by Robert W. Rodieck, Sinauer

Rosa, M. G. P., V. A. Casagrande, T. Preuss, and J. H. Kaas (1997). Visual field representation in striate and prestriate cortices of a prosimian primate (Galago garnetti). Journal of Neurophysiology 77:3193-3217. PDF

Ding, Y. and V. A. Casagrande (1997). The distribution and morphology of LGN K pathway axons within the layers and CO-blobs of owl monkey V1. Visual Neuroscience 14:691-704. PDF

Casagrande, V. A. and A. E. Wiencken (1996) Prenatal development of axon outgrowth and connectivity. In Progress in Brain Research Vol 108, NeuralDevelopment and Plasticity. R. R. Mize and R. S. Erzurumlu, eds. Elsevier, N.Y. pp. 83-93. PDF

Allison, J. D., J. F. Kabara, R. K. Snider, V. A. Casagrande, and A. B. Bonds (1996). GABAB-receptor-mediated inhibition reduces the orientation selectivity of the sustained response of striate cortical neurons in cats. Visual Neuroscience 13, 559-566. PDF

Casagrande, V. A. and J. D. Boyd (1996). The neural architecture of binocular vision. Eye 10:153-160. PDF

Singleton, C. D. and V. A. Casagrande (1996). A reliable and sensitive method for fluorescent photoconversion. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 64:47-54.  PDF

Allison, J. D., V. A. Casagrande, and A. B. Bonds (1995). The influence of input from the lower cortical layers on the orientation tuning of upper layer V1 cells in a primate. Visual Neuroscience 12:309-320. PDF

Johnson, J. K. and V. A. Casagrande (1995). Distribution of calcium-binding proteins within the parallel visual pathways of a primate (Galago crassicaudatus). Journal of Comparative Neurology 356:238-260. PDF

Casagrande, V. A., and P. G. Shinkman, Eds. (1994) Advance in Neural and Behavioral Development, Vol. 4. Ablex, Norwood, N.J.

Casagrande, V. A. and J. H. Kaas (1994) The afferent, intrinsic, and efferent connections of primary visual cortex in primates. In: Cerebral Cortex, Vol. 10,Primary Visual Cortex of Primates. A. Peters and K. Rockland, eds. Plenum Press, N.Y., pp. 201-259. PDF

Casagrande, V. A. (1994). A third visual pathway to primate V1. Trends in Neuroscience 17:305-310. PDF

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