Here is a list of selected publication from Casagrande Lab:

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  • 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.
    • Casagrande, V.A. and G. Purushothaman, (2009) Modularity. In Encyclopedia of Perception (E. Bruce Goldstein, ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, pp 561-566.
  • 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., I. Khaytin, I., and J. Boyd (2006) 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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., 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 ( J an Kremers, e d.) Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, pp. 191-206. 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
  • 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., 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lachica, E. A., J. A. Mavity-Hudson, and V. A. Casagrande (1991) Morphological details of primate axons and dendrites revealed by extracellular injection of biocytin: an economic and reliable alternative to PHA-L. Brain Research 564:1-11. PDF