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5189
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  • 1981 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Albert J. Berger is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans neuroscience and related biological sciences, with a focus on neurobiology, insect physiology, animal behavior, reproduction, and ecology.

The main fields of study represented in Berger's work include Neuroscience, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these, their subfields of expertise are Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics. The topics addressed in their publications cover:

  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Berger has collaborated frequently with specific co-authors, reflecting a consistent research network. These collaborators include Minhao Li, Dawn S. Chen, Ian P. Junker, Fabianna I. Szorenyi, and Guan Hao Chen.

The scientist's recent papers demonstrate a concentration on the neural circuits underlying behavior, particularly in Drosophila species. Notable publications are:

  • Ancestral neural circuits potentiate the origin of a female sexual behavior in Drosophila, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Ancestral neural circuits potentiate the origin of a female sexual behavior, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ancestral neural circuits potentiate the origin of a female sexual behavior in Drosophila, 2024, UNC Libraries

Berger's work has appeared in several publication venues, with contributions to Nature Communications, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and UNC Libraries.

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Berger was awarded the fellowship of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1981.

Best Publications

  • Cotransmission of GABA and glycine to brain stem motoneurons.

    Jennifer A. O’Brien;Albert J. Berger

  • Development of Glycinergic Synaptic Transmission to Rat Brain Stem Motoneurons

    Joshua H. Singer;Edmund M. Talley;Douglas A. Bayliss;Albert J. Berger

  • Direct excitation of rat spinal motoneurones by serotonin.

    T Takahashi;A J Berger

  • Multiple potassium conductances and their role in action potential repolarization and repetitive firing behavior of neonatal rat hypoglossal motoneurons

    F. Viana;D. A. Bayliss;A. J. Berger

  • Modulation of neonatal rat hypoglossal motoneuron excitability by serotonin.

    Albert J. Berger;Douglas A. Bayliss;Félix Viana

  • Inhibition of N- and P-type calcium currents and the after-hyperpolarization in rat motoneurones by serotonin.

    D A Bayliss;M Umemiya;A J Berger

  • Involvement of serotonin in the excitation of phrenic motoneurons evoked by stimulation of the raphe obscurus

    J. R. Holtman;Thomas E Dick;A. J. Berger

  • Properties and function of low- and high-voltage-activated Ca2+ channels in hypoglossal motoneurons

    M Umemiya;AJ Berger

  • Characteristics and postnatal development of a hyperpolarization-activated inward current in rat hypoglossal motoneurons in vitro

    D. A. Bayliss;F. Viana;M. C. Bellingham;A. J. Berger

  • Distribution of carotid sinus nerve afferent fibers to solitary tract nuclei of the cat using transganglionic transport of horseradish peroxidase

    A.J. Berger

  • Actions of norepinephrine on rat hypoglossal motoneurons

    M. A. Parkis;D. A. Bayliss;A. J. Berger

  • Presynaptic depression of excitatory synaptic inputs to rat hypoglossal motoneurons by muscarinic M2 receptors

    M. C. Bellingham;A. J. Berger

  • Morphology of cat phrenic motoneurons as revealed by intracellular injection of horseradish peroxidase

    W. E. Cameron;D. B. Averill;A. J. Berger

  • Activation of adenosine A1 and A2 receptors differentially modulates calcium channels and glycinergic synaptic transmission in rat brainstem.

    Masashi Umemiya;Albert J. Berger

  • Calcium conductances and their role in the firing behavior of neonatal rat hypoglossal motoneurons.

    F. Viana;D. A. Bayliss;A. J. Berger

  • Gap junctions and inhibitory synapses modulate inspiratory motoneuron synchronization.

    Céline Bou-Flores;Albert J. Berger

  • Mechanisms underlying excitatory effects of thyrotropin-releasing hormone on rat hypoglossal motoneurons in vitro.

    D. A. Bayliss;F. Viana;A. J. Berger

  • Presynaptic inhibition of glutamatergic synaptic transmission to rat motoneurons by serotonin

    Joshua H. Singer;Mark C. Bellingham;Albert J. Berger

  • Quantitative analysis of the dendrites of cat phrenic motoneurons stained intracellularly with horseradish peroxidase.

    William E. Cameron;David B. Averill;Albert J. Berger

  • Phrenic motoneurons in the cat: subpopulations and nature of respiratory drive potentials

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  • Neuromodulation of hypoglossal motoneurons: cellular and developmental mechanisms.

    Douglas A Bayliss;Félix Viana;Edmund M Talley;Albert J Berger

  • Neural regulation of respiration.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Félix Viana
Félix Viana Spanish National Research Council
Mark C. Bellingham
Mark C. Bellingham University of Queensland
Douglas A. Bayliss
Douglas A. Bayliss University of Virginia
Jeffry S. Isaacson
Jeffry S. Isaacson University of California, San Diego
Philip A. Schwartzkroin
Philip A. Schwartzkroin University of California, Davis
Yuchio Yanagawa
Yuchio Yanagawa Gunma University
Scott C. Baraban
Scott C. Baraban University of California, San Francisco

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