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Thomas O’Dell, Ph.D.

Biography

Synaptic and molecular mechanisms in learning and memory formation My lab is currently investigating the synaptic and molecular mechanisms involved in learning and memory formation in the mammalian central nervous system. Electrophysiological techniques are used to study synaptic transmission in a variety of in vitro preparations but most work concerns the mechanisms responsible for long-lasting changes in synaptic transmission that occur in the hippocampus, a region of the brain known to have an important role in learning and memory. In our experiments we use electrophysiological, pharmacological, and molecular genetic (transgenic mice) approaches to decipher the molecular components of the biochemical pathways responsible for memory formation in the mammalian brain and eventually hope to understand how alterations in these pathways may contribute to the memory impairment that occurs in pathological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease or even as a result of normal aging.

Publications

A selected list of publications:

Ryan Tomás J, Kopanitsa Maksym V, Indersmitten Tim, Nithianantharajah Jess, Afinowi Nurudeen O, Pettit Charles, Stanford Lianne E, Sprengel Rolf, Saksida Lisa M, Bussey Timothy J, O’Dell Thomas J, Grant Seth G N, Komiyama Noboru H   Evolution of GluN2A/B cytoplasmic domains diversified vertebrate synaptic plasticity and behavior Nature neuroscience, 2013; 16(1): 25-32.
Shigetomi Eiji, Jackson-Weaver Olan, Huckstepp Robert T, O’Dell Thomas J, Khakh Baljit S   TRPA1 channels are regulators of astrocyte basal calcium levels and long-term potentiation via constitutive D-serine release The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2013; 33(24): 10143-53.
Ch’ng Toh Hean, Uzgil Besim, Lin Peter, Avliyakulov Nuraly K, O’Dell Thomas J, Martin Kelsey C   Activity-dependent transport of the transcriptional coactivator CRTC1 from synapse to nucleus Cell, 2012; 150(1): 207-21.
Ziehn Marina O, Avedisian Andrea A, Dervin Shannon M, O’Dell Thomas J, Voskuhl Rhonda R   Estriol preserves synaptic transmission in the hippocampus during autoimmune demyelinating disease Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology, 2012; 92(8): 1234-45.
Zheng Sika, Gray Erin E, Chawla Geetanjali, Porse Bo Torben, O’Dell Thomas J, Black Douglas L   PSD-95 is post-transcriptionally repressed during early neural development by PTBP1 and PTBP2 Nature neuroscience, 2012; 15(3): 381-8, S1.
Coba Marcelo P, Komiyama Noboru H, Nithianantharajah Jess, Kopanitsa Maksym V, Indersmitten Tim, Skene Nathan G, Tuck Ellie J, Fricker David G, Elsegood Kathryn A, Stanford Lianne E, Afinowi Nurudeen O, Saksida Lisa M, Bussey Timothy J, O’Dell Thomas J, Grant Seth G N   TNiK is required for postsynaptic and nuclear signaling pathways and cognitive function The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2012; 32(40): 13987-99.
Ziehn Marina O, Avedisian Andrea A, Dervin Shannon M, Umeda Elizabeth A, O’Dell Thomas J, Voskuhl Rhonda R   Therapeutic testosterone administration preserves excitatory synaptic transmission in the hippocampus during autoimmune demyelinating disease The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2012; 32(36): 12312-24.
Moody Teena D, Watabe Ayako M, Indersmitten Tim, Komiyama Noboru H, Grant Seth G N, O’Dell Thomas J   Beta-adrenergic receptor activation rescues theta frequency stimulation-induced LTP deficits in mice expressing C-terminally truncated NMDA receptor GluN2A subunits Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.), 2011; 18(2): 118-27.
Carlisle Holly J, Luong Tinh N, Medina-Marino Andrew, Schenker Leslie, Khorosheva Eugenia, Indersmitten Tim, Gunapala Keith M, Steele Andrew D, O’Dell Thomas J, Patterson Paul H, Kennedy Mary B   Deletion of densin-180 results in abnormal behaviors associated with mental illness and reduces mGluR5 and DISC1 in the postsynaptic density fraction The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2011; 31(45): 16194-207.
Tenorio Gustavo, Connor Steven A, Guévremont Diane, Abraham Wickliffe C, Williams Joanna, O’Dell Thomas J, Nguyen Peter V   ‘Silent’ priming of translation-dependent LTP by ß-adrenergic receptors involves phosphorylation and recruitment of AMPA receptors Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.), 2010; 17(12): 627-38.
Wiltgen Brian J, Royle Gordon A, Gray Erin E, Abdipranoto Andrea, Thangthaeng Nopporn, Jacobs Nate, Saab Faysal, Tonegawa Susumu, Heinemann Stephen F, O’Dell Thomas J, Fanselow Michael S, Vissel Bryce   A role for calcium-permeable AMPA receptors in synaptic plasticity and learning PloS one, 2010; 5(9): .
Bliss Joanne M, Gray Erin E, Dhaka Ajay, O’Dell Thomas J, Colicelli John   Fear learning and extinction are linked to neuronal plasticity through Rin1 signaling Journal of neuroscience research, 2010; 88(4): 917-26.
Arbuckle Margaret I, Komiyama Noboru H, Delaney Ada, Coba Marcelo, Garry Emer M, Rosie Roberta, Allchorne Andrew J, Forsyth Lynsey H, Bence Matthew, Carlisle Holly J, O’Dell Thomas J, Mitchell Rory, Fleetwood-Walker Susan M, Grant Seth G N   The SH3 domain of postsynaptic density 95 mediates inflammatory pain through phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase recruitment EMBO reports, 2010; 11(6): 473-8.
O’Dell Thomas J, Connor Steven A, Gelinas Jennifer N, Nguyen Peter V   Viagra for your synapses: Enhancement of hippocampal long-term potentiation by activation of beta-adrenergic receptors Cellular signalling, 2010; 22(5): 728-36.
Jeffrey Rachel A, Ch’ng Toh Hean, O’Dell Thomas J, Martin Kelsey C   Activity-dependent anchoring of importin alpha at the synapse involves regulated binding to the cytoplasmic tail of the NR1-1a subunit of the NMDA receptor The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2009; 29(50): 15613-20.
Wang Louisa M-C, Dragich Joanna M, Kudo Takashi, Odom Irene H, Welsh David K, O’Dell Thomas J, Colwell Christopher S   Expression of the circadian clock gene Period2 in the hippocampus: possible implications for synaptic plasticity and learned behaviour ASN neuro, 2009; 1(3): .
Fink Ann E, O’Dell Thomas J   Short trains of theta frequency stimulation enhance CA1 pyramidal neuron excitability in the absence of synaptic potentiation The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2009; 29(36): 11203-14.
Chaudhary V Bala, Bowker Matthew A, O’Dell Thomas E, Grace James B, Redman Andrea E, Rillig Matthias C, Johnson Nancy C   Untangling the biological contributions to soil stability in semiarid shrublands Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America, 2009; 19(1): 110-22.
Carlisle Holly J, Fink Ann E, Grant Seth G N, O’Dell Thomas J   Opposing effects of PSD-93 and PSD-95 on long-term potentiation and spike timing-dependent plasticity The Journal of physiology, 2008; 586(Pt 24): 5885-900.
Fink Ann E, Sariñana Joshua, Gray Erin E, O’dell Thomas J   Activity-dependent depression of local excitatory connections in the CA1 region of mouse hippocampus Journal of neurophysiology, 2007; 97(6): 3926-36.
Gray Erin E, Fink Ann E, Sariñana Joshua, Vissel Bryce, O’Dell Thomas J   Long-term potentiation in the hippocampal CA1 region does not require insertion and activation of GluR2-lacking AMPA receptors Journal of neurophysiology, 2007; 98(4): 2488-92.
Delgado Jary Y, Coba Marcelo, Anderson Christopher N G, Thompson Kimberly R, Gray Erin E, Heusner Carrie L, Martin Kelsey C, Grant Seth G N, O’Dell Thomas J   NMDA receptor activation dephosphorylates AMPA receptor glutamate receptor 1 subunits at threonine 840 The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2007; 27(48): 13210-21.
Cuthbert Peter C, Stanford Lianne E, Coba Marcelo P, Ainge James A, Fink Ann E, Opazo Patricio, Delgado Jary Y, Komiyama Noboru H, O’Dell Thomas J, Grant Seth G N   Synapse-associated protein 102/dlgh3 couples the NMDA receptor to specific plasticity pathways and learning strategies The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2007; 27(10): 2673-82.
Dunham Susie M, O’Dell Thomas E, Molina Randy   Forest stand age and the occurrence of chanterelle (Cantharellus) species in Oregon’s central Cascade Mountains Mycological research, 2006; 110(Pt 12): 1433-40.
Delgado Jary Y, O’dell Thomas J   Long-term potentiation persists in an occult state following mGluR-dependent depotentiation Neuropharmacology, 2005; 48(7): 936-48.
Ho Oanh H, Delgado Jary Y, O’Dell Thomas J   Phosphorylation of proteins involved in activity-dependent forms of synaptic plasticity is altered in hippocampal slices maintained in vitro Journal of neurochemistry, 2004; 91(6): 1344-57.
Thompson Kimberly R, Otis Klara Olofsdotter, Chen Dillon Y, Zhao Yali, O’Dell Thomas J, Martin Kelsey C   Synapse to nucleus signaling during long-term synaptic plasticity; a role for the classical active nuclear import pathway Neuron, 2004; 44(6): 997-1009.
Watabe Ayako M, O’Dell Thomas J   Age-related changes in theta frequency stimulation-induced long-term potentiation Neurobiology of aging, 2003; 24(2): 267-72.
Opazo Patricio, Watabe Ayako M, Grant Seth G N, O’Dell Thomas J   Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulates the induction of long-term potentiation through extracellular signal-related kinase-independent mechanisms The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2003; 23(9): 3679-88.
Dhaka Ajay, Costa Rui M, Hu Hailiang, Irvin Dwain K, Patel Apoor, Kornblum Harley I, Silva Alcino J, O’Dell Thomas J, Colicelli John   The RAS effector RIN1 modulates the formation of aversive memories The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2003; 23(3): 748-57.
Watabe Ayako M, Carlisle Holly J, O’Dell Thomas J   Postsynaptic induction and presynaptic expression of group 1 mGluR-dependent LTD in the hippocampal CA1 region Journal of neurophysiology, 2002; 87(3): 1395-403.
Komiyama Noboru H, Watabe Ayako M, Carlisle Holly J, Porter Karen, Charlesworth Paul, Monti Jennifer, Strathdee Douglas J C, O’Carroll Colin M, Martin Stephen J, Morris Richard G M, O’Dell Thomas J, Grant Seth G N   SynGAP regulates ERK/MAPK signaling, synaptic plasticity, and learning in the complex with postsynaptic density 95 and NMDA receptor The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2002; 22(22): 9721-32.
Grant, SG O’Dell, TJ   Multiprotein complex signaling and the plasticity problem Current opinion in neurobiology. , 2001; 11(3): 363-8.
Watabe, AM Zaki, PA O’Dell, TJ   Coactivation of beta-adrenergic and cholinergic receptors enhances the induction of long-term potentiation and synergistically activates mitogen-activated protein kinase in the hippocampal CA1 region The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. , 2000; 20(16): 5924-31.
Makhinson, M Chotiner, JK Watson, JB O’Dell, TJ   Adenylyl cyclase activation modulates activity-dependent changes in synaptic strength and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II autophosphorylation The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. , 1999; 19(7): 2500-10.
Migaud M, Charlesworth P, Dempster M, Webster LC, Watabe AM, Makhinson M, He Y, Ramsay MF, Morris RGM, O’Dell TJ, and Grant, SGN   Enhanced long term potentiation and impaired learning in mice with mutant postsynatpic density-95 protein, Nature, 1998; 396: 433-439.
Thomas MJ, Watabe AM, Moody TD, Makhinson M, and O’Dell TJ   Postsynaptic complex spike bursting enables the inductio of LTP by theta frequency synaptic stimulation, J. Neuroscience, 1998; 18: 7118-7126.
Thomas, MJ Moody, TD Makhinson, M O’Dell, TJ   Activity-dependent beta-adrenergic modulation of low frequency stimulation induced LTP in the hippocampal CA1 region Neuron. , 1996; 17(3): 475-82.

Felix Schweizer, Ph.D.

Biography

Felix E. Schweizer was born in Basel, Switzerland and conducted his graduate research in the laboratory of Prof. Max M. Burger under the direction of Dr. Theo Schafer. He received his PhD degree in biochemistry summa cum laude from the University of Basel in 1989. From 1990 to 1994, he was a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University in the laboratory of Prof. Richard W. Tsien. From 1994 to 1998, he was postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Neurobiology at Duke University in the laboratory of Professor George J. Augustine. Dr. Schweizer joined the Department of Neurobiology in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1998 as Assistant Professor and was promoted to Full Professor in 2010. Dr. Schweizer’s research interests concern the molecular mechanisms by which neurons communicate, the regulation of communication by neurons and how alterations in neuronal communication might contribute to neuronal diseases. The Schweizer laboratory uses electrophysiological and optical tools to investigate the dynamic molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of neurotransmitter release. We are particularly interested in the role of protein ubiquitination in regulating neuronal excitability and synaptic transmission. In collaboration with Dr. James Wohlschlegel, we used multiplexed SILAC and identified synaptic proteins that are dynamically regulated. More recently, in collaboration with Dr. David Krantz, we are using pesticides linked to neuro-degenerative disorders as unbiased tools identify novel pathways that might be involved in early signs of degeneration. In addition, we are characterizing transmission at the first synapse of the vestibular system, i.e. between utricular sensory hair cells and primary afferent neurons. In collaboration with Dr. Larry Hoffman we are finding that changing the gravitational load alters synaptic structures. We are now using serial EM and EM tomography in addition to physiology and cell biology to define in more detail the transfer function between head-movement input and afferent nerve-firing output.

Stephanie White, Ph.D.

Biography

Social influences on learning and memory How do social interactions influence the brain? Our laboratory is interested in how social behaviors affect neuronal plasticity at sites responsible for learning in an Australian songbird, the zebra finch. We study song learning behavior that is essential for reproductive opportunity and is mediated by known neural circuitry. In zebra finches, both the learned behavior and its underlying neural structures are sexually dimorphic, and plasticity is greatest during critical developmental phases. Within a comparative framework, we use behavioral, electrophysiological, and molecular techniques to investigate how social interactions shape gene expression patterns, how these changes modulate neural circuit properties and ultimately, how this constellation of changes sculpts behavior.

Publications

A selected list of publications:

Fraley E R, Burkett Z D, Day N F, Schwartz B A, Phelps P E, White S A   Mice with Dab1 or Vldlr insufficiency exhibit abnormal neonatal vocalization patterns Scientific reports, 2016; 6(3): 25807.
Berg Jamee M, Lee Changhoon, Chen Leslie, Galvan Laurie, Cepeda Carlos, Chen Jane Y, Peñagarikano Olga, Stein Jason L, Li Alvin, Oguro-Ando Asami, Miller Jeremy A, Vashisht Ajay A, Starks Mary E, Kite Elyse P, Tam Eric, Gdalyahu Amos, Al-Sharif Noor B, Burkett Zachary D, White Stephanie A, Fears Scott C, Levine Michael S, Wohlschlegel James A, Geschwind Daniel H   JAKMIP1, a Novel Regulator of Neuronal Translation, Modulates Synaptic Function and Autistic-like Behaviors in Mouse Neuron, 2015; 88(6): 1173-91.
Miller Julie E, Hafzalla George W, Burkett Zachary D, Fox Cynthia M, White Stephanie A   Reduced vocal variability in a zebra finch model of dopamine depletion: implications for Parkinson disease Physiological reports, 2015; 3(11): .
Whitney Osceola, Voyles Tawni, Hara Erina, Chen Qianqian, White Stephanie A, Wright Timothy F   Differential FoxP2 and FoxP1 expression in a vocal learning nucleus of the developing budgerigar Developmental neurobiology, 2015; 75(7): 778-90.
Burkett Zachary D, Day Nancy F, Peñagarikano Olga, Geschwind Daniel H, White Stephanie A   VoICE: A semi-automated pipeline for standardizing vocal analysis across models Scientific reports, 2015; 5(7): 10237.
Hara Erina, Perez Jemima M, Whitney Osceola, Chen Qianqian, White Stephanie A, Wright Timothy F   Neural FoxP2 and FoxP1 expression in the budgerigar, an avian species with adult vocal learning Behavioural brain research, 2015; 283(7): 22-9.
Heston Jonathan B, White Stephanie A   Behavior-linked FoxP2 regulation enables zebra finch vocal learning The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2015; 35(7): 2885-94.
Condro Michael C, White Stephanie A   Recent Advances in the Genetics of Vocal Learning Comparative cognition & behavior reviews, 2014; 9(2): 75-98.
Grant Laura M, Richter Franziska, Miller Julie E, White Stephanie A, Fox Cynthia M, Zhu Chunni, Chesselet Marie-Francoise, Ciucci Michelle R   Vocalization deficits in mice over-expressing alpha-synuclein, a model of pre-manifest Parkinson’s disease Behavioral neuroscience, 2014; 128(2): 110-21.
Condro Michael C, White Stephanie A   Distribution of language-related Cntnap2 protein in neural circuits critical for vocal learning The Journal of comparative neurology, 2014; 522(1): 169-85.
Chen Qianqian, Heston Jonathan B, Burkett Zachary D, White Stephanie A   Expression analysis of the speech-related genes FoxP1 and FoxP2 and their relation to singing behavior in two songbird species The Journal of experimental biology, 2013; 216(Pt 19): 3682-92.
White, SA   FoxP2 and vocalization, in ‘New Perspectives on the Origins of Language’, 2013; 144: 211-235.
Hilliard AT, Miller JE, Horvath S & White SA   Distinct neurogenomic states in basal ganglia subregions relate differently to singing behavior in songbirds, PLoS Computational Biology, 2012; 8: e1002773.
*Hilliard AT, *Miller JE, Fraley ER, Horvath S, White SA   Molecular microcircuitry underlies functional specification in a basal ganglia circuit dedicated to vocal learning, Neuron, 2012; 73: 537-552.
White Stephanie A   Genes and vocal learning Brain and language, 2010; 115(1): 21-8.
Panaitof SC, Abrahams BS, Dong H, Geschwind DH & White SA   Language-related Cntnap2 is differentially expressed in sexually dimorphic nuclei essential for vocal learning in songbirds, Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2010; .
Miller Julie E, Hilliard Austin T, White Stephanie A   Song practice promotes acute vocal variability at a key stage of sensorimotor learning PloS one, 2010; 5(1): e8592.
Teramitsu Ikuko, Poopatanapong Amy, Torrisi Salvatore, White Stephanie A   Striatal FoxP2 is actively regulated during songbird sensorimotor learning PloS one, 2010; 5(1): e8548.
Hilliard AT & White SA   Evolutionary Precursors of Syntax, Biological Foundations and Origin of Syntax, edited by Derek Bickerton and Eörs Szathmáry; Strüngmann Forum Reports, 2009; 3: 161-182.
Számadö S, Bishop D, d’Errico, F, Fischer J, Hurford J, Okanoya K, Szathmáry E & White SA   What are the possible biological and genetic foundations for syntactic phenomena?, Biological Foundations and Origin of Syntax, edited by Derek Bickerton and Eörs Szathmáry; Strüngmann Forum Reports, 2009; 3: 207-236.
Spence RD, Zhen Y, White S, Schlinger BA, Day LB   Recovery of motor and cognitive function after cerebellar lesions in a songbird: role of estrogens The European Journal of Neuroscience, 2009; 29(6): 1225-34.
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Miller Julie E, Spiteri Elizabeth, Condro Michael C, Dosumu-Johnson Ryan T, Geschwind Daniel H, White Stephanie A   Birdsong decreases protein levels of FoxP2, a molecule required for human speech Journal of Neurophysiology, 2008; 100(4): 2015-25.
Teramitsu Ikuko, White Stephanie A   Motor learning: the FoxP2 puzzle piece Current Biology, 2008; 18(8): R335-7.
JE Miller & SA White   The sleeping bird gets the song, Journal of Neurophysiology, 2007; 98: 3-4.
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White Stephanie A, Fisher Simon E, Geschwind Daniel H, Scharff Constance, Holy Timothy E   Singing mice, songbirds, and more: models for FOXP2 function and dysfunction in human speech and language The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2006; 26(41): 10376-9.
Teramitsu Ikuko, White Stephanie A   FoxP2 regulation during undirected singing in adult songbirds The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2006; 26(28): 7390-4.
Wada K, Howard J, McDonnell P, Lints T, Rivas MV, Whitney O, Horita H, Patterson M, White SA,Scharff C, Haesler S, Zhao S, Sakaguchi H, Hagiwara M, Shiraki T, Hirozane-Kishikawa T, Skene P, Hayashizaki Y, Carninci P& Jarvis ED   A molecular neuroethological approach for identifying and characterizing a cascade of behaviorally regulated genes PNAS, 2006; 103: 15212-15217.
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Teramitsu I & White SA   FoxP2 regulation during undirected singing in adult songbirds Journal of Neuroscience, 2006; 26: 7390-7394.
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White SA, Fisher SE, Geschwind DH, Scharff C, Holy TE   Singing mice, songbirds and more: models for FOXP2 function and dysfunction in human speech and language Journal of Neuroscience, 2006; 26: 10376-10379.
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Poopatanapong A, Teramitsu I, Byun JS,Vician LJ, Herschman HR, White SA   Singing, but not seizure, induces Synaptotagmin IV in zebra finch song nuclei Journal of Neurobiology, 2006; 66: 1613-1629.
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The Avian Brain Nomenclature Consortium   Avian brains and a paradigm shift in understanding vertebrate brain evolution, Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2005; 6: 151-159.
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Nilson Paige Crystal, Teramitsu Ikuko, White Stephanie Ann   Caudal thoracic air sac cannulation in zebra finches for isoflurane anesthesia Journal of neuroscience methods, 2005; 143(2): 107-15.
Jarvis Erich D, Güntürkün Onur, Bruce Laura, Csillag András, Karten Harvey, Kuenzel Wayne, Medina Loreta, Paxinos George, Perkel David J, Shimizu Toru, Striedter Georg, Wild J Martin, Ball Gregory F, Dugas-Ford Jennifer, Durand Sarah E, Hough Gerald E, Husband Scott, Kubikova Lubica, Lee Diane W, Mello Claudio V, Powers Alice, Siang Connie, Smulders Tom V, Wada Kazuhiro, White Stephanie A, Yamamoto Keiko, Yu Jing, Reiner Anton, Butler Ann B, Butler Ann B   Avian brains and a new understanding of vertebrate brain evolution Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 2005; 6(2): 151-9.
Reiner A, Perkel D, Bruce L, Butler A, Csillag A, Kuenzel W, Medina L, Paxinos G, Powers A, Shimisu T, Striedter G, Wild M, Ball G, Durand S, Gunturkun O, Lee D, Mello C, White SA, Hough T, Kubikova L, Smulders T, Wada K, Dugas-Ford J, Husband S, Yamamoto K, Yu J, Siang C, Jarvis ED   Revised nomenclature for avian telencephalon and some related brain nuclei Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2004; 473: 377-414.
Scharff, C White, SA   Genetic components of vocal learning Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2004; 1016: 325-47.
Teramitsu, I Kudo, LC London, SE Geschwind, DH White, SA   Parallel FoxP1 and FoxP2 expression in songbird and human brain predicts functional interaction The Journal of Neuroscience, 2004; 24(13): 3152-63.
Reiner Anton, Perkel David J, Bruce Laura L, Butler Ann B, Csillag András, Kuenzel Wayne, Medina Loreta, Paxinos George, Shimizu Toru, Striedter Georg, Wild Martin, Ball Gregory F, Durand Sarah, Gütürkün Onur, Lee Diane W, Mello Claudio V, Powers Alice, White Stephanie A, Hough Gerald, Kubikova Lubica, Smulders Tom V, Wada Kazuhiro, Dugas-Ford Jennifer, Husband Scott, Yamamoto Keiko, Yu Jing, Siang Connie, Jarvis Erich D   The Avian Brain Nomenclature Forum: Terminology for a New Century in Comparative Neuroanatomy The Journal of comparative neurology, 2004; 473(1): E1-E6.
White Stephanie A, Nguyen Tuan, Fernald Russell D   Social regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone The Journal of experimental biology, 2002; 205(Pt 17): 2567-81.
White SA   Learning to communicate Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2001; 11: 510-520.
Livingston*FL, White*SA, & Mooney R   Slow NMDA-PSCs at synapses critical for song development are not required for song learning in zebra finches Nature Neuroscience, 2000; 3: 482-488.
White, SA Livingston, FS Mooney, R   Androgens modulate NMDA receptor-mediated EPSCs in the zebra finch song system Journal of Neurophysiology, 1999; 82(5): 2221-34.
White SA & Mooney R   Can an old bird change his tune? Current Biology, 1999; 9: R688-690.
Fernald RD & White SA   Social control of brains: from behavior to genes, The Cognitive Neurosciences, 1999; 2nd edition: 1193-1208.
Spiro, JE White, SA   Neuroethology: a meeting of brain and behavior Neuron, 1998; 21(5): 981-9.
White, SA Fernald, RD   Changing through doing: behavioral influences on the brain Recent progress in hormone research, 1997; 52: 455-73; discussion 473-4.
Fox* HE, White* SA, Kau MHF & Fernald RD   Stress and dominance in a social fish Journal of Neuroscience, 1997; 17: 6463-6469.
White, SA Kasten, TL Bond, CT Adelman, JP Fernald, RD   Three gonadotropin-releasing hormone genes in one organism suggest novel roles for an ancient peptide Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 1995; 92(18): 8363-7.
White SA & Fernald RD   Gonadotropin-releasing hormone-containing neurons change size with reproductive state in female Haplochromis burtoni, Journal of Neuroscience, 1993; 13: 434-441.