Publications

 

  • Burrell BD, Crisp KM (2007) Serotonergic modulation of afterhyperpolarization in a neuron that contributes to learning in the leech. J Neurophysiol 99: in press.
  • Crisp KM, Burrell BD (2008) Cellular and behavioral properties of learning in the leech and other annelids. In: Annelids in Modern Biology, Schain D., ed., in press.
  • Crisp KM, Jensen M, Moore R (2007) Pros and cons of a group webpage design project in a freshman anatomy and physiology course. Adv Physiol Ed 31: 343-346
  • Alkatout BA, Marvin NM, Crisp KM (2007) Serotonin delays habituation of leech swim response to touch. Behav Brain Res 182: 145-149
  • Marvin NM, Crisp KM (2007) Intersegmental interneurons and serotonin-facilitated swimming in the leech. 2007 Experimental Biology meeting abstracts [on CD-ROM] Abstract number 3401.
  • Burrell BD, Crisp KM (2006) Serotonergic modulation of after hyperpolarization and excitability in an interneuron critical for learning in the leech. Soc Neurosci Abstr 32: 813.5
  • Crisp KM, Muller KJ (2006) A 3-synapse positive feedback loop regulates the excitability of an interneuron critical for sensitization in the leech. J Neurosci 26: 3524-3531

  • Crisp KM, Mesce KA (2006) Beyond the central pattern generator: amine modulation of decision-making neural pathways descending from the brain of the medicinal leech. J Exp Biol 209:1746-1756

  • Crisp KM, Muller KJ (2005) A positive, tri-synaptic positive feedback loop and sensitization of reflexive behavior in the leech. Soc Neurosci Abstr 31: 888.6

  • Ngu EM, Crisp KM, Sahley CL, Muller KJ (2005) Microglia accumulation appears to enhance sprouting in leech CNS. Soc Neurosci Abstr 31: 836.16

  • Crisp KM, Mesce KA. 2004. A cephalic projection neuron involved in locomotion is dye-coupled to the dopaminergic neural network in the medicinal leech. J Exp Biol 207: 4535-4542

  • Crisp KM, Mesce KA. 2003. To swim or not to swim: regional effects of serotonin, octopamine and amine mixtures in the medicinal leech. J Comp Physiol A 189: 461-467

  • Crisp KM, Mesce KA (2002) Aminergic modulation of leech swimming at the level of the head brain. Soc Neurosci Abstr: 28:367.6

  • Crisp KM, Klukas KA, Gilchrist LS, Nartey AJ, Mesce KA. 2002. Distribution and development of dopamine- and octopamine-synthesizing neurons in the medicinal leech. J Comp Neurol 442: 115-129

  • Mesce KA, Crisp KM, Gilchrist LS. 2001. Mixtures of octopamine and serotonin have nonadditive effects on the CNS of the medicinal leech. J Neurophys 85: 2039-2046

  • Crisp KM, Klukas KA, Mesce KA (2000) Distribution of dopamine-synthesizing neurons in leech central nervous system. Soc Neurosci Abstr 26:817.7

  • Crisp KM, Klukas KA, Mesce KA (1999) Anatomical and physiological evidence for a crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP)-like neuromodulator in the leech. Soc Neurosci Abstr 25:679.19