Lu Lab Publications

• Tang ZQ, Lu Y (2012b) Two GABA_A responses with distinct kinetics in a sound localization circuit. J Physiol 590: 3787-3805.
• Tang ZQ, Lu Y (2012a) Development of GPCR modulation of GABAergic transmission in chicken nucleus laminaris neurons. PLos ONE 7(4): e35831. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035831.
• Wang LC, Tang ZQ, Lu Y (2012) Synaptic activity-induced Ca²⁺ signaling in avian cochlear nucleus magnocellularis neurons. Neurosci Res 72: 129-139.
• Tang ZQ, Hoang Dinh E, Shi W, Lu Y (2011) Ambient GABA-activated tonic inhibition sharpens auditory coincidence detection via a depolarizing shunting mechanism. J Neurosci 31: 6121-6131.

• Lu Y (2009) Regulation of glutamatergic and GABAergic neurotransmission in the chick nucleus laminaris: role of N-type calcium channels. Neuroscience 164:1009-1019.

• Tang ZQ, Gao H, Lu Y (2009) Control of a depolarizing GABAergic input in an auditory coincidence detection circuit. J Neurophysiol 102:1672-1683.

• Gao H, Lu Y (2008) Early development of intrinsic and synaptic properties of chicken nucleus laminaris neurons. Neuroscience 153:131-143.
• Lu Y (2007) Endogenous mGluR activity suppresses GABAergic transmission in avian cochlear nucleus magnocellularis neurons.  J Neurophysiol 97:1018-1029.

• Lu Y, Harris JA, Rubel EW (2007) Development of spontaneous miniature EPSCs in mouse AVCN neurons during a critical period of afferent-dependent neuron survival.  J Neurophysiol 97:635-646.

• Lu Y, Burger RM, Rubel EW (2005) GABA_B receptor activation modulates GABA_A receptor-mediated inhibition in chicken nucleus magnocellularis neurons.  J Neurophysiol 93:1429-1438.

• Lu Y, Rubel EW (2005) Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors inhibits high voltage-gated calcium channel currents in chicken nucleus magnocellularis neurons.  J Neurophysiol 93:1418-1428.

• Lu Y*, Monsivais P*, Tempel BL, Rubel EW (2004) Activity-dependent regulation of the potassium channel subunits Kv1.1 and Kv3.1.  J Comp Neurology 470:93-106.  *Equal authorship

• Lu Y, Jen PHS (2003) Binaural interaction in the inferior colliculus of the big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus.  Hear Res 177:100-110.

• Lu Y, Jen PHS (2002) Interaction of excitation and inhibition in inferior collicular neurons of the big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus.  Hear Res 169:140-150.

• Lu Y, Jen PHS (2001) GABAergic and glycinergic neural inhibition in excitatory frequency tuning of bat inferior collicular neurons.  Exp Brain Res 141:331-339.

• Lu Y, Jen PHS, Wu M (1998) GABAergic disinhibition affects responses of bat inferior collicular neurons to temporally patterned sound pulses.  J Neurophysiol 79:2303-2315.

• Lu Y, Jen PHS, Zheng QY (1997) GABAergic disinhibition changes the recovery cycle of bat inferior collicular neurons.  J Comp Physiol A 181:331-341.