Publications -- Masashi Kawasaki

 

 

Pluta, S. R. and Kawasaki, M. (2008). Multisensory enhancement of electromotor responses to a single moving object. J. Exp. Biol. 211: 2919-30

Carlson, B.A. and Kawasaki, M. (2008) From stimulus estimation to combination sensitivity: Encoding and processing of amplitude and timing information in parallel, convergent sensory pathways. J. Comput. Neurosci. 25: 1-24

Carlson, B.A. and Kawasaki, M. (2007) Behavioral responses to jamming and ‘phantom’ jamming stimuli in the weakly electric fish Eigenmannia. J. Comp. Physiol. 193: 927-941


Zhang, Y. and Kawasaki, M. (2007) Interruption of pacemaker signals is mediated by GABAergic inhibition of the pacemaker nucleus in the African electric fish Gymnarchus. J. Comp. Physiol. 192: 509-521


Kawasaki, M (2007) Jamming avoidance of weakly electric fishes – neuronal mechnisms and their evolution. A book chapter in "Zoological Sciences in the 21st Century", ed. Oka, Y and Arikawa, K. Bifukan, Tokyo. (in Japanese). Vol. 8 pp.99-133

Carlson, B.A. and Kawasaki, M. (2006) Stimulus selectivity is enhanced by voltage-dependent conductances in combination-sensitive neurons. J. Neurophysiol. 96:3362-3377

Carlson, B.A. and Kawasaki, M. (2006) Ambiguous encoding of stimuli by primary sensory afferents causes a lack of independence in the perception of multiple stimulus attributes. J. Neurosci. 26: 9173-9183

Fortune, E.S., Rose, G.J. and Kawasaki, M (2006) Encoding and processing biologically relevant temporal information in electrosensory systems. J. Comp. Physiol. 192: 625-635

Zhang, Y. and Kawasaki, M. (2006) Interruption of Pacemaker Signals by a Diencephalic Nucleus in the African Electric Fish, Gymnarchus niloticus. J. Comp. Physiol. 192: 509-521

Kawasaki, M. (2005) "Physiology of Tuberous Electrosensory System" in Springer Handbook of Auditory Research "Electroreception" Bullock, TH et al. (ed) pp. 154-194
Matsushita, A. and Kawasaki, M. (2005) Neuronal sensitivity to microsecond time disparities in the electrosensory system of Gymnarchus niloticus J. Neurosci. 25: 11424-11432

Carlson, BA and Kawasaki, M (2004) Nonlinear response properties of combination-sensitive electrosensory neurons in the midbrain of Gymnarchus niloticus. J. Neurosci. 24: 8039-8048

Matsushita A, Kawasaki M (2004) Unitary giant synapses embracing a single neuron at the convergent site of time coding pathways of an electric fish, Gymnarchus niloticus J. Comp. Neurol. 472: 140-155 Commentary by Catherine Carr

Kawasaki M, Guo Y-X (2003) Emergence of temporal-pattern sensitive neurons in the midbrain of weakly electric fish Gymnarchus niloticus. J. Physiol. Paris 96: 531-537

Takagi H, Kawasaki M (2003) Modeling of time disparity detection by the Hodgkin-Huxley equations. J. Comp. Physiol. 189: 257-262

Kawasaki, M. (2001) Cutaneous electrical oscillation in a weakly electric fish, Gymnarchus niloticus. J. Comp. Physiol. 187: 597-604

Kawasaki, M. (2000) Phylogenetic evolution of computational algorithms. Nonparametric Approach to Knowledge Discovery. no.8 :77-80.

Kawasaki, M. (2000) Comparative physiology of weakly electric fishes. I. Motor mechanisms for electrical behaviors. Comp. Physiol. Biochem. (Hikakuseiriseikagaku) 17: 60-67. (in Japanese)

Kawasaki, M. (2000) Comparative physiology of weakly electric fishes. II. neuronal mechanisms for the jamming avoidance response. Comp. Physiol. Biochem. (Hikakuseiriseikagaku) 17: 68-74. (in Japanese)

Takizawa, Y., Rose, G.J. and Kawasaki, M. (1999) Resolving competing theories for control of the jamming avoidance response: the role of decelerations to amplitude modulations. J. Exp. Biol.202: 1377-1386

Naruse, M. and Kawasaki, M. (1998) Possible involvement of the ampullary electroreceptor system in detection of frequency-modulated electrocommunication signals in Eigenmannia. J. Comp. Physiol. 183: 543-552

Kawasaki, M.and Guo, Y.-X.(1998)Parallel projection of amplitude and phase information from the hindbrain to the midbrain of the African electric fish Gymnarchus niloticus. J. Neurosci. 18(18): 7599-7611

Kawasaki, M. (1997) Sensory hyperacuity in the jamming avoidance response of weakly electric fish. Curr. Opinion Neurobiol. 7: 473-479

Friedman, M.A. and Kawasaki, M. (1997) Calretinin-like immunoreactivity in Mormyrid and Gymnarchid electrosensory and electromotor systems. J. Comp. Neurol. 387 :341-357

Kawasaki, M. (1997) Jamming avoidance responses in weakly electric fishes: a biological view of signal processing. IEICE Trans. Fundamentals E80-A(6): 943-950

Guo, Y.-X. and Kawasaki, M. (1997) Representation of accurate temporal information in the electrosensory system of the African electric fish, Gymnarchus niloticus. J. Neurosci. 17(5): 1761-1768

Kawasaki, M. (1996) Comparative analysis of the jamming avoidance response in African and South American wave-type fishes. Biological Bulletin 191: 103-108

Kawasaki, M., Prather, J. and Guo, Y.-X. (1996) Sensory cues for the gradual frequency fall responses of the gymnotiform electric fish, Rhamphichthys rostratus. J. Comp. Physiol. 178: 453-462

Kawasaki, M. and Guo, Y.-X. (1996) Neuronal circuitry for comparison of timing in the electrosensory lateral line lobe of an African wave-type electric fish, Gymnarchus niloticus. J. Neurosci. 16(1):

Kawasaki, M. (1995) The efference copy - comparative physiology of electric fishes. Iden 49(7): 21-27 (in Japanese)

Kawasaki, M. (1994) The African wave-type electric fish, Gymnarchus niloticus, lacks corollary discharge mechanisms for electrosensory gating. J. Comp. Physiol. 174: 133-144

Kawasaki, M. (1993) Independently evolved jamming avoidance responses employ identical computational algorithms: a behavioral study of the African electric fish, Gymnarchus niloticus. J. Comp. Physiol. 173: 9-22

Kawasaki, M. (1993) Temporal hyperacuity in the gymnotiform electric fish, Eigenmannia. American Zoologist 33: 86-93

Kawasaki, M. (1993) Comparative studies on the motor control mechanisms for electrocommunication in gymnotiform fishes. J. Comp. Physiol. 173: 726-728

Kawasaki, M. (1992) The ability of sensory systems to deal with nanoseconds. Iden 46(1): 68-72 (in Japanese)

Heiligenberg, W. and Kawasaki, M. (1992) An internal current source yields immunity of electrosensory information processing to unusually strong jamming in electric fish. J. Comp. Physiol. 171: 309-316

Heiligenberg, W. and Kawasaki, M. (1992) Sensory and motor processing in electric fish: Computational rules and their neuronal implementation. In: Perspectives in Neuroethology - The Symposium on Neuroethology and Behavior, by the committee recommended Dr. Mark Konishi for the 1990 International Prize for Biology. Kyoto University, Kyoto. pp. 13-36

Keller, C.H., Kawasaki, M. and Heiligenberg, W. (1991) The control of pacemaker modulations for social communication in the weakly electric fish Sternopygus. J. Comp. Physiol. 169: 441-450

Heiligenberg, W., Keller, C.H., Metzner, W. and Kawasaki, M. (1991) Structure and¡¡ function of neurons in the complex of the nucleus electrosensorius of the gymnotiform fish Eigenmannia: detection and processing of electric signals in social communication. J. Comp. Physiol. 169: 151-164

Kawasaki, M. and Heiligenberg, W. (1990) Different classes of glutamate receptors and GABA mediate distinct modulations of a neuronal oscillator, the medullary pacemaker of a gymnotiform electric fish. J. Neurosci. 10(12): 3896-3904

Suga, N., Kawasaki, M. and Burkard, R.F. (1990) Delay-tuned neurons in auditory cortex of mustached bat are not suited for processing directional information. J. Neurophysiol. 64: 225-235

Kawasaki, M. (1989) Representation of complex stimulus patterns by neurons controlling a simple behavior in electric fish. In "Neural Mechanisms of Behavior" (eds. Erber, J., Menzel, R., Pflueger, H.-J. and Todt, D.) Georg Thieme, Stuttgart.

Keller, C.H., Kawasaki, M. and Heiligenberg, W. (1989) The anatomical and functional organization of a sensory-motor interface, the nucleus electrosensorius of Eigenmannia. In "Neural Mechanisms of Behavior" (eds. Erber, J., Menzel, R., Pflueger, H.-J. and Todt, D.) Georg Thieme, Stuttgart.

Kawasaki, M. and Heligenberg, W. (1989) Distinct mechanisms of modulation in a neuronal oscillator genarate different social signals in the electric fish Hypopomus. J. Comp. Physiol. 165: 731-741

Kawasaki, M. (1989) Neuroethology of electric fish. (in Japanese) Kagaku 59: 437-445

Edamatsu, H., Kawasaki, M. and Suga, N. (1989) FM-FM neurons of the ventral fringe area of mustached bat. J. Neurophysiol. 61: 202-207

Dye, J., Heiligenberg, W., Keller, C.H. and Kawasaki, M. (1989) Different classes of glutamate receptors mediate distinct behaviors in a single brainstem nucleus. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 86: 8993-97

Kawasaki, M., Rose, G. and Heiligenberg, W. (1988) Temporal hyperacuity in single neurons of electric fish. Nature 336: 173-176

Kawasaki, M. and Heiligenberg, W. (1988) Individual prepacemaker neurons can modulate the pacemaker cycle of the gymnotiform electric fish, Eigenmannia. J. Comp. Physiol. 162: 13-21

Kawasaki, M., Margoliash, D. and Suga, N. (1988) Delay-tuned combination-sensitive neurons in the auditory cortex of the vocalizing mustached bat. J. Neurophysiol. 59: 623-635

Kawasaki, M., Maler, L., Rose, G. and Heiligenberg, W. (1988) Anatomical and functional organization of the prepacemaker nucleus in gymnotiform electric fish: Accommodation of two behaviors in one nucleus. J. Comp. Neurol. 276: 113-131

Rose, G., Kawasaki, M. and Heiligenberg, W. (1988) Recognition units at the top of the neuronal hierarchy? Prepacemaker neurons in Eigenmannia code the frequency difference unambiguously. J. Comp. Physiol. 162: 759-772

Kawasaki, M., Naka, K.-I. and Aoki, K. (1984) Effects of background and spatial pattern on incremental sensitivity of catfish horizontal cells. Vision Res. 24: 1197-1204

Kawasaki, M. (1984) Effect of background on incremental sensitivity of catfish horizontal cells. The 13th NIBB Conference "Information Processing in Neuron Network:Communication Among Neurons and Neuroscientists", 65-69

Kawasaki, M. and Aoki, K. (1984) Directionally selective binocular units in the midbrain tegmentum in Japanese dace. Zool. Sci. 1: 187-194

Kawasaki, M. and Aoki, K. (1983) Visual responses recorded from the optic tectum of Japanese dace, Tribolodon hakonensis. J. Comp. Physiol. 152: 147-153