Scholarship (in the last 10 years)
Books Edited:
Neuromodulatory Function in Auditory Processing. Eds. Burger, R. M., Kopp-Scheinpflug, C. (2022). Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. ISBN 978-2-88976-315-3 doi: 10.3389/978-2-88976-315-3
Inhibitory Function in Auditory Processing. Eds. Burger, R.M., Kopp-Scheinpflug, C., Forsythe, I.D. 2015 EBook. Frontiers Media SA. ISBN 978-2-88919-667-8.
Book Chapters:
Wang, Y., Sanchez, J.T., Lu, Y., Burger, R.M., Seidl, A.H. and Rubel, E.W. (2017) Nucleus Laminaris. In: Handbook of Brain Microcircuits, 2nd Ed. Shepard, G. and Grillner, S. (Eds.), Oxford University Press. New York. ISBN-13: 9780190636111 DOI:10.1093/med/9780190636111.001.0001
Burger, R. M. (2017) Development and Function of Inhibitory Circuitry in the Avian Auditory Brainstem. In: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research (Vol. 58): Auditory Development and Plasticity, in honor of Edwin W Rubel. Eds. Cramer, K.S., Coffin, A., Fay, R.R., and Popper, A.N. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. ISBN: ISBN 978-3-319-21530-3
Coleman, W.L. and Burger, R. M. Extracellular Recording and Neuropharmacological Methods. In: Basic Electrophysiological Methods. Eds. Covey, E. and Carter, M. Oxford University Press. 2015 ISBN: 9780199939800
Refereed Research Papers:
Vaughn MJ, Yellamelli N, Burger RM, and Haas JS (2025) Dopamine receptors D1 and D4 modulate electrical synapses and excitability in the thalamic reticular nucleus. The Journal of Neurophysiology. Vol 133 (2). p374-387.
Zhang, C. and Burger, R.M. (2024) Cholinergic modulation in the vertebrate auditory pathway. Review. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. Volume 18 - 2024 https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2024.1414484
Weimann, S.R.*, Zhang, C.*, and Burger, R.M. (2024) A Developmental Switch in Cholinergic Mechanisms of Modulation in the Medial Nucleus of the Trapezoid Body. The Journal of Neuroscience. 44(8) e0356232023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0356-23.2023
Burger, R.M. and Kopp-Scheinpflug, C. (2022) Editorial: Neuromodulatory Function in Auditory Processing. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 16: DOI=10.3389/fncir.2022.898646 ISBN 978-2-88976-315-3
Zhang, Chao, Beebe, N.L., Schofield, B.R., Pecka, M. and Burger, R.M. (2021) Endogenous Cholinergic Signaling Modulates Sound-evoked Responses of the Medial Nucleus of the Trapezoid Body. The Journal of Neuroscience 41(4):674-688. PMCID: PMC7842756
*Highlighted for extended period as a Featured Article.
Beebe*, N.L., Zhang*, C., Burger, R.M., Schofield, B.R. (2021) Multiple Sources of Cholinergic Input to the Superior Olivary Complex. Frontiers in Neural Circuits https://doi.org/10.3389/fncir.2021.715369. PMCID: PMC8319744 *equal contribution
Weimann, S.R., Black, A., Leese, J., Richter, M.L., Itzkowitz, M., and Burger, R.M. (2018) Territorial Vocalization in Sympatric Damselfish: Acoustic Characteristics and Intruder Discrimination. Bioacoustics Journal 27(1) p87-102.
Fischl*, M. J., Burger* R.M., Schmidt-Pauli, M., Alexandrova, O., Sinclair, J.L., Grothe, B., Forsythe, I., Kopp-Scheinpflug, C. (2016) Physiology and Anatomy of Neurons in the Medial Superior Olive (MSO) of the Mouse. The Journal of Neurophysiology, 116(6):2676-2688. doi: 10.1152/jn.00523.2016 *equal contribution
Oline, S.N., Ashida, G., and Burger, R.M. (2016) Tonotopic optimization for temporal processing in the cochlear nucleus. The Journal of Neuroscience. 36(32):8500-8515.
Burger, R. M, Forsythe, I.D., and Kopp-Scheinpflug, C. (2015) Inhibitory function in auditory processing. Editorial. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. PMCID: PMC4555019
Nerlich, J., Keine, C., Rübsamen, R., Burger, R.M., and Milenkovic, I. (2014) Activity-dependent kinetic modulation of inhibitory synaptic kinetics in the cochlear nucleus. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. PMCID: PMC4274880
Oline, S.N. and Burger, R.M. (2014) Short-term synaptic depression is topographically distributed in the cochlear nucleus of the chicken. The Journal of Neuroscience. 34(4):1314-24 doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3073-13.2014.
Fischl, M.J. and Burger, R.M. (2014) Glycinergic transmission modulates GABAergic inhibition in the avian auditory pathway. Frontiers in Neural Circuits Mar 14; 8:19 doi:10.3389/fncir.2014.00019 PMCID: PMC3954080
Fischl, M.J., Weimann, S.R., Kearse, M., and Burger, R. M. (2014) Slowly emerging glycinergic transmission enhances inhibition in the sound localization pathway of the avian auditory system. The Journal of Neurophysiology 111(3):565-72 doi: 10.1152/jn.00640.2013 PMCID: PMC3921398
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