Selected Publications
Generation of the respiratory rhythm and
neural control of breathing
Rybak, I. A., Paton, J. F. R., and Schwaber, J. S. (1997)
Modeling neural mechanisms for genesis of respiratory rhythm and pattern: I. Models of
respiratory neurons. J. Neurophysiol. 77: 1994-2006. 
Rybak, I. A., Paton, J. F. R., and Schwaber, J. S.
(1997) Modeling neural mechanisms for genesis of respiratory rhythm and pattern: II.
Network models of the central respiratory pattern generator. J. Neurophysiol. 77:
2007-2026.
Rybak, I. A., Paton, J. F. R., and Schwaber, J. S.
(1997) Modeling neural mechanisms for genesis of respiratory rhythm and pattern: III.
Comparison of model performances during afferent nerve stimulation. J. Neurophysiol. 77:
2027-2039.
Rybak, I. A., Paton, J. F. R.,
Rogers, R. F., and St. John, W. M. (2002) Generation of the respiratory rhythm:
state-dependency and switching. Neurocomputing 44-46: 603-612.
St.-John, W. M., Rybak, I. A., and Paton, J. F. R.
(2002) Potential switch from eupnea to fictive gasping after blockade of inhibitory
transmission and potassium channels. Am. J. Physiol. (Regul Integr Comp Physiol)
283: R721-R731.
Rybak, I. A., Ptak, K., Shevtsova, N. A., and McCrimmon, D. R. (2003) Sodium currents in
neurons from the rostroventrolateral medulla of the rat. J. Neurophysiol. 90:
1635-1642.
Rybak, I. A., Shevtsova, N. A., St.-John, W. M., Paton, J.
F.R., and Pierrefiche, O. (2003) Endogenous rhythm generation in the pre-Bötzinger
complex and ionic currents: Modelling and in vitro studies. Eur. J. Neurosci. 18:
239-257.
Rybak, I. A., Shevtsova, N. A., Ptak, K., and
McCrimmon D. R. (2004) Intrinsic bursting activity in the pre-Bötzinger Complex: Role of
persistent sodium and potassium currents. Biol. Cybern. 90: 59-74.
Rybak, I. A., Shevtsova, N. A., Paton, J. F. R.,
Dick, T. E., St-John, W. M., Mörschel, M., and Dutschmann, M. (2004) Modeling the
ponto-medullary respiratory network. Respir. Physiol. Neurobiol. 143: 307-319.
Potts, J. T., Rybak, I. A., and Paton, J. F. R.
(2005) Respiratory rhythm entrainment by somatic afferent stimulation. J.
Neurosci. 25: 1965-1978.
Rybak, I. A., Abdala, A. P. L., Markin, S.
N., Paton, J. F. R., and Smith, J. C. (2007) Spatial organization and state-dependent
mechanisms for respiratory rhythm and pattern generation. Prog.
Brain Res. 165: 201-220.
Smith,
J. C., Abdala, A. P. L., Koizumi, H., Rybak, I. A., and Paton, J. F. R. (2007) Spatial and
functional architecture of the mammalian brainstem respiratory network: a hierarchy of
three oscillatory mechanisms. J. Neurophysiol. 98: 3370-3387.
Rybak, I. A., and Smith, J. C. (2008)
Computational modeling of the respiratory network. In Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (Eds.
Binder MD, Hirokawa N, Windhorst U, Hirsch MC et al.). Springer-Verlag (in press).
Computational modeling of spinal cord
circuits and neural control of locomotion
Rybak, I. A.,
Ivashko, D. G., Prilutsky, B. I., Lewis, M. A., and Chapin J. K. (2002) Modeling neural
control of locomotion: Integration of reflex circuits with CPG. In: Artificial Neural
Networks. Lect. Notes Comp. Sci. 2415 (Ed. Dorronsoro, J. R.). Springer, pp. 99-104.
Ivashko, D. G., Prilutsky, B. I., Markin, S.
N., Chapin, J. K., and Rybak, I. A. (2003) Modeling the spinal cord neural circuitry
controlling cat hindlimb movement during locomotion. Neurocomputing 52-54:
621-629.
Rybak, I. A., Shevtsova, N. A., Lafreniere-Roula,
M., and McCrea, D. A. (2006) Modelling spinal circuitry involved in locomotor pattern
generation: insights from deletions during fictive locomotion. J. Physiol. Lond.
577(Pt. 2): 617-639.
Rybak, I. A., Stecina, K., Shevtsova, N. A., and
McCrea, D. A. (2006) Modelling spinal circuitry involved in locomotor pattern generation:
insights from the effects of afferent stimulation. J. Physiol. Lond. 577(Pt. 2):
641-658.
McCrea, D. A., and Rybak, I. A. (2007) Modeling the
mammalian locomotor CPG: insights from mistakes and perturbations. Prog. Brain Res. 165: 235-253.
McCrea, D. A., and Rybak, I. A. (2008) Organization
of mammalian locomotor rhythm and pattern generation. Brain Res.
Reviews 57: 134-146.
Neurorobotics
Giszter,
S. F., Moxon, K. A., Rybak, I. A., and Chapin, J. K. (2000) A neurobiological perspective
on humanoid robot design. IEEE Intelligent Systems 15: 64-69.
Giszter, S. F., Moxon, K. A., Rybak, I. A., and
Chapin, J. K. (2001) Neurobiological and neurorobotic approaches to control architectures
for a humanoid motor system. Robotics and Autonomous Systems 37: 219-235.
Visual perception and recognition
Rybak, I.
A., Gusakova, V. I., Golovan, A. V., Podladchikova, L. N., and Shevtsova, N. A.
(1998) A model of attention-guided visual perception and recognition. Vision Research
38: 2387-2400.
Rybak, I. A., Gusakova, V. I., Golovan, A. V.,
Podladchikova, L. N., and Shevtsova, N. A. (2005) Attention-guided recognition based on
“what” and “where” representations: A behavioral model. In: Neurobiology
of Attention (Eds. Itti, L., Rees, G. and Tsotsos, J.). Elsevier Acad. Press, pp.
663-670. |
