Nervous System Development & Plasticity Section - Publications

• Leung JY, Bennett WR, Herbert RP, West AK, Lee PR, Wake H, Fields RD, Chuah MI, Chung RS (2012) Metallothionein promotes regenerative axonal sprouting of dorsal root ganglion neurons after physical axotomy, Cell Mol Life Sci Mar;69(5), 809-17. Full Text/Abstract

• Zatorre RJ, Fields RD, Johansen-Berg H. (2012) Plasticity in gray and white: neuroimaging changes in brain structure during learning, Nat Neurosci. Mar 18;15(4), 528-36. doi: 10.1038/nn.3045.. Full Text/Abstract

• Nualart-Marti A, Solsona C, Fields RD. (2012) Gap junction communication in myelinating glia, Biochim Biophys Acta Feb 3. [Epub ahead of print]. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2011) Imaging single photons and intrinsic optical signals for studies of vesicular and non-vesicular ATP release from axons, Front Neuroanat. 5:32. Epub 2011 Jun 6..

• Wake H, Lee PR, Fields RD (2011) Control of local protein synthesis and initial events in myelination by action potentials, Science Sep 16;333(6049), 1647-51.

• Fields RD (2011) Imaging learning: the search for a memory trace, Neuroscientist Apr;17(2), 185-96. Full Text/Abstract

• Cohen JE, Lee PR, Chen S, Li W, Fields RD (2011) MicroRNA regulation of homeostatic synaptic plasticity , Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Jul 12;108(28), 11650-5. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2011) Signaling by neuronal swelling, Sci Signal Jan 11;4, (155):tr1. Full Text/Abstract

• Cohen JE, Lee PR, Chen S, Li W, Fields RD. (2011) MicroRNA regulation of homeostatic synaptic plasticity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108(28), 11650-5. Full Text/Abstract

• Wake H, Lee PR, Fields RD. (2011) Control of local protein synthesis and initial events in myelination by action potentials, Science 333(6049), 1647-51. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2011) Nonsynaptic and nonvesicular ATP release from neurons and relevance to neuron-glia signaling, Semin Cell Dev Biol Apr;22(2), 214-9. Full Text/Abstract

• Fumagalli M, Daniele S, Lecca D, Lee PR, Parravicini C, Fields RD, Rosa P, Antonucci F, Verderio C, Trincavelli ML, Bramanti P, Martini C, Abbracchio MP (2011) Phenotypic changes, signaling pathway, and functional correlates of GPR17-expressing neural precursor cells during oligodendrocyte differentiation, J Biol Chem Mar 25;286(12), 10593-604. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2010) Visualizing calcium signaling in astrocytes, Sci Signal Nov 9;3, 147. Full Text/Abstract

• Defelipe J, Fields RD, Hof PR, Hoistad M, Kostovic I, Meyer G, Rockland KS (2010) Cortical white matter: beyond the pale remarks, main conclusions and discussion, Front Neuroanat Mar 24;4, 4. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2010) Central role of glia in disease research, Neuron Glia Biol May;6(2), 91-2. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2010) Neuroscience. Change in the brain's white matter, Science Nov 5;330(6005), 768-9. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD. (2010) Change in the Brain's White Matter, Science 5;330(6005), 768-9. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD, Ni Y. (2010) Nonsynaptic communication through ATP release from volume-activated anion channels in axons, Science Signaling 5;3(142). Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2009) New culprits in chronic pain, Sci Am Nov;301(5), 50-7. Full Text/Abstract

• Ishibashi T, Lee PR, Baba H, Fields RD (2009) Leukemia inhibitory factor regulates the timing of oligodendrocyte development and myelination in the postnatal optic nerve, J Neurosci Res Nov 15;87(15), 3343-55. Full Text/Abstract

• Lee PR, Fields RDLee PR, Fields RD (2009) Regulation of myelin genes implicated in psychiatric disorders by functional activity in axons, Front Neuroanat 3, 4. Full Text/Abstract

• Cohen JE, Fields RD (2008) Activity-dependent neuron-glial signaling by ATP and leukemia-inhibitory factor promotes hippocampal glial cell development, Neuron Glia Biol Feb;4(1), 43-55. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2008) Oligodendrocytes changing the rules: action potentials in glia and oligodendrocytes controlling action potentials, Neuroscientist Dec;14(6), 540-3. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2008) White matter in learning, cognition and psychiatric disorders, Trends Neurosci Jul;31(7), 361-70. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2008) White matter matters, Sci Am Mar;298(3), 42-9. Full Text/Abstract

• Jia M, Li MX, Fields RD, Nelson PG (2007) Extracellular ATP in activity-dependent remodeling of the neuromuscular junction, Dev Neurobiol Jun;67(7), 924-32. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2006) Nerve impulses regulate myelination through purinergic signalling, Novartis Found Symp 276, 148-58. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD, Burnstock G (2006) Purinergic signalling in neuron-glia interactions, Nat Rev Neurosci Jun;7(6), 423-36. Full Text/Abstract

• Ishibashi T, Dakin KA, Stevens B, Lee PR, Kozlov SV, Stewart CL, Fields RD (2006) Astrocytes promote myelination in response to electrical impulses, Neuron Mar 16;49(6), 823-32. Full Text/Abstract

• Cohen JE, Fields RD (2006) CaMKII inactivation by extracellular Ca(2+) depletion in dorsal root ganglion neurons, Cell Calcium May;39(5), 445-54. Full Text/Abstract

• Lee PR, Cohen JE, Fields RD (2006) Immune system evasion by peripheral nerve sheath tumor, Neurosci Lett Apr 10-17;397(1-2), 126-9. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2005) Myelination: an overlooked mechanism of synaptic plasticity?, Neuroscientist Dec;11(6), 528-31. Full Text/Abstract

• Bullock TH, Bennett MV, Johnston D, Josephson R, Marder E, Fields RD (2005) Neuroscience. The neuron doctrine, redux, Science Nov 4;310(5749), 791-3. Full Text/Abstract

• Lee PR, Cohen JE, Becker KG, Fields RD (2005) Gene expression in the conversion of early-phase to late-phase long-term potentiation, Ann N Y Acad Sci Jun;1048, 259-71. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD, Lee PR, Cohen JE (2005) Temporal integration of intracellular Ca2+ signaling networks in regulating gene expression by action potentials, Cell Calcium May;37(5), 433-42. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2005) Making memories stick, Sci Am Feb;292(2), 75-81. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2004) Volume transmission in activity-dependent regulation of myelinating glia, Neurochem Int Sep;45(4), 503-9. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD (2004) The other half of the brain, Sci Am Apr;290(4), 54-61. Full Text/Abstract

• Cohen JE, Fields RD (2004) Extracellular calcium depletion in synaptic transmission, Neuroscientist Feb;10(1), 12-7. Full Text/Abstract

• Stevens B, Ishibashi T, Chen JF, Fields RD (2004) Adenosine: an activity-dependent axonal signal regulating MAP kinase and proliferation in developing Schwann cells, Neuron Glia Biol Feb;1(1), 23-34. Full Text/Abstract

• Lee PR, Cohen JE, Tendi EA, Farrer R, DE Vries GH, Becker KG, Fields RD (2004) Transcriptional profiling in an MPNST-derived cell line and normal human Schwann cells, Neuron Glia Biol May;1(2), 135-147. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields, R.D. (2004) The Other Half of the Brain, Scientific American 290(4) , 54-61.

• Klein JP, Tendi EA, Dib-Hajj SD, Fields RD, Waxman SG (2003) Patterned electrical activity modulates sodium channel expression in sensory neurons, J Neurosci Res Oct 15;74(2), 192-8. Full Text/Abstract

• Stevens B, Porta S, Haak LL, Gallo V, Fields RD (2002) Adenosine: a neuron-glial transmitter promoting myelination in the CNS in response to action potentials, Neuron Dec 5;36(5), 855-68. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields RD, Stevens-Graham B (2002) New insights into neuron-glia communication, Science Oct 18;298(5593), 556-62. Full Text/Abstract

• Stevens B, Fields RD (2002) Regulation of the cell cycle in normal and pathological glia, Neuroscientist Apr;8(2), 93-7. Full Text/Abstract

• Dudek SM, Fields RD (2002) Somatic action potentials are sufficient for late-phase LTP-related cell signaling, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Mar 19;99(6), 3962-7. Full Text/Abstract

• Fields, R.D. and B. Stevens-Graham (2002) New views of neuron-glia communication, Science 298, 483-690.

• Fields RD, O'Donovan MJ (2001) Imaging nervous system activity, Curr Protoc Neurosci May;Chapter 2, Unit 2.3. Full Text/Abstract

• Stevens, B. and R.D. Fields (2000) Action potentials regulate Schwann cell proliferation and development. , Science 287, 2267-2271.