Research areas
Biological Sciences; Brain; Neurology; Neuroscience; 5-HT; 5-hydroxytryptamine; agonist; amphibian; antagonist; development; embryo; glutamate; glycine; interneurone; ion channel; larva; locomotion; mechanoreception; modulation; nervous system; neural network; neuropharmacology; neurotransmitter; receptor; rhythm generator; sensory neurone; serotonin; synapse
Selected publications
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Open access
Archerfish foraging success varies with immediate competition level but not group size
Der Weduwen, D. J., Jones, N. A. R., Dubosque, A., Schuster, S., Sillar, K. T., Webster, M. M. & Rendell, L. E., Jul 2024, In: Behavioral Ecology. 35, 4, 9 p., arae040.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From tadpole to adult frog locomotion
Sillar, K. T., Simmers, J. & Combes, D., 1 Oct 2023, In: Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 82, 9 p., 102753.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Bimodal modulation of short-term motor memory via dynamic sodium pumps in a vertebrate spinal cord
Hachoumi, L., Rensner, R., Richmond, C., Picton, L., Zhang, H. & Sillar, K. T., 14 Mar 2022, In: Current Biology. 32, 5, p. 1038-1048.e2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neural control of swimming in hatchling Xenopus frog tadpoles
Sillar, K. T. & Li, W. C., 14 Aug 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) The Neural Control of Movement: Model Systems and Tools to Study Locomotor Function. Whelan, P. J. & Sharples, S. A. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 153-174 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Developmental stage-dependent switching in the neuromodulation of vertebrate locomotor central pattern generator networks
Hachoumi, L. & Sillar, K. T., 20 Nov 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Developmental Neurobiology. Early ViewResearch output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The KIAA0319 dyslexia susceptibility gene presents a highly specific expression pattern during zebrafish development and plays a role in cytoskeleton dynamics
Paracchini, S., Diaz, R., Gostic, M., Kronenberg, N., Martinelli, A., Sillar, K., Tello, J. & Gather, M., 26 Jul 2019, In: European Neuropsychopharmacology. 29, S4, p. 1195-1195 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review
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The dyslexia susceptibility KIAA0319 gene shows a specific expression pattern during zebrafish development supporting a role beyond neuronal migration
Gostic, M., Martinelli, A., Tucker, C., Yang, Z., Gasparoli, F. M., Ewart, J.-Y., Dholakia, K., Sillar, K., Tello, J. & Paracchini, S., 1 Nov 2019, In: The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 527, 16, p. 2634-2643 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Control of Xenopus tadpole locomotion via selective expression of Ih in excitatory interneurons
Picton, L. D., Sillar, K. T. & Zhang, H.-Y., 17 Dec 2018, In: Current Biology. 28, 24, p. 3911-3923 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developmental changes in spinal neuronal properties, motor network configuration and neuromodulation at free-swimming stages of Xenopus tadpoles
Currie, S. P. & Sillar, K. T., Mar 2018, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 119, 3, p. 786-795Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Corrigendum: Mechanisms underlying the activity-dependent regulation of locomotor network performance by the Na+ pump
Zhang, H. Y., Picton, L., Li, W. C. & Sillar, K. T., 22 Dec 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, p. 46909 1 p., 46909.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review