W. Martin Usrey

Title(s)Professor, Med: Neurology
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1544 Newton Ct
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    Title(s)Department Chair, Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior

    Title(s)Professor, Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior


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    1. Higher-order thalamic bursts are drivers of attention control. Neuron. 2026 Jun 26. Boshra R, Harris M, Dougherty K, Berg M, Morea BM, Alitto HJ, Rodriguez MC, Usrey WM, Kastner S. PMID: 42361794; PMCID: PMC13429097.
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    2. Mammalian Brains Seen through the Lens of Evolution. J Neurosci. 2026 06 03; 46(22). Sherman SM, Usrey WM. PMID: 42236168; PMCID: PMC13233913.
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    3. Dynamic Modulation of Beta-Band Oscillations in the LGN and Their Role in Visual Processing. J Neurosci. 2026 Mar 18; 46(11). Alitto HJ, Sanchez AN, Alexander PC, Usrey WM. PMID: 41702717; PMCID: PMC13000994.
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    4. A Reconsideration of Parallel Processing in Vision: Importance of Lower Spatial Frequencies to Form Vision. Eur J Neurosci. 2025 11; 62(9):e70313. Sherman SM, Usrey WM. PMID: 41216981.
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    5. Spatial Attention Weakly Modulates Visual Responses in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus. eNeuro. 2025 Sep; 12(9). Alitto HJ, Johnson JS, Usrey WM. PMID: 41005988; PMCID: PMC12469006.
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    6. Transthalamic Pathways for Cortical Function. J Neurosci. 2024 08 28; 44(35). Sherman SM, Usrey WM. PMID: 39197951; PMCID: PMC11358609.
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    7. A Reconsideration of the Core and Matrix Classification of Thalamocortical Projections. J Neurosci. 2024 06 12; 44(24). Sherman SM, Usrey WM. PMID: 38866538; PMCID: PMC11170670.
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    8. Parallel Streams of Direct Corticogeniculate Feedback from Mid-level Extrastriate Cortex in the Macaque Monkey. eNeuro. 2024 Mar; 11(3). Adusei M, Callaway EM, Usrey WM, Briggs F. PMID: 38479809; PMCID: PMC10946028.
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    9. Information-theoretic analyses of neural data to minimize the effect of researchers' assumptions in predictive coding studies. PLoS Comput Biol. 2023 11; 19(11):e1011567. Wollstadt P, Rathbun DL, Usrey WM, Bastos AM, Lindner M, Priesemann V, Wibral M. PMID: 37976328; PMCID: PMC10703417.
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    10. Dynamics of Temporal Integration in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus. eNeuro. 2022 Jul-Aug; 9(4). Alexander PC, Alitto HJ, Fisher TG, Rathbun DL, Weyand TG, Usrey WM. PMID: 35927025; PMCID: PMC9402337.
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    11. Stimulus Contrast Affects Spatial Integration in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus of Macaque Monkeys. J Neurosci. 2021 Jul 21; 41(29):6246-6256. Archer DR, Alitto HJ, Usrey WM. PMID: 34103362; PMCID: PMC8287990.
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    12. The Augmentation of Retinogeniculate Communication during Thalamic Burst Mode. J Neurosci. 2019 07 17; 39(29):5697-5710. Alitto H, Rathbun DL, Vandeleest JJ, Alexander PC, Usrey WM. PMID: 31109958; PMCID: PMC6636080.
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    13. Attention Enhances the Efficacy of Communication in V1 Local Circuits. J Neurosci. 2019 02 06; 39(6):1066-1076. Hembrook-Short JR, Mock VL, Usrey WM, Briggs F. PMID: 30541911; PMCID: PMC6363925.
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    14. Corticofugal circuits: Communication lines from the cortex to the rest of the brain. J Comp Neurol. 2019 02 15; 527(3):640-650. Usrey WM, Sherman SM. PMID: 29524229; PMCID: PMC6131091.
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    15. Contrast gain control and retinogeniculate communication. Eur J Neurosci. 2019 04; 49(8):1061-1068. Alitto HJ, Rathbun DL, Fisher TG, Alexander PC, Usrey WM. PMID: 29520859; PMCID: PMC6129230.
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    16. Orientation Tuning of Correlated Activity in the Developing Lateral Geniculate Nucleus. J Neurosci. 2017 11 29; 37(48):11549-11558. Kiley CW, Usrey WM. PMID: 29066558; PMCID: PMC5707762.
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    17. Retinal and Nonretinal Contributions to Extraclassical Surround Suppression in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus. J Neurosci. 2017 01 04; 37(1):226-235. Fisher TG, Alitto HJ, Usrey WM. PMID: 28053044; PMCID: PMC5214633.
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    18. Morphological Substrates for Parallel Streams of Corticogeniculate Feedback Originating in Both V1 and V2 of the Macaque Monkey. Neuron. 2016 04 20; 90(2):388-99. Briggs F, Kiley CW, Callaway EM, Usrey WM. PMID: 27041497; PMCID: PMC4840039.
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    19. Report on the National Eye Institute Audacious Goals Initiative: Regenerating the Optic Nerve. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 Mar; 57(3):1271-5. Goldberg JL, Guido W, Agi Workshop Participants. PMID: 26990163; PMCID: PMC5110235.
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    20. Stimulus Contrast and Retinogeniculate Signal Processing. Front Neural Circuits. 2016; 10:8. Rathbun DL, Alitto HJ, Warland DK, Usrey WM. PMID: 26924964; PMCID: PMC4759309.
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    21. Dissecting the dynamics of corticothalamic feedback. Neuron. 2015 May 06; 86(3):605-7. Alitto HJ, Usrey WM. PMID: 25950627.
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    22. Surround suppression and temporal processing of visual signals. J Neurophysiol. 2015 Apr 01; 113(7):2605-17. Alitto HJ, Usrey WM. PMID: 25652919; PMCID: PMC4416570.
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    23. Simultaneous recordings from the primary visual cortex and lateral geniculate nucleus reveal rhythmic interactions and a cortical source for γ-band oscillations. J Neurosci. 2014 May 28; 34(22):7639-44. Bastos AM, Briggs F, Alitto HJ, Mangun GR, Usrey WM. PMID: 24872567; PMCID: PMC4035524.
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    24. Spatiotemporal flow of information in the early visual pathway. Eur J Neurosci. 2014 Feb; 39(4):593-601. Moore BD, Rathbun DL, Usrey WM, Freeman RD. PMID: 24251425; PMCID: PMC4005889.
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    25. Attention enhances synaptic efficacy and the signal-to-noise ratio in neural circuits. Nature. 2013 Jul 25; 499(7459):476-80. Briggs F, Mangun GR, Usrey WM. PMID: 23803766; PMCID: PMC3725204.
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    26. Canonical microcircuits for predictive coding. Neuron. 2012 Nov 21; 76(4):695-711. Bastos AM, Usrey WM, Adams RA, Mangun GR, Fries P, Friston KJ. PMID: 23177956; PMCID: PMC3777738.
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    27. FoxP2 is a parvocellular-specific transcription factor in the visual thalamus of monkeys and ferrets. Cereb Cortex. 2013 Sep; 23(9):2204-12. Iwai L, Ohashi Y, van der List D, Usrey WM, Miyashita Y, Kawasaki H. PMID: 22791804; PMCID: PMC3729200.
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    28. Preparatory effects of distractor suppression: evidence from visual cortex. PLoS One. 2011; 6(12):e27700. Munneke J, Heslenfeld DJ, Usrey WM, Theeuwes J, Mangun GR. PMID: 22164213; PMCID: PMC3229494.
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    29. Rapid plasticity of visual responses in the adult lateral geniculate nucleus. Neuron. 2011 Sep 08; 71(5):812-9. Moore BD, Kiley CW, Sun C, Usrey WM. PMID: 21903075; PMCID: PMC3170518.
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    30. Distinct mechanisms for size tuning in primate visual cortex. J Neurosci. 2011 Aug 31; 31(35):12644-9. Briggs F, Usrey WM. PMID: 21880925; PMCID: PMC3172870.
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    31. Spike timing and information transmission at retinogeniculate synapses. J Neurosci. 2010 Oct 13; 30(41):13558-66. Rathbun DL, Warland DK, Usrey WM. PMID: 20943897; PMCID: PMC2970570.
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    32. Corticogeniculate feedback and visual processing in the primate. J Physiol. 2011 Jan 01; 589(Pt 1):33-40. Briggs F, Usrey WM. PMID: 20724361; PMCID: PMC3039257.
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    33. A comparison of visual responses in the lateral geniculate nucleus of alert and anaesthetized macaque monkeys. J Physiol. 2011 Jan 01; 589(Pt 1):87-99. Alitto HJ, Moore BD, Rathbun DL, Usrey WM. PMID: 20603332; PMCID: PMC3039262.
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    34. Parallel processing in the corticogeniculate pathway of the macaque monkey. Neuron. 2009 Apr 16; 62(1):135-46. Briggs F, Usrey WM. PMID: 19376073; PMCID: PMC2789995.
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    35. Emerging views of corticothalamic function. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2008 Aug; 18(4):403-7. Briggs F, Usrey WM. PMID: 18805486; PMCID: PMC2626162.
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    36. Origin and dynamics of extraclassical suppression in the lateral geniculate nucleus of the macaque monkey. Neuron. 2008 Jan 10; 57(1):135-46. Alitto HJ, Usrey WM. PMID: 18184570; PMCID: PMC2259247.
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    37. Interspike interval analysis of retinal ganglion cell receptive fields. J Neurophysiol. 2007 Aug; 98(2):911-9. Rathbun DL, Alitto HJ, Weyand TG, Usrey WM. PMID: 17522169; PMCID: PMC2752417.
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    38. A fast, reciprocal pathway between the lateral geniculate nucleus and visual cortex in the macaque monkey. J Neurosci. 2007 May 16; 27(20):5431-6. Briggs F, Usrey WM. PMID: 17507565; PMCID: PMC2888515.
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    39. Orientation tuning, but not direction selectivity, is invariant to temporal frequency in primary visual cortex. J Neurophysiol. 2005 Aug; 94(2):1336-45. Moore BD, Alitto HJ, Usrey WM. PMID: 15872063.
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    40. Distinct properties of stimulus-evoked bursts in the lateral geniculate nucleus. J Neurosci. 2005 Jan 12; 25(2):514-23. Alitto HJ, Weyand TG, Usrey WM. PMID: 15647497; PMCID: PMC6725468.
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    41. Dynamic properties of thalamic neurons for vision. Prog Brain Res. 2005; 149:83-90. Alitto HJ, Usrey WM. PMID: 16226578.
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    42. A shrewd insight for vision. Nat Neurosci. 2004 Aug; 7(8):796-7. Briggs F, Usrey WM. PMID: 15280890; PMCID: PMC4277864.
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    43. Influence of contrast on orientation and temporal frequency tuning in ferret primary visual cortex. J Neurophysiol. 2004 Jun; 91(6):2797-808. Alitto HJ, Usrey WM. PMID: 14762157.
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    44. Depressed from deprivation? Look to the molecules. Nat Neurosci. 2003 Aug; 6(8):787-8. McAllister AK, Usrey WM. PMID: 12886221.
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    45. Corticothalamic feedback and sensory processing. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2003 Aug; 13(4):440-5. Alitto HJ, Usrey WM. PMID: 12965291.
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    46. Receptive fields and response properties of neurons in layer 4 of ferret visual cortex. J Neurophysiol. 2003 Feb; 89(2):1003-15. Usrey WM, Sceniak MP, Chapman B. PMID: 12574476; PMCID: PMC2633106.
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    47. Spike timing and visual processing in the retinogeniculocortical pathway. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2002 Dec 29; 357(1428):1729-37. Usrey WM. PMID: 12626007; PMCID: PMC1693071.
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    48. AMPA autoreceptors fill the gap in olfactory temporal coding. Nat Neurosci. 2002 Nov; 5(11):1108-9. Usrey WM. PMID: 12404001.
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    49. Saccadic eye movements modulate visual responses in the lateral geniculate nucleus. Neuron. 2002 Aug 29; 35(5):961-74. Reppas JB, Usrey WM, Reid RC. PMID: 12372289.
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    50. The role of spike timing for thalamocortical processing. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2002 Aug; 12(4):411-7. Usrey WM. PMID: 12139989.
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    51. Rules of connectivity between geniculate cells and simple cells in cat primary visual cortex. J Neurosci. 2001 Jun 01; 21(11):4002-15. Alonso JM, Usrey WM, Reid RC. PMID: 11356887; PMCID: PMC6762695.
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    52. Synaptic interactions between thalamic inputs to simple cells in cat visual cortex. J Neurosci. 2000 Jul 15; 20(14):5461-7. Usrey WM, Alonso JM, Reid RC. PMID: 10884329; PMCID: PMC6772311.
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    53. Visual physiology of the lateral geniculate nucleus in two species of new world monkey: Saimiri sciureus and Aotus trivirgatis. J Physiol. 2000 Mar 15; 523 Pt 3:755-69. Usrey WM, Reid RC. PMID: 10718753; PMCID: PMC2269828.
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    54. Specificity and strength of retinogeniculate connections. J Neurophysiol. 1999 Dec; 82(6):3527-40. Usrey WM, Reppas JB, Reid RC. PMID: 10601479.
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    55. Synchronous activity in the visual system. Annu Rev Physiol. 1999; 61:435-56. Usrey WM, Reid RC. PMID: 10099696.
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    56. Coding of visual information by precisely correlated spikes in the lateral geniculate nucleus. Nat Neurosci. 1998 Oct; 1(6):501-7. Dan Y, Alonso JM, Usrey WM, Reid RC. PMID: 10196548.
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    57. Paired-spike interactions and synaptic efficacy of retinal inputs to the thalamus. Nature. 1998 Sep 24; 395(6700):384-7. Usrey WM, Reppas JB, Reid RC. PMID: 9759728.
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    58. Precisely correlated firing in cells of the lateral geniculate nucleus. Nature. 1996 Oct 31; 383(6603):815-9. Alonso JM, Usrey WM, Reid RC. PMID: 8893005.
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    59. Specificity in the axonal connections of layer VI neurons in tree shrew striate cortex: evidence for distinct granular and supragranular systems. J Neurosci. 1996 Feb 01; 16(3):1203-18. Usrey WM, Fitzpatrick D. PMID: 8558249; PMCID: PMC6578811.
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    60. The sublaminar organization of corticogeniculate neurons in layer 6 of macaque striate cortex. Vis Neurosci. 1994 Mar-Apr; 11(2):307-15. Fitzpatrick D, Usrey WM, Schofield BR, Einstein G. PMID: 7516176.
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    61. Lateral geniculate projections to the superficial layers of visual cortex in the tree shrew. J Comp Neurol. 1992 May 01; 319(1):159-71. Usrey WM, Muly EC, Fitzpatrick D. PMID: 1375607.
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