Scientists:  Xiangmin Xu, Ph.D

Research Focus

Working to understand: underlying mechanisms related to epilepsy, attention disorder and schizophrenia.

Scientific Focus: organization and function of local inhibitory cortical circuits (laser scanning photostimulation, in vivo optical imaging, transgenic mice).

Recent Publications

The Latest via PubMed

Xu, X. and Callaway, E.M.
(2009) Laminar specificity of functional input to distinct types of inhibitory cortical neurons. Journal of Neuroscience 29, 70-85.

Xu, X., Roby, K.D., and Callaway, E.M.
(2006) Mouse cortical inhibitory neuron type that coexpresses somatostatin and calretinin. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 499, 144–160.

Xu, X., Collins, C.E., Khaytin, I., Kaas, J.H. and Casagrande, V.A.
(2006) Unequal representation of cardinal versus oblique orientations in the middle temporal (MT) visual area. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences USA 103, 17490-95.

Xu, X., Collins, C.E., Kaskan, P.M., Khaytin, I., Kaas, J.H. and Casagrande, V.A.
(2004). Optical imaging of visually evoked responses in prosimian primates reveals conserved features of the middle temporal visual area. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences USA, 101, 2566-2571.

Xu, X., Bosking, W., Sáry, G., Stefansic, J., Shima, D., and Casagrande, V.
(2004). Functional organization of visual cortex in the nocturnal owl monkey. Journal of Neuroscience 24, 6237-6247.

Xu, X., Ichida, J.M., Allison, J.D., Boyd, J.D., Bonds, A.B. and Casagrande, V.A.
(2001). A comparison of Koniocellular (K), Magnocelluar (M), and Parvocellular (P) receptive field properties in the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the owl monkey (Aotus trivirgatus). Journal of Physiology 531, 203-218.