Wolfgang Otto Friesen, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
Biology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 
Area:
Neuroethology, sensory motor integration

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2014 Iwasaki T, Chen J, Friesen WO. Biological clockwork underlying adaptive rhythmic movements. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111: 978-83. PMID 24395788 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1313933111  0.454
2012 Mullins OJ, Friesen WO. The brain matters: effects of descending signals on motor control. Journal of Neurophysiology. 107: 2730-41. PMID 22378172 DOI: 10.1152/Jn.00107.2012  0.822
2012 Casiraghi LP, Oda GA, Chiesa JJ, Friesen WO, Golombek DA. Forced desynchronization of activity rhythms in a model of chronic jet lag in mice. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 27: 59-69. PMID 22306974 DOI: 10.1177/0748730411429447  0.685
2012 Mullins OJ, Brodfuehrer PD, Jusufovi? S, Hackett JT, Friesen WO. Specialized brain regions and sensory inputs that control locomotion in leeches. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 198: 97-108. PMID 22037913 DOI: 10.1007/S00359-011-0691-0  0.779
2011 Friesen WO, Mullins OJ, Xiao R, Hackett JT. Positive feedback loops sustain repeating bursts in neuronal circuits. Journal of Biological Physics. 37: 317-45. PMID 22654180 DOI: 10.1007/S10867-010-9210-8  0.824
2011 Oda GA, Friesen WO. Modeling two-oscillator circadian systems entrained by two environmental cycles. Plos One. 6: e23895. PMID 21886835 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0023895  0.698
2011 Chen J, Tian J, Iwasaki T, Friesen WO. Mechanisms underlying rhythmic locomotion: dynamics of muscle activation. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 214: 1955-64. PMID 21562183 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.052787  0.367
2011 Mullins OJ, Hackett JT, Buchanan JT, Friesen WO. Neuronal control of swimming behavior: comparison of vertebrate and invertebrate model systems. Progress in Neurobiology. 93: 244-69. PMID 21093529 DOI: 10.1016/J.Pneurobio.2010.11.001  0.802
2011 Mullins OJ, Hackett JT, Friesen WO. Local-distributed integration by a novel neuron ensures rapid initiation of animal locomotion. Journal of Neurophysiology. 105: 130-44. PMID 20980540 DOI: 10.1152/Jn.00507.2010  0.816
2010 Tian J, Iwasaki T, Friesen WO. Analysis of impulse adaptation in motoneurons. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 196: 123-36. PMID 20033745 DOI: 10.1007/S00359-009-0499-3  0.503
2009 Schwartz MD, Wotus C, Liu T, Friesen WO, Borjigin J, Oda GA, de la Iglesia HO. Dissociation of circadian and light inhibition of melatonin release through forced desynchronization in the rat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106: 17540-5. PMID 19805128 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.0906382106  0.688
2008 Chen Z, Zheng M, Friesen WO, Iwasaki T. Multivariable harmonic balance analysis of the neuronal oscillator for leech swimming. Journal of Computational Neuroscience. 25: 583-606. PMID 18663565 DOI: 10.1007/S10827-008-0105-7  0.471
2007 Friesen WO, Kristan WB. Leech locomotion: swimming, crawling, and decisions. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 17: 704-11. PMID 18339544 DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2008.01.006  0.717
2007 Tian J, Iwasaki T, Friesen WO. Muscle function in animal movement: passive mechanical properties of leech muscle. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 193: 1205-19. PMID 17987298 DOI: 10.1007/S00359-007-0278-Y  0.36
2007 Zheng M, Friesen WO, Iwasaki T. Systems-level modeling of neuronal circuits for leech swimming. Journal of Computational Neuroscience. 22: 21-38. PMID 16998641 DOI: 10.1007/S10827-006-9648-7  0.559
2006 Fan RJ, Friesen WO. Characterization of central axon terminals of putative stretch receptors in leeches. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 494: 290-302. PMID 16320239 DOI: 10.1002/cne.20818  0.688
2005 Kristan WB, Calabrese RL, Friesen WO. Neuronal control of leech behavior. Progress in Neurobiology. 76: 279-327. PMID 16260077 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2005.09.004  0.732
2004 Zheng M, Iwasaki T, Friesen WO. Systems approach to modeling the neuronal CPG for leech swimming. Conference Proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference. 1: 703-6. PMID 17271774 DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1403255  0.453
2004 Yu X, Friesen WO. Entrainment of leech swimming activity by the ventral stretch receptor. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 190: 939-49. PMID 15338181 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-004-0549-9  0.79
2004 Sangrey TD, Friesen WO, Levy WB. Analysis of the optimal channel density of the squid giant axon using a reparameterized Hodgkin-Huxley model. Journal of Neurophysiology. 91: 2541-50. PMID 14749318 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00646.2003  0.753
2002 Cang J, Friesen WO. Model for intersegmental coordination of leech swimming: central and sensory mechanisms. Journal of Neurophysiology. 87: 2760-9. PMID 12037178 DOI: 10.1152/Jn.2002.87.6.2760  0.617
2002 Oda GA, Friesen WO. A model for "splitting" of running-wheel activity in hamsters. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 17: 76-88. PMID 11837951 DOI: 10.1177/074873002129002357  0.704
2001 Friesen WO, Cang J. Sensory and central mechanisms control intersegmental coordination. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 11: 678-83. PMID 11741017 DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(01)00268-9  0.588
2001 Cang J, Yu X, Friesen WO. Sensory modification of leech swimming: interactions between ventral stretch receptors and swim-related neurons. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 187: 569-79. PMID 11730304 DOI: 10.1007/S003590100229  0.807
2001 Friesen WO, Hocker CG. Functional analyses of the leech swim oscillator. Journal of Neurophysiology. 86: 824-35. PMID 11495953 DOI: 10.1152/Jn.2001.86.2.824  0.466
2000 Hocker CG, Yu X, Friesen WO. Functionally heterogeneous segmental oscillators generate swimming in the medical leech. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 186: 871-83. PMID 11085640 DOI: 10.1007/S003590000140  0.761
2000 Cang J, Friesen WO. Sensory modification of leech swimming: rhythmic activity of ventral stretch receptors can change intersegmental phase relationships. The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society For Neuroscience. 20: 7822-9. PMID 11027247 DOI: 10.1523/Jneurosci.20-20-07822.2000  0.584
2000 Oda GA, Menaker M, Friesen WO. Modeling the dual pacemaker system of the tau mutant hamster. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 15: 246-64. PMID 10885879 DOI: 10.1177/074873040001500306  0.703
1999 Yu X, Nguyen B, Friesen WO. Sensory feedback can coordinate the swimming activity of the leech. The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society For Neuroscience. 19: 4634-43. PMID 10341261 DOI: 10.1523/Jneurosci.19-11-04634.1999  0.769
1995 Brodfuehrer PD, Debski EA, O'Gara BA, Friesen WO. Neuronal control of leech swimming. Journal of Neurobiology. 27: 403-18. PMID 7673898 DOI: 10.1002/Neu.480270312  0.812
1995 O'Gara BA, Friesen WO. Termination of leech swimming activity by a previously identified swim trigger neuron. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 177: 627-36. PMID 7473307 DOI: 10.1007/BF00207191  0.838
1994 Mangan PS, Cometa AK, Friesen WO. Modulation of swimming behavior in the medicinal leech. IV. Serotonin-induced alteration of synaptic interactions between neurons of the swim circuit. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 175: 723-36. PMID 7807416 DOI: 10.1007/BF00191844  0.341
1994 Mangan PS, Curran GA, Hurney CA, Friesen WO. Modulation of swimming behavior in the medicinal leech. III. Control of cellular properties in motor neurons by serotonin. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 175: 709-22. PMID 7807415 DOI: 10.1007/BF00191843  0.414
1993 Angstadt JD, Friesen WO. Modulation of swimming behavior in the medicinal leech. I. Effects of serotonin on the electrical properties of swim-gating cell 204. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 172: 223-34. PMID 8478815 DOI: 10.1007/BF00189398  0.761
1993 Brodfuehrer PD, Kogelnik AM, Friesen WO, Cohen AH. Effect of the tail ganglion on swimming activity in the leech. Behavioral and Neural Biology. 59: 162-6. PMID 8476384 DOI: 10.1016/0163-1047(93)90912-2  0.81
1993 Friesen WO, Block GD, Hocker CG. Formal approaches to understanding biological oscillators. Annual Review of Physiology. 55: 661-81. PMID 8466188 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ph.55.030193.003305  0.543
1993 Angstadt JD, Friesen WO. Modulation of swimming behavior in the medicinal leech. II. Ionic conductances underlying serotonergic modulation of swim-gating cell 204. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 172: 235-48. PMID 7683053 DOI: 10.1007/BF00189399  0.712
1993 Friesen WO, Pearce RA. Mechanisms of intersegmental coordination in leech locomotion Seminars in Neuroscience. 5: 41-47. DOI: 10.1016/S1044-5765(05)80023-5  0.508
1991 O'Gara BA, Chae H, Latham LB, Friesen WO. Modification of leech behavior patterns by reserpine-induced amine depletion. The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society For Neuroscience. 11: 96-110. PMID 1986071 DOI: 10.1523/Jneurosci.11-01-00096.1991  0.769
1991 Angstadt JD, Friesen WO. Synchronized oscillatory activity in leech neurons induced by calcium channel blockers. Journal of Neurophysiology. 66: 1858-73. PMID 1812221  0.772
1989 Friesen WO. Neuronal control of leech swimming movements - II. Motor neuron feedback to oscillator cells 115 and 28 Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 166: 205-215. DOI: 10.1007/BF00193465  0.376
1989 Friesen WO. Neuronal control of leech swimming movements - I. Inhibitory interactions between motor neurons Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 166: 195-203. DOI: 10.1007/BF00193464  0.359
1988 Pearce RA, Friesen WO. A model for intersegmental coordination in the leech nerve cord. Biological Cybernetics. 58: 301-11. PMID 3382701 DOI: 10.1007/BF00363939  0.66
1987 Nusbaum MP, Friesen WO, Kristan WB, Pearce RA. Neural mechanisms generating the leech swimming rhythm: swim-initiator neurons excite the network of swim oscillator neurons. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 161: 355-66. PMID 3668878 DOI: 10.1007/BF00603961  0.81
1987 Debski EA, Friesen WO. Intracellular stimulation of sensory cells elicits swimming activity in the medicinal leech. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 160: 447-57. PMID 3598921 DOI: 10.1007/BF00615078  0.721
1986 Brodfuehrer PD, Friesen WO. From stimulation to undulation: a neuronal pathway for the control of swimming in the leech. Science (New York, N.Y.). 234: 1002-4. PMID 17771340 DOI: 10.1126/Science.234.4779.1002  0.834
1986 Brodfuehrer PD, Friesen WO. Control of leech swimming activity by the cephalic ganglia. Journal of Neurobiology. 17: 697-705. PMID 3794692 DOI: 10.1002/Neu.480170612  0.832
1986 Brodfuehrer PD, Friesen WO. Initiation of swimming activity by trigger neurons in the leech subesophageal ganglion. I. Output connections of Tr1 and Tr2. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 159: 489-502. PMID 3783502 DOI: 10.1007/BF00604169  0.846
1986 Debski EA, Friesen WO. Role of central interneurons in habituation of swimming activity in the medicinal leech. Journal of Neurophysiology. 55: 977-94. PMID 3711976 DOI: 10.1152/Jn.1986.55.5.977  0.752
1986 Brodfuehrer PD, Friesen WO. Initiation of swimming activity by trigger neurons in the leech subesophageal ganglion. III. Sensory inputs to Tr1 and Tr2. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 159: 511-9. PMID 3023604 DOI: 10.1007/BF00604171  0.832
1986 Brodfuehrer PD, Friesen WO. Initiation of swimming activity by trigger neurons in the leech subesophageal ganglion. II. Role of segmental swim-initiating interneurons. Journal of Comparative Physiology. a, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 159: 503-10. PMID 3023603 DOI: 10.1007/BF00604170  0.843
1985 Pearce RA, Friesen WO. Intersegmental coordination of the leech swimming rhythm. II. Comparison of long and short chains of ganglia. Journal of Neurophysiology. 54: 1460-72. PMID 4087043  0.615
1985 Pearce RA, Friesen WO. Intersegmental coordination of the leech swimming rhythm. I. Roles of cycle period gradient and coupling strength. Journal of Neurophysiology. 54: 1444-59. PMID 4087042  0.625
1985 Debski EA, Friesen WO. Habituation of swimming activity in the medicinal leech. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 116: 169-88. PMID 4056652  0.722
1985 Granzow B, Friesen WO, Kristan WB. Physiological and morphological analysis of synaptic transmission between leech motor neurons. The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society For Neuroscience. 5: 2035-50. PMID 2991480 DOI: 10.1523/Jneurosci.05-08-02035.1985  0.767
1985 Friesen WO. Neuronal control of leech swimming movements: interactions between cell 60 and previously described oscillator neurons Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 156: 231-242. DOI: 10.1007/BF00610866  0.381
1984 Brodfuehrer PD, Friesen WO. A sensory system initiating swimming activity in the medicinal leech. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 108: 341-55. PMID 20968107  0.822
1984 Friesen WO, Block GD. What is a biological oscillator? The American Journal of Physiology. 246: R847-53. PMID 6742159 DOI: 10.1152/Ajpregu.1984.246.6.R847  0.612
1984 Pearce RA, Friesen WO. Intersegmental coordination of leech swimming: comparison of in situ and isolated nerve cord activity with body wall movement. Brain Research. 299: 363-6. PMID 6733455 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(84)90720-0  0.656
1984 Friesen WO, Block GD. Reply to T. Poston American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 246: R853-R853. DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1984.246.6.R853  0.451
1984 Block GD, McMahon DG, Wallace SF, Friesen WO. Cellular analysis of the Bulla ocular circadian pacemaker system - I. A model for retinal organization Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 155: 365-378. DOI: 10.1007/BF00610590  0.598
1984 Friesen WO, Brodfuehrer PD. Identification of neurones in the leech through local ionic manipulations Journal of Experimental Biology. 455-460.  0.801
1981 Friesen WO. Physiology of water motion detection in the medicinal leech. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 92: 255-75. PMID 20968106  0.45
1981 Mitchell CE, Friesen WO. A neuromime system for neural circuit analysis. Biological Cybernetics. 40: 127-37. PMID 7236753 DOI: 10.1007/BF00344291  0.328
1980 Friesen WO, Wyman RJ. Analysis of Drosophila motor neuron activity patterns with neural analogs Biological Cybernetics. 38: 41-50. DOI: 10.1007/BF00337400  0.632
1978 Friesen WO, Stent GS. Multichannel audio monitor for detecting electrical signals. The Review of Scientific Instruments. 49: 1691. PMID 18699034 DOI: 10.1063/1.1135348  0.471
1978 Poon M, Friesen WO, Stent GS. Neuronal control of swimming in the medicinal leech. V. Connexions between the oscillatory interneurones and the motor neurones. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 75: 45-63. PMID 702044  0.648
1978 Friesen WO, Poon M, Stent GS. Neuronal control of swimming in the medicinal leech. IV. Identification of a network of oscillatory interneurones. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 75: 25-43. PMID 702043  0.647
1978 Stent GS, Kristan WB, Friesen WO, Ort CA, Poon M, Calabrese RL. Neuronal generation of the leech swimming movement. Science (New York, N.Y.). 200: 1348-57. PMID 663615 DOI: 10.1126/Science.663615  0.817
1978 Friesen WO, Stent GS. Neural circuits for generating rhythmic movements. Annual Review of Biophysics and Bioengineering. 7: 37-61. PMID 352244 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.bb.07.060178.000345  0.625
1977 Friesen WO, Stent GS. Generation of a locomotory rhythm by a neural network with reccurrent cyclic inhibition. Biological Cybernetics. 28: 27-40. PMID 597508 DOI: 10.1007/BF00360911  0.552
1976 Friesen WO, Poon M, Stent GS. An oscillatory neuronal circuit generating a locomotory rhythm. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 73: 3734-8. PMID 1068483 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.73.10.3734  0.638
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