Publications
Ying, R., Stolzberg, D., Caras, M.L. (2024) Neural correlates of perceptual plasticity in the auditory midbrain and thalamus. BioRxiv. web
Macedo-Lima, M., Hamlette, L., Caras, M.L. (2024) Orbitofrontal cortex modulates auditory cortical sensitivity and sound perception in Mongolian gerbils. Current Biology 34(15):3354-3366. web | ScienceCast audio summary
Ying, R. Hamlette, L. Nikoobakht, L., Balaji, R., Miko, N., Caras, M.L. (2023) Organization of orbitofrontal- auditory pathways in the Mongolian gerbil. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 1-23. web | pdf
Caras, M.L., Happel, M.F.K., Chandrasekaran, B., Ripollés, P., Keesom, S.M., Hurley, L.M., Remage-Healey, L., Holt, L.L., Wright, B.A. (2022) Non-sensory influences on auditory learning and plasticity. Journal of the Association of Research in Otolaryngology. doi:10.1007/s10162-022-00837-3. web | pdf
Wang, L., Caras, M.L., Karayannis T., Froemke, R.C. (2021) Editorial: Mechanisms underlying experience- dependent plasticity of cortical circuits. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 15:687297. web | pdf
Mowery, T.M.*, Caras, M.L.*, Hassan, S., Wang, D., Dimidschstein, J., Fishell, G., Sanes, D.H. (2019) Preserving inhibition during developmental hearing loss rescues auditory learning and perception. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(42):8347-8361. web | pdf
Caras, M.L., Sanes, D.H. (2019) Neural variability limits adolescent skill learning. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(15):2889-2902.^ web | pdf
Caras, M.L., Sanes, D.H. (2017) Top-down modulation of sensory cortex gates perceptual learning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(37): 9972-9977. web | pdf
Caras, M.L. and Remage-Healey, L. (2016) Control of peripheral and central auditory processing by estrogen in birds. pp 77-100. In: Hearing and Hormones. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research. A. Bass, J. Sisneros, Fay, D. and Popper, A. eds. Springer Science and Business Media, LLC, New York. pdf
Larson, T.A., Lent, K.L., Bammler, T.K., MacDonald, J.W., Wood, W.E., Caras, M.L., Thatra, N.M, Budzillo, A., Perkel, D.J., Brenowitz, E.A. (2015) Network analysis of microRNA and mRNA seasonal dynamics in a highly plastic sensorimotor neural circuit. BMC Genomics. 16:905. web | pdf
Caras, M.L., Sanes, D.H. (2015) Sustained perceptual deficits from transient sensory deprivation. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(30):10851-10865. web | pdf
Caras, M.L., Sen, K., Rubel, E.W., Brenowitz, E. (2015) Seasonal plasticity of precise spike timing in the avian auditory system. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(8): 3431-3445. web | pdf
Buran, B., Sarro, E, Manno, F.,Kang, R., Caras, M.L. Sanes, D.H. (2014) A sensitive period for the impact of hearing loss on auditory perception. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(6):2276-84. web | pdf
Caras, M.L. (2013) Estrogenic modulation of auditory processing: a vertebrate comparison. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. 34(4):285-299. web | pdf
Larson, T.A., Wang, T., Gale, S.D., Miller, K.E., Thatra, N.M., Caras, M.L., Perkel, D.J., Brenowitz, E.A. (2013) Post-Synaptic Neural Activity Regulates Neuronal Addition in the Adult Avian Song Control System. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(41):16640-16644. web | pdf
Caras, M.L., O’Brien, M., Brenowitz, E.A. and Rubel, E.W. (2012) Estradiol selectively enhances auditory function in avian forebrain neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(49):17597-17611. web | pdf
Caras, M.L., Brenowitz, E. and Rubel, E.W. (2010) Peripheral auditory processing changes seasonally in Gambel’s white-crowned sparrows. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 196(8): 581-599. web | pdf
Caras, M.L., MacKenzie, K., Rodwin B., and Katz, D.B. (2008) Investigating the motivational mechanism of altered saline consumption following 5-HT1A manipulation. Behavioral Neuroscience. 122(2): 407-415. web | pdf
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