All publications

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

  • Suntres TE, Daghfous G, Ananvoranich S, Dubuc R, Zielinski BS. Sensory cutaneous papillae in the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus L.): II. Ontogeny and immunocytochemical characterization of solitary chemosensory cells. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2020;528(5):865–78.
  • Ryczko D, Grätsch S, Alpert MH, Cone JJ, Kasemir J, Ruthe A, et al. Descending Dopaminergic Inputs to Reticulospinal Neurons Promote Locomotor Movements. J Neurosci. 2020 Oct 28;40(44):8478–90.
  • Daghfous G, Auclair F, Blumenthal F, Suntres T, Lamarre‐Bourret J, Mansouri M, et al. Sensory cutaneous papillae in the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus L.): I. Neuroanatomy and physiology. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2020;528(4):664–86.
  • Beauséjour P-A, Auclair F, Daghfous G, Ngovandan C, Veilleux D, Zielinski B, et al. Dopaminergic modulation of olfactory-evoked motor output in sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus L.). Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2020;528(1):114–34.
  • Auclair F, Dubuc R. Chapter 5 - Neural control of swimming in lampreys. In: Whelan PJ, Sharples SA, editors. The Neural Control of Movement. Academic Press; 2020. p. 99–123. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128164778000053

2019

  • Grätsch S, Büschges A, Dubuc R. Descending control of locomotor circuits. Current Opinion in Physiology. 2019 Apr 1;8:94–8.
  • Grätsch S, Auclair F, Demers O, Auguste E, Hanna A, Büschges A, et al. A Brainstem Neural Substrate for Stopping Locomotion. J Neurosci. 2019 Feb 6;39(6):1044–57.

2018

  • Daghfous G, Auclair F, Clotten F, Létourneau J-L, Atallah E, Millette J-P, et al. GABAergic modulation of olfactomotor transmission in lampreys. PLOS Biology. 2018 Oct 4;16(10):e2005512.

2017

  • Ryczko D, Grätsch S, Schläger L, Keuyalian A, Boukhatem Z, Garcia C, et al. Nigral Glutamatergic Neurons Control the Speed of Locomotion. J Neurosci. 2017 Oct 4;37(40):9759–70.
  • Ryczko D, Dubuc R. Dopamine and the Brainstem Locomotor Networks: From Lamprey to Human. Front Neurosci [Internet]. 2017 [cited 2017 Nov 13];11. Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2017.00295/full
  • Green WW, Boyes K, McFadden C, Daghfous G, Auclair F, Zhang H, et al. Odorant organization in the olfactory bulb of the sea lamprey. Journal of Experimental Biology. 2017 Apr 1;220(7):1350–9.

2016

  • Ryczko D, Cone JJ, Alpert MH, Goetz L, Auclair F, Dubé C, et al. A descending dopamine pathway conserved from basal vertebrates to mammals. PNAS. 2016 Apr 26;113(17):E2440–9.
  • Missaghi K, Le Gal J-P, Gray PA, Dubuc R. The neural control of respiration in lampreys. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 2016 Dec;234:14–25.
  • Juvin L, Grätsch S, Trillaud-Doppia E, Gariépy J-F, Büschges A, Dubuc R. A Specific Population of Reticulospinal Neurons Controls the Termination of Locomotion. Cell Reports. 2016 Jun 14;15(11):2377–86.
  • Daghfous G, Green WW, Alford ST, Zielinski BS, Dubuc R. Sensory Activation of Command Cells for Locomotion and Modulatory Mechanisms: Lessons from Lampreys. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 2016;18.
  • Albersheim-Carter J, Blubaum A, Ballagh IH, Missaghi K, Siuda ER, McMurray G, et al. Testing the evolutionary conservation of vocal motoneurons in vertebrates. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 2016 Apr;224:2–10.

2015

  • Ryczko D, Auclair F, Cabelguen J-M, Dubuc R. The mesencephalic locomotor region sends a bilateral glutamatergic drive to hindbrain reticulospinal neurons in a tetrapod. J Comp Neurol. 2015 Nov 1;n/a-n/a.

2013

  • Ryczko D, Grätsch S, Auclair F, Dubé C, Bergeron S, Alpert MH, et al. Forebrain dopamine neurons project down to a brainstem region controlling locomotion. PNAS. 2013 Aug 20;110(34):E3235–42.
  • Ryczko D, Dubuc R. The multifunctional mesencephalic locomotor region. Curr Pharm Des. 2013;19(24):4448–70.
  • Green WW, Basilious A, Dubuc R, Zielinski BS. The Neuroanatomical Organization of Projection Neurons Associated with Different Olfactory Bulb Pathways in the Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus. PLOS ONE. 2013 Jul 29;8(7):e69525.

2012

  • Gariépy J-F, Missaghi K, Chevallier S, Chartré S, Robert M, Auclair F, et al. Specific neural substrate linking respiration to locomotion. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2012 Jan 10;109(2):E84-92.
  • Gariépy J-F, Missaghi K, Chartré S, Robert M, Auclair F, Dubuc R. Bilateral connectivity in the brainstem respiratory networks of lampreys. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2012;520(7):1442–56.
  • Daghfous G, Green WW, Zielinski BS, Dubuc R. Chemosensory-induced motor behaviors in fish. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 2012 Apr;22(2):223–30.

2011

  • Le Ray D, Juvin L, Ryczko D, Dubuc R. Chapter 4--supraspinal control of locomotion: the mesencephalic locomotor region. Prog Brain Res. 2011;188:51–70.

2010

  • Smetana R, Juvin L, Dubuc R, Alford S. A parallel cholinergic brainstem pathway for enhancing locomotor drive. Nature Neuroscience. 2010;13(6):731–8.
  • Ryczko D, Dubuc R, Cabelguen J-M. Rhythmogenesis in axial locomotor networks: an interspecies comparison. Prog Brain Res. 2010;187:189–211.
  • Le Ray D, Juvin L, Boutin T, Auclair F, Dubuc R. A neuronal substrate for a state‐dependent modulation of sensory inputs in the brainstem. European Journal of Neuroscience. 2010 Jul 1;32(1):53–9.
  • Derjean D, Moussaddy A, Atallah E, St-Pierre M, Auclair F, Chang S, et al. A novel neural substrate for the transformation of olfactory inputs into motor output. PLoS Biol. 2010;8(12):e1000567.
  • Brocard F, Ryczko D, Fenelon K, Hatem R, Gonzales D, Auclair F, et al. The Transformation of a Unilateral Locomotor Command into a Symmetrical Bilateral Activation in the Brainstem. J Neurosci. 2010 Jan 13;30(2):523–33.

2009

  • Ren X, Chang S, Laframboise A, Green W, Dubuc R, Zielinski B. Projections from the accessory olfactory organ into the medial region of the olfactory bulb in the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus): A novel vertebrate sensory structure? The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2009;516(2):105–16.

2008

  • Dubuc R, Brocard F, Antri M, Fénelon K, Gariépy J-F, Smetana R, et al. Initiation of locomotion in lampreys. Brain Research Reviews. 2008 Jan;57(1):172–82.
  • Antri M, Auclair F, Albrecht J, Djeudjang N, Dubuc R. Serotoninergic modulation of sensory transmission to brainstem reticulospinal cells. European Journal of Neuroscience. 2008 Aug 1;28(4):655–67.

2007

  • Smetana RW, Alford S, Dubuc R. Muscarinic Receptor Activation Elicits Sustained, Recurring Depolarizations in Reticulospinal Neurons. J Neurophysiol. 2007 Jan 5;97(5):3181–92.
  • Robertson B, Auclair F, Ménard A, Grillner S, Dubuc R. GABA distribution in lamprey is phylogenetically conserved. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2007 Jul 1;503(1):47–63.
  • Mutolo D, Bongianni F, Einum J, Dubuc R, Pantaleo T. Opioid-induced depression in the lamprey respiratory network. Neuroscience. 2007 Dec 12;150(3):720–9.
  • Ménard A, Auclair F, Bourcier‐Lucas C, Grillner S, Dubuc R. Descending GABAergic projections to the mesencephalic locomotor region in the lamprey Petromyzon marinus. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2007 Mar 10;501(2):260–73.
  • Martel B, Guimond JC, Gariépy JF, Gravel J, Auclair F, Kolta A, et al. Respiratory rhythms generated in the lamprey rhombencephalon. Neuroscience. 2007 Aug;148(1):279–93.
  • Laframboise AJ, Ren X, Chang S, Dubuc R, Zielinski BS. Olfactory sensory neurons in the sea lamprey display polymorphisms. Neuroscience Letters. 2007 Mar 13;414(3):277–81.

2006

  • Rossignol S, Dubuc R, Gossard JP. Dynamic sensorimotor interactions in locomotion. Physiol Rev. 2006 Jan;86(1):89–154.
  • Antri M, Cyr A, Auclair F, Dubuc R. Ontogeny of 5-HT neurons in the brainstem of the lamprey, Petromyzon marinus. J Comp Neurol. 2006 Apr 20;495(6):788–800.

2005

  • Viana di Prisco G, Boutin T, Petropoulos D, Brocard F, Dubuc R. The trigeminal sensory relay to reticulospinal neurones in lampreys. Neurosci. 2005;131:535–46.
  • Brocard F, Bardy C, Dubuc R. Modulatory effect of substance P to the brain stem locomotor command in lampreys. J Neurophysiol. 2005 Apr;93(4):2127–41.
  • Bantseev V, Auclair F, Dubuc R, Sivak JG. Optical quality of the ocular lens of the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) during the mature and transformer periods of life. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 2005 Apr 8;191(6):505–9.

2004

  • Pflieger JF, Dubuc R. Vestibulo-reticular projections in adult lamprey: their role in locomotion. Neurosci. 2004;129(3):817–29.
  • Auclair F, Lund JP, Dubuc R. Immunohistochemical distribution of tachykinins in the CNS of the lamprey Petromyzon marinus. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2004 Nov 15;479(3):328–46.

2003

  • Le Ray D, Brocard F, Bourcier‐Lucas C, Auclair F, Lafaille P, Dubuc R. Nicotinic activation of reticulospinal cells involved in the control of swimming in lampreys. European Journal of Neuroscience. 2003 Jan 1;17(1):137–48.
  • Guimond J-C, Auclair F, Lund JP, Dubuc R. Anatomical and physiological study of respiratory motor innervation in lampreys. Neurosci. 2003;122:259–66.
  • Cabelguen JM, Bourcier-Lucas C, Dubuc R. Bimodal locomotion elicited by electrical stimulation of the midbrain in the salamander Notophthalmus viridescens. JNeurosci. 2003 Mar 15;23(6):2434–9.
  • Brocard F, Dubuc R. Differential contribution of reticulospinal cells to the control of locomotion induced by the mesencephalic locomotor region. JNeurophysiol. 2003;90:1714–27.

2000

  • Sirota MG, Di Prisco GV, Dubuc R. Stimulation of the mesencephalic locomotor region elicits controlled swimming in semi-intact lampreys. EurJNeurosci. 2000;12:4081–92.
  • Pflieger J-F, Dubuc R. Relationship between vestibular primary afferents and vestibulospinal neurons in lampreys. JCompNeurol. 2000;427:255–73.

1999

  • Petropoulos D, Lund JP, Dubuc R. A physiological study of brainstem and peripheral inputs to trigeminal motoneurons in lampreys. Neurosci. 1999;91(1):379–89.
  • Huard H, Lund JP, Veilleux D, Dubuc R. An anatomical study of brainstem projections to the trigeminal motor nucleus of lampreys. Neurosci. 1999;91(1):363–78.
  • Bussières N, Pflieger J-F, Dubuc R. Anatomical study of vestibulospinal neurons in lamprey. JCompNeurol. 1999;407:512–26.

1998

  • Vinay L, Bongianni F, Ohta Y, Grillner S, Dubuc R. Spinal inputs from lateral columns to reticulospinal neurons in lampreys. Brain Research. 1998 Oct 19;808(2):279–93.
  • Vinay L, BussiŠres N, Shupliakov O, Dubuc R, Grillner S. Anatomical study of spinobulbar neurons in lampreys. JCompNeurol. 1998;397:475–92.

1997

  • Viana Di Prisco G, Pearlstein E, Robitaille R, Dubuc R. Role of sensory-evoked NMDA plateau potentials in the initiation of locomotion. Science. 1997;278:1122–5.

1996

  • Zompa IC, Dubuc R. A mesencephalic relay for visual inputs to reticulospinal neurones in lampreys. Brain Research. 1996 Apr 29;718(1):221–7.

1995

  • Viana Di Prisco G, Ohta Y, Bongianni F, Grillner S, Dubuc R. Trigeminal inputs to reticulospinal neurones in lampreys are mediated by excitatory and inhibitory amino acids. Brain res. 1995;695:76–80.
  • Alford S, Zompa I, Dubuc R. Long-term potentiation of glutamatergic pathways in the lamprey brainstem. J Neurosci. 1995 Nov 1;15(11):7528–38.

1994

  • Viana di Prisco G, Dubuc R, Grillner S. 5-HT innervation of reticulospinal neurons and other brainstem structures in lamprey. JCompNeurol. 1994;342:23–34.
  • Rossignol S, Dubuc R. Spinal pattern generation. Curr.opin.neurobiol. 1994;4:894–902.

1993

  • Dubuc R, Bongianni F, Ohta Y, Grillner S. Dorsal root and dorsal column mediated synaptic inputs to reticulospinal neurons in lampreys: involvement of glutamatergic, glycinergic, and GABAergic transmission. JCompNeurol. 1993;327:251–9.
  • Dubuc R, Bongianni F, Ohta Y, Grillner S. Anatomical and physiological study of brainstem nuclei relaying dorsal column inputs in lampreys. JCompNeurol. 1993;327:260–70.

1992

  • Bussières N, Dubuc R. Phasic modulation of transmission from vestibular inputs to reticulospinal neurons during fictive locomotion in lampreys. Brain Research. 1992 Jun 5;582(1):147–53.

1990

  • Fritzsch B, Sonntag R, Dubuc R, Ohta Y, Grillner S. Organization of the six motor nuclei innervating the ocular muscles in lamprey. J Comp Neurol. 1990 Apr 22;294(4):491–506.

1989

  • Kasicki S, Grillner S, Ohta Y, Dubuc R, Brodin L. Phasic modulation of reticulospinal neurones during fictive locomotion and other types of spinal motor activity in lamprey. Brain Research. 1989 Apr 10;484(1–2):203–16.
  • Fritzsch B, Dubuc R, Ohta Y, Grillner S. Efferents to the labyrinth of the river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) as revealed with retrograde tracing techniques. NeurosciLett. 1989;96:241–6.

1988

  • Grillner S, Dubuc R. Control of locomotion in vertebrates: spinal and supraspinal mechanisms. AdvNeurol. 1988;47: Functional recovery in neurological disease:425–53.
  • Brodin L, Grillner S, Dubuc R, Ohta Y, Kasicki S, Hökfelt T. Reticulospinal neurons in lamprey: transmitters, synaptic interactions and their role during locomotion. Arch Ital Biol. 1988 Oct;126(4):317–45.