Publications

Bégay, V.; Cirovic, B.; Barker, A. J.; Klopfleisch, R.; Hart, D. W.; Bennett, N. C.; Lewin, G. R.: Immune competence and spleen size scale with colony status in the naked mole-rat. Open Biol 12 (4), 210292 (2022)

Barker, A. J.; Veviurko, G.; Bennett, N. C.; Hart , D. W.; Mograby, L.; Lewin, G. R.: Cultural transmission of vocal dialect in the naked mole-rat. Science 371 (6528), pp. 503 - 507 (2021)

Fontinha, B. M.; Zekoll, T.; Al-Rawi, M.; Gallach , M.; Reithofer, F.; Barker, A. J.; Hofbauer, M.; Fischer, R. M.; von Haeseler, A.; Baier, H. et al.; Tessmar-Raible, K.: TMT-Opsins differentially modulate medaka brain function in a context-dependent manner. PLoS Biol. 19 (1), e3001012 (2021)

Barker, A. J.; Helmbrecht, T. O.; Grob, A. A.; Baier , H.: Functional, molecular and morphological heterogeneity of superficial interneurons in the larval zebrafish tectum. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 529 (9), pp. 2159 - 2175 (2020)

Eigenbrod, O.; Debus , K. Y.; Reznick, J.; Bennett, N. C.; Sánchez-Carranza, O.; Omerbašić, D.; Hart, D. W.; Barker, A. J.; Zhong, W.; Lutermann, H. et al.; Katandukila, J. V.; Mgode, G.; Park, T. J.; Lewin , G. R.: Rapid molecular evolution of pain insensitivity in multiple African rodents. Science 364 (6443), pp. 852 - 859 (2019)

Förster, D.; Arnold-Ammer, I.; Laurell, E.; Barker, A. J.; Fernandes, A. M.; Finger-Baier, K.; Filosa, A.; Helmbrecht , T. O.; Kölsch, Y.; Kühn, E. et al.; Robles, E.; Slanchev, K.; Thiele, T. R.; Baier, H.; Kubo, F.: Genetic targeting and anatomical registration of neuronal populations in the zebrafish brain with a new set of BAC transgenic tools. Sci Rep 7 (1), 5230 (2017)

Filosa, A.; Barker, A. J.; Dal Maschio, M.; Baier, H.: Feeding State Modulates Behavioral Choice and Processing of Prey Stimuli in the Zebrafish Tectum. Neuron 90 (3), pp. 596 - 608 (2016)

Barker, A. J.; Baier, H.: Sensorimotor decision making in the zebrafish tectum. Curr Biol 25 (21), pp. 2804 - 2814 (2015)

Froemke, R. C.; Carcea, I.; Barker, A. J.; Yuan, K.; Seybold, B. A.; O Martins, A. R.; Zaika, N.; Bernstein, H.; Wachs, M.; Levis, P. A. et al.; Polley, D. B.; Merzenich, M. M.; Schreiner, C. E.: Long-term modification of cortical synapses improves sensory perception. Nat. Neurosci. 16, pp. 79 - 88 (2013)

Dorrn, A. L.; Yuan, K.; Barker, A. J.; Schreiner, C. E.; Froemke, R. C.: Developmental sensory experience balances cortical excitation and inhibition. Nature 465, pp. 932 - 936 (2010)

Barker, A. J.; Koch, S. M.; Reed, J.; Barres, B. A.; Ullian, E. M.: Developmental Control of Synaptic Receptivity. J. Neurosci. 28 (33), pp. 8150 - 8160 (2008)

Davis, T. H.; Cuellar, T. L.; Koch, S. M.; Barker, A. J.; Harfe, B. D.; McManus, M. T.; Ullian, E. M.: Conditional Loss of Dicer Disrupts Cellular and Tissue Morphogenesis in the Cortex and Hippocampus. J. Neurosci. 28 (17), pp. 4322 - 4330 (2008)

Mulcahy, L. R.; Barker, A. J.; Nillni, E. A.: Disruption of disulfide bond formation alters the trafficking of prothyrotropin releasing hormone (proTRH)-derived peptides. Regul Pept. 133 (1-3), pp. 123 - 133 (2006)

Lewin, G. R.; Smith, E. S. J.; Reznick, J.; Debus, K.; Barker, A. J.; Park , T. J.: The Somatosensory World of the African Naked Mole-Rat. In: The Extraordinary Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 1319, pp. 197 - 220 (Ed. Buffenstein, R.). Springer, Cham (2021)

Barker, A. J.; Koch , U.; Lewin , G. R.; Pyott , S. J.: Hearing and Vocalizations in the Naked Mole-Rat. In: The Extraordinary Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat, Vol. 1319, 1 Ed., pp. 157 - 195 (Ed. Buffenstein, R.). Springer International Publishing (2021)

The naked truth: a comprehensive clarification and classification of current ‘myths’ in naked mole-rat biology. (2021)

Barker, A. J.: Brains and speciation: Control of behavior. (2021)

Barker, A. J.; Baier, H.: SINs and SOMs: neural microcircuits for size tuning in the zebrafish and mouse visual pathway. (2013)

Barker, A. J.; Ullian, E. M.: Astrocytes and Synaptic Plasticity. (2010)

Barker, A. J.; Ullian, E. M.: New roles for astrocytes in developing synaptic circuits. (2008)