publications

2025

  1. Nat. Commun.
    Delayed integration of somatostatin interneurons into visual circuits
    A. Wang*, K.A. Ferguson*, J. Gupta, and 2 more authors
    Nature Communications, 2025
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2023

  1. Cell Rep.
    VIP interneurons regulate cortical size tuning and visual perception
    K.A. Ferguson, J. Salameh, C. Alba, and 4 more authors
    Cell Reports, 2023
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2020

  1. Nat. Rev. Neurosci.
    Mechanisms underlying gain modulation in the cortex
    K.A. Ferguson and J.A. Cardin
    Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2020
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  2. Front. Neural Circuits
    Inhibitory network bistability explains increased interneuronal activity prior to seizure onset
    S. Rich, H.M. Chameh, M. Rafiee, and 3 more authors
    Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2020
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2017

  1. Neuron
    Developmental dysfunction of VIP interneurons impairs cortical circuits
    R. Batista-Brito, M. Vinck, K.A. Ferguson, and 9 more authors
    Neuron, 2017
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  2. eNeuro
    Combining theory, model, and experiment to explain how intrinsic theta rhythms are generated in an in vitro whole hippocampus preparation without oscillatory inputs
    K.A. Ferguson, A.P. Chatzikalymniou, and F.K. Skinner
    eNeuro, 2017
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2016

  1. J. Neurosci.
    Excitatory inputs determine phase-locking strength and spike-timing of CA1 stratum oriens/alveus parvalbumin and somatostatin interneurons during intrinsically generated hippocampal theta rhythm
    C.Y.L. Huh, B. Amilhon, K.A. Ferguson, and 5 more authors
    Journal of Neuroscience, 2016
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  2. eNeuro
    Hyperpolarization-activated currents and subthreshold resonance in granule cells of the olfactory bulb
    R. Hu, K.A. Ferguson, C. Whiteus, and 3 more authors
    eNeuro, 2016
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2015

  1. J. Comput. Neurosci.
    Examining the limits of cellular adaptation bursting mechanisms in biologically-based excitatory networks of the hippocampus
    K.A. Ferguson*, F. Njap*, W. Nicola*, and 2 more authors
    Journal of Computational Neuroscience, 2015
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  2. Front. Syst. Neurosci.
    Network models provide insights into how oriens-lacunosum-moleculare and bistratified cell interactions influence the power of local hippocampal CA1 theta oscillations
    K.A. Ferguson, C.Y.L. Huh, B. Amilhon, and 3 more authors
    Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2015
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2014

  1. F1000Research
    Simple biologically-constrained CA1 pyramidal cell models using an intact, whole hippocampus context
    K.A. Ferguson, C.Y.L. Huh, B. Amilhon, and 2 more authors
    F1000Research, 2014
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2013

  1. Front. Comp. Neuro.
    Experimentally constrained CA1 fast-firing parvalbumin-positive interneuron network models exhibit sharp transitions into coherent high frequency rhythms
    K.A. Ferguson, C.Y.L. Huh, B. Amilhon, and 2 more authors
    Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 2013
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  2. Chaos
    Modeling oscillatory dynamics in brain microcircuits as a way to help uncover neurological disease mechanisms: A proposal
    F.K. Skinner and K.A. Ferguson
    Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, 2013
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  3. Enc. Comp. Neuro.
    Hippocampal theta, gamma, and theta/gamma network models
    K.A. Ferguson and F.K. Skinner
    In Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience, 2013
  4. Enc. Comp. Neuro.
    Hippocampus, model excitatory cells
    K.A. Ferguson and F.K. Skinner
    In Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience, 2013
  5. Enc. Comp. Neuro.
    Hippocampus, model inhibitory cells
    F.K. Skinner and K.A. Ferguson
    In Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience, 2013

2009

  1. CAMQ
    A two compartment model of a CA1 pyramidal neuron
    K.A. Ferguson and S.A. Campbell
    Canadian Applied Mathematics Quarterly, 2009