Publications:

Korn, MJ and Cramer KS. (2008) The distribution of glial associated proteins in the developing chick auditory brainstem. Developmental Neurobiology 68:1093-1106.

Miko IJ, Henkemeyer M, and Cramer KS. (2008) Auditory brainstem responses are impaired in EphA4 and ephrin-B2 deficient mice. Hearing Research 235:39-46. [pdf]

Miko IJ, Nakamura PA, Henkemeyer M, and Cramer KS. (2007) Auditory brainstem neural activation patterns are altered in EphA4 and ephrin-B2 deficient mice. J. Comp. Neurol. 505: 669-681. [pdf]

Hsieh CY, Hong CT, and Cramer KS. (2007) Deletion of EphA4 enhances deafferentation-induced ipsilateral sprouting in auditory brainstem projections. J. Comp. Neurol. 504: 508-518. [pdf]

Huffman KJ and Cramer KS. (2007) EphA4 misexpression alters tonotopic projections in the auditory brainstem. Developmental Neurobiology 67: 1655-1668. [pdf]

Hsieh CY and Cramer KS. (2006) Deafferentation induces novel axonal projections in the auditory brainstem after hearing onset. J. Comp. Neurol. 497: 589-599. [pdf]

Cramer KS, Cerretti DP, and Siddiqui SA. (2006) EphB2 regulates axonal growth at the midline in the developing auditory brainstem. Developmental Biology 295: 76-89. [pdf]

Cramer KS. (2005) Eph proteins and the assembly of auditory circuits. Hearing Research 206: 42-51. [pdf]

Siddiqui SA and Cramer KS. (2005) Differential expression of Eph receptors and ephrins in the cochlear ganglion and eighth cranial nerve of the chick embryo. J. Comp. Neurol. 482: 309-319. [pdf]

Burger RM, Cramer KS, Pfeiffer JD, and Rubel EW. (2005) The avian superior olivary nucleus provides divergent inhibitory input to parallel auditory pathways. J. Comp. Neurol. 481: 6-18. [pdf]

Person AL, Cerretti DP, Pasquale EB, Rubel EW, and Cramer KS. (2004) Tonotopic gradients of Eph family proteins in the chick nucleus laminaris during synaptogenesis. J. Neurobiol. 60: 28-39. [pdf]

Cramer KS, Bermingham-McDonogh OM, Krull CE, and Rubel EW. (2004) EphA4 signaling promotes axon segregation in the developing auditory system. Developmental Biology 269: 26-35. [pdf]

Eberhart J, Barr J, O’Connell S, Flagg A, Swartz ME, Cramer KS, Tosney, K, Pasquale EB, and Krull CE. (2004) Ephrin-A5 exerts positive or inhibitory effects on distinct subsets of EphA4-positive motor neurons. J. Neurosci. 24: 1070-1078. [pdf]

Rubel EW and Cramer KS. (2002) Choosing axonal real estate: location, location, location. Commentary, J. Comp. Neurol. 448: 1-5. [pdf]

Cramer KS, Karam SD, Cerretti DP, Pasquale EP, and Rubel EW. (2002) Expression of EphB receptors and ephrin-B ligands in the developing chick auditory brainstem. J. Comp. Neurol. 452: 51-64. [pdf]

Cramer KS, Rosenberger MH, Frost DM, Cochran SL, Pasquale EB, and Rubel EW. (2000) Developmental regulation of EphA4 expression in the chick auditory brainstem. J. Comp. Neurol. 426: 270-278. [pdf]

Cramer KS, Fraser SE, and Rubel EW. (2000) Embryonic origins of auditory brainstem nuclei in the chick hindbrain. Developmental Biology 224: 138-151. [pdf]

Hahm J, Cramer KS and Sur M (1999) Pattern formation by retinal afferents in the ferret lateral geniculate nucleus: Developmental segregation and the role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. J. Comp. Neurol. 411: 327-345.

Cramer KS and Sur M. (1999) The neuronal form of nitric oxide synthase is required for sublaminar segregation in the ferret lateral geniculate nucleus. Dev. Brain Res. 116: 79-86.

Leamey CA, Cramer KS and Sur M (1998) The role of activity-dependent mechanisms in pattern formation in the retinogeniculate pathway. In Development and Organization of the Retina: From Molecules to Function, eds. L. Chalupa and B. Finlay, pp. 309-318.

Cramer KS, Leamy CA and Sur M (1998) Nitric oxide: a signaling molecule in visual system development. Progress in Brain Research 118: 101-114.

Cramer KS and Sur M (1997) Blockade of afferent impulse activity disrupts ON/OFF sublamination in the ferret lateral geniculate nucleus. Dev. Brain Res. 98: 287-290.

Angelucci A, Bricolo E, Clasca F, Cramer KS, and Sur M (1997) Experimentally induced retinal projections to the ferret auditory thalamus: Development of clustered eye-specific patterns in a novel target. J. Neurosci. 17: 2040-2055.

Cramer KS, Angelucci A, Hahm J, Bogdanov MB, and Sur M (1996) A role for nitric oxide in the development of the ferret retinogeniculate projection. J. Neurosci. 16: 7995-8004.

Cramer KS and Sur M (1996) The role of NMDA receptors and nitric oxide in retinogeniculate development. Progress in Brain Research 108: 235-244.

Cramer KS and Sur M (1995) Activity-dependent remodeling of connections in the mammalian visual system. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 5: 106-111.

Cramer KS, Moore CI and Sur M (1995) Transient expression of NADPH-diaphorase in the lateral geniculate nucleus of the ferret during early postnatal development. J. Comp. Neurol. 353: 306-316.

Cramer KS and Van Essen DC (1995) Lack of topography in the spinal cord projection to the rabbit soleus muscle. J. Comp. Neurol. 351: 404-414.

Cramer KS and Van Essen DC (1995) Maturation of fast and slow motor units during synapse elimination in the rabbit soleus muscle. Developmental Biology 171: 16-26.