Selected Publications
"Serotonin receptor and dendritic plasticity in the spinal cord mediated by chronic serotonergic pharmacotherapy combined with exercise following complete SCI in the adult rat"
Ganzer, P.D.; Beringer, C.R.; Shumsky, J.S.; Nwaobasi, C.; Moxon, K.A.
Exp Neurol 304:132-142. (2018)
"Axonal regeneration of different tracts following transplants of human glial restricted progenitors into the injured spinal cord in rats"
Jin, Y; Shumsky, J.S.; Fischer, I.
Brain Res 1686:101-112. Epub 2016, Feb 4. (2018)
"Transplantation of neural progenitor cells in chronic spinal cord injury"
Jin, Y; Bouyer, J.; Shumsky, J.S.; Haas, C.; Fischer, I.
Neuroscience 320:69-82. Epub 2016, Feb 4. (2016)
"Therapy induces widespread reorganization of motor cortex after complete spinal transection that supports motor recovery"
Ganzer, P.D.; Manohar, A.; Shumsky, J.S.; Moxon, K.A.
Exp Neurol 279:1-12. Epub 2016, Jan 28. (2016)
"Differentiation of rodent behavioral phenotypes and methylphenidate action in sustained and flexible attention tasks"
Chu, R.; Shumsky, J.; Waterhouse, B.D.
Brain Res 1641:306-19. Epub 2015, Dec 10. (2016)
"Neurobehavioral assessments of spinal cord injury"
Shumsky, J.S.; Houle, J.D.
In: (Chen, J.; Xu, X.M.; Xu, Z.C.; Zhang, J.H., eds.) Animal Models of Acute Neurological Injuries II: Injury and Mechanistic Assessments, Springer-Verlag: New York, 2012
"Amphetamine enhanced motor training following cervical contusion injury"
Krisa, L.; Frederick, K.L.; Canver, J.C.; Stackhouse, S.K.; Shumsky, J.S.; Murray, M.
J. Neurotrauma 29:971-989. Epub 2011, Sept 19, 2012
"Experimental strategies for investigating psychostimulant drug actions and prefrontal cortical function in ADHD and related attention disorders"
Agster, K.L.; Clark, B.D.; Gao, W-J.; Shumsky, J.S.; Wang, H-X.; Berridge, C.W.; Waterhouse, B.D.
In: (Lin, R. ed.) Anat Record. 294: 1698-1712, 2011
"Differential sensitivity to psychostimulants across prefrontal cognitive tasks: Differential involvement of noradrenergic a1- vs. a2-receptors"
Berridge, C.W.; Shumsky, J.S.; Andrzejewski, M.E.; McGaughy, J.A.; Spencer, R.C.; Devilbiss, D.M.; Waterhouse, B.D.
Biol Psychiatr 71:467-73. Epub 2011, Sept 2, 2011
"Functional role of exercise-induced, cortical plasticity in the sensorimotor cortex after spinal cord injury"
Moxon, K.A.; Kao, T.; Shumsky, J.S.; Knudsen, E.; Murray, M.
J Neurophys 106:2662-74. Epub 2011, Aug 24, 2011
"5-HT precursor loading enhances motor function after spinal cord contusion in adult rats"
Hayashi, Y.; Jacob-Vadakot, S.; Nothias, J.-M.; McBride, S.; Olexa, R.; Murray, M.; Simansky, K.; Shumsky, J.S.
Exp Neurol 221:68-78, 2010