Burgess Lab Neural Circuits and Behavior

Research

Here’s a selection of recent work from the lab. Find a complete list of papers here

2025

Mutations in the microexon splicing regulator <i>srrm4</i> have minor phenotypic effects on zebrafish neural development
Mutations in the microexon splicing regulator srrm4 have minor phenotypic effects on zebrafish neural development
Tripti Gupta, Gennady Margolin, Harold A Burgess
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics   ·   07 Mar 2025   ·   doi:10.1093/g3journal/jkaf052

2024

Brain Imaging and Registration in Larval Zebrafish.
Brain Imaging and Registration in Larval Zebrafish.
Ashwin A Bhandiwad, Tripti Gupta, Abhignya Subedi, Victoria Heigh, George A Holmes, Harold A Burgess
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)   ·   01 Jan 2024   ·   pubmed:37668910

2023

A Critical Review of Zebrafish Neurological Disease Models−1. The Premise: Neuroanatomical, Cellular and Genetic Homology and Experimental Tractability
A Critical Review of Zebrafish Neurological Disease Models−1. The Premise: Neuroanatomical, Cellular and Genetic Homology and Experimental Tractability
Harold A Burgess, Edward A Burton
Oxford Open Neuroscience   ·   01 Jan 2023   ·   doi:10.1093/oons/kvac018

2022

A Critical Review of Zebrafish Neurological Disease Models−2. Application: Functional and Neuroanatomical Phenotyping Strategies and Chemical Screens
A Critical Review of Zebrafish Neurological Disease Models−2. Application: Functional and Neuroanatomical Phenotyping Strategies and Chemical Screens
Edward A Burton, Harold A Burgess
Oxford Open Neuroscience   ·   09 Dec 2022   ·   doi:10.1093/oons/kvac019
A cerebellar-prepontine circuit for tonic immobility triggered by an inescapable threat
A cerebellar-prepontine circuit for tonic immobility triggered by an inescapable threat
Ashwin A. Bhandiwad, Nickolas C. Chu, Svetlana A. Semenova, George A. Holmes, Harold A. Burgess
Science Advances   ·   30 Sep 2022   ·   doi:10.1126/sciadv.abo0549

2020

Molecular and cellular determinants of motor asymmetry in zebrafish
Molecular and cellular determinants of motor asymmetry in zebrafish
Eric J. Horstick, Yared Bayleyen, Harold A. Burgess
Nature Communications   ·   03 Mar 2020   ·   doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14965-y

2019

Prepontine non-giant neurons drive flexible escape behavior in zebrafish
Prepontine non-giant neurons drive flexible escape behavior in zebrafish
Gregory D Marquart, Kathryn M Tabor, Sadie A Bergeron, Kevin L Briggman, Harold A Burgess
PLoS biology   ·   15 Oct 2019   ·   pmc:PMC6793939
Brain-wide cellular resolution imaging of Cre transgenic zebrafish lines for functional circuit-mapping
Brain-wide cellular resolution imaging of Cre transgenic zebrafish lines for functional circuit-mapping
Kathryn M Tabor, Gregory D Marquart, Christopher Hurt, Trevor S Smith, Alexandra K Geoca, ..., Abhignya Subedi, Jennifer L Sinclair, Hannah M Rose, Nicholas F Polys, Harold A Burgess
eLife   ·   08 Feb 2019   ·   pmc:PMC6392497

2018

Morphometric analysis and neuroanatomical mapping of the zebrafish brain
Morphometric analysis and neuroanatomical mapping of the zebrafish brain
Tripti Gupta, Gregory D Marquart, Eric J Horstick, Kathryn M Tabor, Sinisa Pajevic, Harold A Burgess
Methods (San Diego, Calif.)   ·   01 Nov 2018   ·   pmc:PMC6296225
Presynaptic Inhibition Selectively Gates Auditory Transmission to the Brainstem Startle Circuit
Presynaptic Inhibition Selectively Gates Auditory Transmission to the Brainstem Startle Circuit
Kathryn M. Tabor, Trevor S. Smith, Mary Brown, Sadie A. Bergeron, Kevin L. Briggman, Harold A. Burgess
Current Biology   ·   01 Aug 2018   ·   doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.020