From tadpole to adult frog locomotion
Keith T. Sillar, John Simmers, Denis Combes
Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 2023-10-01
10.1016/j.conb.2023.102753

Conservation of locomotion-induced oculomotor activity through evolution in mammals.
Filipa França de Barros, Julien Bacqué-Cazenave, Coralie Taillebuis, Gilles Courtand, Marin Manuel, Hélène Bras, Michele Tagliabue, Denis Combes, François M. Lambert, Mathieu Beraneck
Current Biology. 2022-01-01
10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.022

Locomotion-induced ocular motor behavior in larval Xenopus is developmentally tuned by visuo-vestibular reflexes
Julien Bacqué-Cazenave, Gilles Courtand, Mathieu Beraneck, Hans Straka, Denis Combes, François M. Lambert
. 2021-01-04
10.1101/2021.01.04.424105

Xenopus frog metamorphosis: A model for studying locomotor network development and neuromodulation
DenisCombes, Keith T.Sillar, JohnSimmers
Neural Control of Movement: Model Systems for Examining Motor Function; Ed. P. Whelan; Academic Press/Elsevier. 2020-08
10.1016/B978-0-12-816477-8.00008-9

Metamorphosing motor networks
Denis Combes
Current Biology. 2019-06
10.1016/j.cub.2019.05.005

Temporal Relationship of Ocular and Tail Segmental Movements Underlying Locomotor-Induced Gaze Stabilization During Undulatory Swimming in Larval Xenopus.
Julien Bacqué-Cazenave, Gilles Courtand, Mathieu Beraneck, François M. Lambert, Denis Combes
Front. Neural Circuits. 2018-10-29
10.3389/fncir.2018.00095

Adaptive plasticity of spino-extraocular motor coupling during locomotion in metamorphosing Xenopus laevis.
Géraldine von Uckermann, François M. Lambert, Denis Combes, Hans Straka, John Simmers
Journal of Experimental Biology. 2016-04-15
10.1242/jeb.136168

A behaviorally related developmental switch in nitrergic modulation of locomotor rhythmogenesis in larval Xenopus tadpoles.
Stephen P. Currie, Denis Combes, Nicholas W. Scott, John Simmers, Keith T. Sillar
Journal of Neurophysiology. 2016-03-01
10.1152/jn.00283.2015

Generation of BAC transgenic tadpoles enabling live imaging of motoneurons by using the urotensin II-related peptide (ust2b) gene as a driver.
Marion Bougerol, Frédéric Auradé, François M. Lambert, Didier Le Ray, Denis Combes, Muriel Thoby-Brisson, Frédéric Relaix, Nicolas Pollet, Hervé Tostivint
PLoS ONE. 2015-02-06
10.1371/journal.pone.0117370

Neuromodulation in developing motor microcircuits.
Keith T Sillar, Denis Combes, John Simmers
Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 2014-12-01
10.1016/j.conb.2014.05.009

Spinal efference copy signaling and gaze stabilization during locomotion in juvenile Xenopus frogs.
G. von Uckermann, D. Le Ray, D. Combes, H. Straka, J. Simmers
Journal of Neuroscience. 2013-03-06
10.1523/jneurosci.4521-12.2013

Gaze stabilization by efference copy signaling without sensory feedback during vertebrate locomotion.
François M. Lambert, Denis Combes, John Simmers, Hans Straka
Current Biology. 2012-09-01
10.1016/j.cub.2012.07.019

Opposing modulatory effects of D1- and D2-like receptor activation on a spinal central pattern generator.
S. Clemens, A. Belin-Rauscent, J. Simmers, D. Combes
Journal of Neurophysiology. 2012-04-15
10.1152/jn.00366.2011

A switch in aminergic modulation of locomotor CPG output during amphibian metamorphosis
John Simmers
Front Biosci. 2012-01-01
10.2741/s338

Opposing aminergic modulation of distinct spinal locomotor circuits and their functional coupling during amphibian metamorphosis.
A. Rauscent, J. Einum, D. Le Ray, J. Simmers, D. Combes
Journal of Neuroscience. 2009-01-28
10.1523/jneurosci.5255-08.2009

Metamorphosis-induced changes in the coupling of spinal thoraco-lumbar motor outputs during swimming in Xenopus laevis
Anna Beyeler, Charles Métais, Denis Combes, John Simmers, Didier Le Ray
Journal of Neurophysiology. 2008-09-01
10.1152/jn.00023.2008

Multiple mechanisms for integrating proprioceptive inputs that converge on the same motor pattern-generating network.
G. Barriere, J. Simmers, D. Combes
Journal of Neuroscience. 2008-08-27
10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2095-08.2008

An intrinsic feed-forward mechanism for vertebrate gaze stabilization.
Denis Combes, Didier Le Ray, François M. Lambert, John Simmers, Hans Straka
Current Biology. 2008-03-01
10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.018

Neuromodulation and developmental plasticity in the locomotor system of anuran amphibians during metamorphosis.
Keith T. Sillar, Denis Combes, Sankari Ramanathan, Micol Molinari, John Simmers
Brain Research Reviews. 2008-01-01
10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.07.018

Development and neuromodulation of spinal locomotor networks in the metamorphosing frog.
Aude Rauscent, Didier Le Ray, Marie-Jeanne Cabirol-Pol, Keith T. Sillar, John Simmers, Denis Combes
Journal of Physiology-Paris. 2006-11-01
10.1016/j.jphysparis.2007.05.009

Developmental and regional expression of NADPH-diaphorase/nitric oxide synthase in spinal cord neurons correlates with the emergence of limb motor networks in metamorphosing Xenopus laevis.
Sankari Ramanathan, Denis Combes, Micol Molinari, John Simmers, Keith T. Sillar
European Journal of Neuroscience. 2006-10-01
10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05057.x

Reconfiguration of multiple motor networks by short- and long-term actions of an identified modulatory neuron.
Serge Faumont, Denis Combes, Pierre Meyrand, John Simmers
European Journal of Neuroscience. 2005-11-01
10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04442.x

In vivo analysis of proprioceptive coding and its antidromic modulation in the freely behaving crayfish.
Didier Le Ray, Denis Combes, Cyril Déjean, Daniel Cattaert
Journal of Neurophysiology. 2005-08-01
10.1152/jn.01255.2004

Coordination, Integration and Behaviour in Invertebrates
Denis Combes, John Simmers
eLS. 2005-05-03
10.1038/npg.els.0003639

Metamorphosis from tadpole to frog: a tale of two networks
Denis Combes, Simon Merrywest, John Simmers, Keith Sillar
PN. 2005-04-01
10.36866/pn.58.17

Developmental segregation of spinal networks driving axial- and hindlimb-based locomotion in metamorphosing Xenopus laevis.
D. Combes, S. D. Merrywest, J. Simmers, K. T. Sillar
The Journal of Physiology. 2004-08-01
10.1113/jphysiol.2004.069542

Rare and spatially segregated release sites mediate a synaptic interaction between two identified network neurons
Marie-Jeanne Cabirol-Pol, Denis Combes, Valérie S Fénelon, John Simmers, Pierre Meyrand
J. Neurobiol.. 2002-01-08
10.1002/neu.10023

Dynamic restructuring of a rhythmic motor program by a single mechanoreceptor neuron in lobster.
Denis Combes, Pierre Meyrand, John Simmers
J. Neurosci.. 1999-05-01
10.1523/jneurosci.19-09-03620.1999

Motor pattern specification by dual descending pathways to a lobster rhythm-generating network.
Denis Combes, Pierre Meyrand, John Simmers
J. Neurosci.. 1999-05-01
10.1523/jneurosci.19-09-03610.1999

Long-term expression of two interacting motor pattern-generating networks in the stomatogastric system of freely behaving lobster.
Stefan Clemens, Denis Combes, Pierre Meyrand, John Simmers
Journal of Neurophysiology. 1998-03-01
10.1152/jn.1998.79.3.1396

Conditional dendritic oscillators in a lobster mechanoreceptor neurone.
D Combes, J Simmers, M Moulins
The Journal of Physiology. 1997-02-15
10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp021918

Conditional dendritic oscillators in a lobster mechanoreceptor neurone.
D Combes, J Simmers, M Moulins
The Journal of Physiology. 1997-02-15
10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp021918

Structural and functional characterization of a muscle tendon proprioceptor in lobster.
Denis Combes, John Simmers, Maurice Moulins
J. Comp. Neurol.. 1995-12-11
10.1002/cne.903630205

Structural and functional characterization of a muscle tendon proprioceptor in lobster.
Denis Combes, John Simmers, Maurice Moulins
J. Comp. Neurol.. 1995-12-11
10.1002/cne.903630205

Tetrodotoxin-sensitive dendritic spiking and control of axonal firing in a lobster mechanoreceptor neurone.
D Combes, J Simmers, L Nonnotte, M Moulins
The Journal of Physiology. 1993-01-01
10.1113/jphysiol.1993.sp019488