Neural Engineering Representative Publications

(1) Agnew, W.F. and McCreery, D.B.: Principles for safe and effective stimulation of nerve.  In: Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Neurobiology and Clinical Use, D. Naritoku, ed.  Elsevier, Pergamon, North Holland, 2000 (In Press).

(2) Pikov, V., Wrathall, J.R.: Coordination of the bladder detrusor and the external urethral sphincter in a rat model of spinal cord injury: effect of injury severity. J. Neurosci., in press, 2000.

(3) McCreery, D.B., Yuen, T.G.H. and Bullara, L.A.: Chronic microstimulation in the feline ventral cochlear nucleus: Physiologic and histologic effects.  Hearing Res. (In press), 2000.

(4) Agnew, W.F., McCreery, D.B., Yuen, T.G.H. and Bullara, L.A.: Evolution and resolution of stimulation-induced axonal injury in peripheral nerve.    Muscle & Nerve, 22(10):1393-1402, 1999.

(5) Liu, X., McCreery, D.B., Carter, R.R., Bullara, L.A., Yuen, T.G.H. and Agnew, W.F.: Stability of the interface between neural tissue and chronically-implanted intracortical microelectrodes.  IEEE Trans. Rehab. Eng., 7(3):315-326, 1999.

(6) Lossinsky, A.S., Buttle, K.F., Pluta, R., Wisniewski, H.M. and Mossakowski, M.J.: Immunoultrastrucutral expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1/CD54) in endothelial cell vesiculo-tubular structures and vesiculo-vacuolar organelles (VVO) in blood-brain barrier development and injury.  Cell Tiss. Res., 295:77-88, 1999.

(7) Lossinsky, A.S., Wisniewski, H.M.: Immunoultrastructural expression of ICAM-1 and PECAM-1 occurs prior to structural maturity of the murine blood-brain barrier.  Dev. Neurosci. 20:518-524, 1998.

(8) Pikov, V., Gillis, R.A., Jasmin, L. and Wrathall. J.R.: Assessment of lower urinary tract functional deficit in rats with contusive spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma 15:375-386, 1998.

(9) McCreery, D.B., Yuen, T.G.H., Agnew, W.F. and Bullara, L.A.: A quantitative computer-assisted morphometric analysis of stimulation-induced injury to myelinated fibers in a peripheral nerve.  J. Neuroscience Meth., 73:159-168, 1997.

(10) McCreery, D.B., Yuen, T.G.H., Agnew, W.F. and Bullara, L.A.: A characterization of the effects on neuronal excitability resulting from prolonged microstimulation with chronically implanted microelectrodes.  IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 44:931-939, 1997.

(11) Woodford, B.J., Carter, R.R., McCreery, D.B., Bullara, L.A. and Agnew, W.F.: Histopathologic and physiologic effects of chronic implantation of microelectrodes in the sacral spinal cord of the cat.  J. Neuropath. & Exp. Neurol., 55:982-991, 1996.

(12) Carter, R.R., McCreery, D.B., Woodford, B.J., Bullara, L.A. and Agnew, W.F.: Micturition control by microstimulation of the sacral spinal cord of the cat: Acute studies.  IEEE Trans. Rehab. Eng., 3:206-214, 1995.

(13) Mortimer, J.T., Agnew, W.F., Horch, K., Creasey, G. and Kantor, C.: Perspectives on new electrode technology for stimulating peripheral nerves with implantable motor prostheses.  IEEE Trans. Rehab. Eng., 3:145-154, 1995.

(14) McCreery, D.B., Agnew, W.F., Yuen, T.G.H. and Bullara, L.A.: Relationship between stimulus amplitude, stimulus frequency and neural damage during electrical stimulation of sciatic nerve of cat.  Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing 33:426-429, 1995.

(15) Yuen, T.G.H. and Agnew, W.F.: Histologic evaluation of polyesterimide-insulated gold wires in brain.  Biomaterials, 16:951-956, 1995.

(16) McCreery, D.B., Yuen, T.G.H., Agnew, W.F. and Bullara, L.A.: Stimulation parameters affecting tissue injury during microstimulation in the cochlear nucleus of the cat Hearing Research, 77:105-115, 1994.

(17) Agnew, W.F., McCreery, D.B., Yuen, T.G.H., and Bullara, L.A.:  MK-801 Protects Against Neuronal Injury Induced by Electrical Stimulation.  Neuroscience, 52:45-53, 1993.

(18) McCreery, D.B., Yuen, T.G.H., Agnew, W.F. and Bullara, L.A.:  Stimulation with chronically implanted microelectrodes in the cochlear nucleus of the cat:  Histologic and physiologic effects.  Hearing Research, 62:42-56, 1992.

(19) Agnew, W.F. and McCreery, D.B., eds.:  Neural Prostheses:  Fundamental Studies, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1990.

(20) Agnew, W.F. and McCreery, D.B.:  Considerations for safety with chronically-implanted nerve electrodes. Epilepsia, 31: Supplement 2, S27-S32, 1990.

(21) Agnew, W.F., McCreery, D.B., Yuen, T.G.H. and Bullara, L.A.:  Local anaesthetic block protects against electrically-induced damage in peripheral nerve.  J. Biomed. Eng. 12:301-308, 1990.

(22) McCreery, D.B., Agnew, W.F., Bullara, L.A. and Yuen, T.G.H.:  Partial pressure of oxygen in brain and peripheral nerve during damaging electrical stimulation. J. Biomed. Eng. 12:309-315, 1990.

(23) McCreery, D.B., Agnew, W.F., Yuen, T.G.H. and Bullara, L.A.:  Charge density and charge per phase as cofactors in neural injury induced by electrical stimulation.  Trans. Biomed. Eng., 37:10, 996-1001, 1990.

(24) Agnew, W.F., McCreery, D.B., Yuen, T.G.H. and Bullara, L.A.: Histologic and physiologic evaluation of electrically stimulated peripheral nerve: Considerations for the selection of parameters. Annals Biomed. Eng., 17:39-60, 1989.

(25) McCreery, D.B., Agnew, W.F., and McHardy, J.: Electrical characteristics of chronically implanted platinum-iridium microelectrodes. IEEE Biomed. Eng., 34:664-668, 1987.

(26) Yuen, T.G.H, Agnew, W.F. and Bullara, L.A.:  Tissue response to potential neuroprosthetic materials implanted subdurally.  Biomaterials, 8:138-141, 1987.

(27) Agnew, W.F., Yuen, T.G.H., McCreery, D.B. and Bullara, L.A.:  Histopathologic evaluation of prolonged intracortical electrical stimulation. Exper. Neurol. 92:162-185, 1986.

(28) McCreery, D.B., Bullara, L.A. and Agnew, W.F.:  Neuronal activity evoked by chronically-implanted intracortical electrodes. Exp. Neurol., 92:147-161, 1986.