Marla Feller

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Marla Feller is affiliated with the following schools: University of California, Berkeley, University of California, San Diego, Princeton University, Stanford University

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According to Wikipedia, Marla Beth Feller is the Paul Licht Distinguished Professor in Biological Sciences and Member of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. She studies the mechanisms that underpin the assembly of neural circuits during development. Feller is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and member of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Mechanisms underlying spontaneous patterned activity in developing neural circuits (2010) (718)
Mechanisms underlying development of visual maps and receptive fields. (2008) (575)
Requirement for Cholinergic Synaptic Transmission in the Propagation of Spontaneous Retinal Waves (1996) (528)
Competition in retinogeniculate patterning driven by spontaneous activity. (1998) (498)
Retinotopic Map Refinement Requires Spontaneous Retinal Waves during a Brief Critical Period of Development (2003) (412)
Mice Lacking Specific Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunits Exhibit Dramatically Altered Spontaneous Activity Patterns and Reveal a Limited Role for Retinal Waves in Forming ON and OFF Circuits in the Inner Retina (2000) (353)
Genetic Identification of an On-Off Direction- Selective Retinal Ganglion Cell Subtype Reveals a Layer-Specific Subcortical Map of Posterior Motion (2009) (350)
Spontaneous Correlated Activity in Developing Neural Circuits (1999) (348)
Spontaneous patterned retinal activity and the refinement of retinal projections (2005) (254)
DSCAM and DSCAML1 Function in Self-Avoidance in Multiple Cell Types in the Developing Mouse Retina (2009) (230)
Synapse elimination and learning rules coregulated by MHC Class I H2-Db (2014) (195)
Transgenic Mice Reveal Unexpected Diversity of On-Off Direction-Selective Retinal Ganglion Cell Subtypes and Brain Structures Involved in Motion Processing (2011) (185)
Dynamic Processes Shape Spatiotemporal Properties of Retinal Waves (1997) (179)
Retinogeniculate Axons Undergo Eye-Specific Segregation in the Absence of Eye-Specific Layers (2002) (177)
Development of asymmetric inhibition underlying direction selectivity in the retina (2011) (175)
A Role for Correlated Spontaneous Activity in the Assembly of Neural Circuits (2013) (166)
High frequency, synchronized bursting drives eye-specific segregation of retinogeniculate projections (2005) (164)
A Role for Correlated Spontaneous Activity in the Assembly of Neural Circuits (2014) (150)
Neurotransmitters and gap junctions in developing neural circuits (2000) (142)
Dynamics of Retinal Waves Are Controlled by Cyclic AMP (1999) (141)
Retinal waves: mechanisms and function in visual system development. (2005) (139)
On and Off Retinal Circuit Assembly by Divergent Molecular Mechanisms (2013) (129)
Direction Selectivity in the Retina Is Established Independent of Visual Experience and Cholinergic Retinal Waves (2008) (128)
Imaging of cAMP Levels and Protein Kinase A Activity Reveals That Retinal Waves Drive Oscillations in Second-Messenger Cascades (2006) (124)
Visual Circuits for Direction Selectivity. (2017) (124)
Development of Single Retinofugal Axon Arbors in Normal and β2 Knock-Out Mice (2011) (112)
The role of nAChR-mediated spontaneous retinal activity in visual system development. (2002) (111)
Retinal Waves Are Governed by Collective Network Properties (1999) (108)
Copper is an endogenous modulator of neural circuit spontaneous activity (2014) (106)
Neuron-glia signaling in developing retina mediated by neurotransmitter spillover (2015) (105)
Synaptic and Extrasynaptic Factors Governing Glutamatergic Retinal Waves (2009) (102)
A precritical period for plasticity in visual cortex (2005) (90)
Unbiased analysis of bulk axonal segregation patterns (2004) (85)
Two-photon targeted recording of GFP-expressing neurons for light responses and live-cell imaging in the mouse retina (2010) (82)
Retinal waves are likely to instruct the formation of eye-specific retinogeniculate projections (2009) (81)
Organization and development of direction-selective circuits in the retina (2011) (80)
Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Spatiotemporal Features of Cholinergic Retinal Waves (2012) (75)
Potentiation of L-Type Calcium Channels Reveals Nonsynaptic Mechanisms that Correlate Spontaneous Activity in the Developing Mammalian Retina (2001) (68)
A Role for Synaptic Input Distribution in a Dendritic Computation of Motion Direction in the Retina (2016) (68)
Spatiotemporal Features of Retinal Waves Instruct the Wiring of the Visual Circuitry (2016) (61)
GABAA Receptor-Mediated Signaling Alters the Structure of Spontaneous Activity in the Developing Retina (2007) (60)
Assembly and disassembly of a retinal cholinergic network (2011) (55)
The Down Syndrome Critical Region Regulates Retinogeniculate Refinement (2011) (54)
Visual Stimulation Reverses the Directional Preference of Direction-Selective Retinal Ganglion Cells (2012) (54)
Presynaptic calcium dynamics at the frog retinotectal synapse. (1996) (54)
The Role of Neuronal Connexins 36 and 45 in Shaping Spontaneous Firing Patterns in the Developing Retina (2011) (54)
Visual Stimulation Switches the Polarity of Excitatory Input to Starburst Amacrine Cells (2014) (53)
Calcium-Dependent Increases in Protein Kinase-A Activity in Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells Are Mediated by Multiple Adenylate Cyclases (2009) (48)
Intrinsically photosensitive ganglion cells contribute to plasticity in retinal wave circuits (2013) (47)
Dendritic and axonal targeting patterns of a genetically-specified class of retinal ganglion cells that participate in image-forming circuits (2014) (42)
Receptive field mosaics of retinal ganglion cells are established without visual experience. (2010) (39)
Expression and function of the neuronal gap junction protein connexin 36 in developing mammalian retina (2005) (39)
Light Prior to Eye Opening Promotes Retinal Waves and Eye-Specific Segregation (2018) (39)
Migration of Neocortical Neurons in the Absence of Functional NMDA Receptors (1997) (38)
Role of adenylate cyclase 1 in retinofugal map development (2012) (36)
Dissociated retinal neurons form periodically active synaptic circuits. (2002) (33)
Vision and the establishment of direction-selectivity: a tale of two circuits (2009) (31)
A Dense Starburst Plexus Is Critical for Generating Direction Selectivity (2018) (31)
An Asymmetric Increase in Inhibitory Synapse Number Underlies the Development of a Direction Selective Circuit in the Retina (2015) (26)
Retinal Waves Modulate an Intraretinal Circuit of Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells (2016) (26)
Extrasynaptic glutamate and inhibitory neurotransmission modulate ganglion cell participation during glutamatergic retinal waves. (2013) (25)
Direction-Selective Ganglion Cells Show Symmetric Participation in Retinal Waves During Development (2010) (24)
Early Retinal Activity and Visual Circuit Development (2006) (23)
Imaging second messenger dynamics in developing neural circuits (2008) (22)
L-type calcium channel agonist induces correlated depolarizations in mice lacking the β2 subunit nAChRs (2004) (18)
Gap Junction Coupling Shapes the Encoding of Light in the Developing Retina (2019) (17)
Development of synaptic connectivity in the retinal direction selective circuit (2016) (16)
A role for TREK1 in generating the slow afterhyperpolarization in developing starburst amacrine cells. (2013) (16)
Role for Visual Experience in the Development of Direction-Selective Circuits (2016) (15)
Non–cell-autonomous factor induces the transition from excitatory to inhibitory GABA signaling in retina independent of activity (2010) (15)
L-type calcium channel agonist induces correlated depolarizations in mice lacking the beta2 subunit nAChRs. (2004) (14)
Contributions of Rod and Cone Pathways to Retinal Direction Selectivity Through Development (2016) (12)
Dissociated GABAergic retinal interneurons exhibit spontaneous increases in intracellular calcium (2006) (12)
Elucidating the Role of AII Amacrine Cells in Glutamatergic Retinal Waves (2015) (11)
The influence of spontaneous and visual activity on the development of direction selectivity maps in mouse retina (2022) (10)
Emergence of Realistic Retinal Networks in Culture Promoted by the Superior Colliculus (2005) (10)
Role for Visual Experience in the Development of Direction-Selective Circuits (2017) (10)
Cortical Development: The Sources of Spontaneous Patterned Activity (2012) (9)
Retinal waves drive calcium transients in undifferentiated retinal cells. Focus on "spontaneous waves in the ventricular zone of developing mammalian retina". (2004) (9)
Visual System Plasticity Begins in the Retina (2003) (8)
CaV3.2 KO mice have altered retinal waves but normal direction selectivity (2015) (7)
Visual experience instructs dendrite orientation but is not required for asymmetric wiring of the retinal direction selective circuit (2019) (6)
The Value of Undergraduate Teaching for Research Scientists (2018) (5)
Formation of Early Retinal Circuits in the Inner-Plexiform Layer (2012) (5)
The Retinal Basis of Light Aversion in Neonatal Mice (2022) (5)
Müller Glia in Retinal Development: From Specification to Circuit Integration (2022) (4)
Excitatory neurotransmission activates compartmentalized calcium transients in Müller glia without affecting lateral process motility (2021) (4)
Motion Vision: Cortical Preferences Influenced by Retinal Direction Selectivity (2017) (3)
Distinct inhibitory pathways control velocity and directional tuning in the mouse retina (2022) (3)
Neural Activity and Visual System Development (2009) (3)
Embryonic neural activity wires the brain (2019) (3)
The Impact of Steroid Activation of TRPM3 on Spontaneous Activity in the Developing Retina (2020) (3)
Cellular basis of periodic bursts of spontaneous activity in cultured retinal neurons (2004) (3)
Go with the Flow—but Only in One Direction (2009) (3)
Roles of visually evoked and spontaneous activity in the development of retinal direction selectivity maps (2022) (2)
Retinal waves but not visual experience are required for development of retinal direction selectivity maps (2021) (2)
Neurodevelopment: A Novel Role for Activity in Shaping Retinal Circuits (2014) (2)
Steroid activation of TRPM3 channels modulates spontaneous synaptic activity but not retinal waves in the developing retina. (2020) (2)
Retinal waves and their role in visual system development (2013) (2)
Neuroscience: Activity acts locally. (2009) (1)
Networks, circuits and computation (2011) (1)
Illuminating live-cell imaging (2005) (1)
Introduction to special issue on retinal development (2011) (1)
Dendrite Morphology Minimally Influences the Synaptic Distribution of Excitation and Inhibition in Retinal Direction-Selective Ganglion Cells (2021) (1)
Extrasynaptic glutamate and inhibitory neurotransmission modulate ganglion cell 4 participation during glutamatergic retinal waves 5 6 Abbreviated title : Inhibition limits ganglion cell participation in waves 7 8 (2013) (0)
Connexin36 Deficient Mice Have Disrupted Retinal Waves and Normal Segregation of Retinogeniculate Afferents into Eye-Specific Layers (2003) (0)
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Figure 10. [Spatiotemporal properties of retinal waves...]. (2012) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Expression of SPIG1 reveals development of a retinal ganglion cell subtype projecting to the medial terminal nucleus in the mouse. (2008) (0)
Figure 12. [Activity dependent maintenance of ganglion...]. (2012) (0)
Editorial Board (2011) (0)
A role for HCN channels in coordinating activity during glutamatergic retinal waves (2014) (0)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Physiological Properties and Factors Affecting Migration of Neural Precursor Cells in the Adult Olfactory Bulb A dissertation in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Neurosciences by (2007) (0)
Figure 8. [Glutamatergic waves occur in clusters...]. (2012) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of A transient network of intrinsically bursting starburst cells underlies the generation of retinal waves. (2006) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Long-range retrograde spread of LTP and LTD from optic tectum to retina. (2009) (0)
Contents Vol. 26, 2004 (2005) (0)
Figure 2. [Acetylcholine acts on muscarinic receptors...]. (2012) (0)
[Figure, Figure 5. Retinal waves occur...] (2012) (0)
Circuit mechanisms underlying embryonic retinal waves (2023) (0)
Distinct Inhibitory Pathways Control Velocity and Directional Tuning in the Retina (2022) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Physiologic diversity and development of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. (2006) (0)
Figure 9. [A. Transitions between waves stages...]. (2012) (0)
Single fluorophore visualization of ion channel gating by evanescence microscopy (1998) (0)
Figure 5. [Retinal waves occur in three...]. (2012) (0)
[Figure, Figure 10. Spatiotemporal properties of...] (2012) (0)
GABAergic retinal interneurons can initiate retinal wave like spontaneous activity (2005) (0)
[Figure, Figure 4. The GABA switch...] (2012) (0)
Spontaneous Correlated Activity Minireview in Developing Neural Circuits (1999) (0)
Corrigendum: High frequency, synchronized bursting drives eye-specific segregation of retinogeniculate projections (2005) (0)
Developing Mammalian Retina Spontaneous Waves in the Ventricular Zone of (2012) (0)
Dendritic and axonal targeting patterns of a genetically-specified class of retinal ganglion cells that participate in image-forming circuits (2014) (0)
Gap Junction Coupling Shapes the Encoding of Light in the Developing Retina (2020) (0)
Movie 1. [Multi-electrode array recording of cholinergic...]. (2012) (0)
The role of postsynaptic AMPA receptors in stabilizing presynaptic inputs (2008) (0)
[Figure, Figure 11. Retinal waves drive refinement of some retinal ganglion cell dendrites.] (2012) (0)
Figure 1. [Golgi stained embryonic mouse retina...]. (2012) (0)
Figure 4. [The GABA switch in retinal...]. (2012) (0)
Sun Mechanisms On and Off Retinal Circuit Assembly by Divergent Molecular (2014) (0)
Intra-retinal gap junction networks of ipRGCs are regulated by retinal waves in the developing mouse retina (2015) (0)
Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Embryonic Retinal Waves (2022) (0)
Functional Mosaics of Retinal Ganglion Cells Are Established Independent of Visual Experience (2009) (0)
Dissociated Retinal Neurons Form Periodically Active (2015) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Regulation of axon growth in vivo by activity-based competition. (2005) (0)
Figure 13. [Retinal waves drive refinement of...]. (2012) (0)
Bidirectional signaling between neurons and glia is essential for circuit formation and function (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Ephrin-A2 and -A5 influence patterning of normal and novel retinal projections to the thalamus: conserved mapping mechanisms in visual and auditory thalamic targets. (2005) (0)
Figure 7. [Cellular features of starburst amacrine...]. (2012) (0)
Figure 6. [Cholinergic retinal waves tile the...]. (2012) (0)
Movie 2. [Calcium imaging of cholinergic waves...]. (2012) (0)
Synapse Elimination and Learning Rules Coregulated by Major Histocompatibility Class I Protein H2-Db (2018) (0)
[Figure, Figure 6. Cholinergic retinal waves...] (2012) (0)
Figure 3. [GABA switches from depolarizing to...]. (2012) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Spontaneous activity promotes synapse formation in a cell-type-dependent manner in the developing retina. (2012) (0)
[Figure, Figure 8. Glutamatergic waves occur...] (2012) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Developmental control of synaptic receptivity. (2008) (0)
[Figure, Figure 12. Activity dependent maintenance...] (2012) (0)
A two-layer model describes the spatiotemporal properties of spontaneous retinal waves (1998) (0)
Gustatory Processing in Drosophila Higher Brain Centers By Colleen Rose Kirkhart A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (2015) (0)
Subject Index Vol. 26, 2004 (2005) (0)
Activity in Visual Development (2009) (0)
Rejection of inappropriate synaptic partners mediated by transcellular FLRT2-UNC5 signaling (2022) (0)
Multiple retinal circuits mediate local motion detection (2015) (0)

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