yong lu

Yong Lu

Postdoc

Mail: Box 357923, Dept of Otolaryngology-HNS, Univ of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195

Phone: 206-616-4152

Fax: 206-221-5685

My general research interest is in experience-dependent plasticity, in particular how synaptic activity influences ion channels and neurotransmission in the central auditory system. I am also interested in studying functions of G-protein-coupled receptors in auditory information processing. Electrophysiology and immunohistochemistry are used.

Lu, Y. and Rubel, E.W. (2005) Activation of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors Inhibits High-Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel Currents of Chicken Nucleus Magnocellularis Neurons. J. Neurophysiol. 93:1418-1428.

Lu, Y., Burger, M., and Rubel, E.W. (2005) GABA_B Receptor Activation Modulates GABA_A Receptor-Mediated Inhibition in Chicken Nucleus Magnocellularis Neurons. J. Neurophysiol. 93:1429-1438.

Lu Y*, Monsivais P*, Tempel BL, Rubel EW (2004) Activity-dependent regulation of the potassium channel subunits Kv1.1 and Kv3.1. J Comp Neurology 470:93-106. *equal authorship

Lu Y, Jen PHS (2003) Binaural interaction in the inferior colliculus of the big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus. Hear Res 177:100-110

Lu Y, Jen PHS (2002) Interaction of excitation and inhibition in inferior collicular neurons of the big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus. Hear Res 169(1-2):140-150

Lu Y, Jen PHS (2001) GABAergic and glycinergic neural inhibition in excitatory frequency tuning of bat inferior collicular neurons. Exp Brain Res 141:331-339

Lu Y, Jen PHS, Wu M (1998) GABAergic disinhibition affects responses of bat inferior collicular neurons to temporally patterned sound pulses. J Neurophysiol 79(5):2303-2315. Lu Y, Jen PHS

Lu Y, Jen PHS, and Zheng QY (1997) GABAergic disinhibition changes the recovery cycle of bat inferior collicular neurons. J Comp Physiol A 181:331-341