Key Publications:

Harris, J.J.*, Kollo, M.*, Erskine, A., Schaefer, A., & Burdakov, D. (2022). VTA activity during NREM sleep modulates future exploratory behavior. iScience, 104396. * Equal first author.

Ackels T., Erskine A., Dasgupta D., Marin A.C., Warner T.P.A., Tootoonian S., Fukunaga I., Harris J.J., and Schaefer, A.T. (2021) Fast odour dynamics are encoded in the olfactory system and guide behaviour. Nature. 593:558-563.

Yu X., Li W., Ma Y., Tossell K., Harris J.J., Harding E., Miracca G., Li L., Wang D., Li Y., Yustos R., Vyssotski A.L., Yang Q., Dong H.L., Franks N.P., Wisden W. (2019) GABA and glutamate neurons in the VTA regulate sleep and wakefulness. Nature Neuroscience. 22:106-119.

Harris J.J., Jolivet R., Engl E., Attwell D. (2015) Energy-Efficient Information Transfer by Visual Pathway Synapses. Current Biology, 25:3151-3160.

Harris J.J.*, Jolivet R.*, and Attwell D. (2012) Synaptic energy use and supply. Neuron, 75(5):762-777. * Equal first author.

Harris J.J. and Attwell D. (2012) The energetics of CNS white matter. Journal of Neuroscience, 32(1):356-71.

Other Peer-Reviewed Publications:

Dasgupta, D., Schneider-Luftman, D., Schaefer, A.T., Harris, J.J. (2024) Wireless monitoring of respiration with EEG reveals relationships between respiration, behaviour and brain activity in freely moving mice. J. Neurophys., PMID: 38810259.

Harris, J.J. & Burdakov, D. (2024) A role for MCH neuron firing in modulating hippocampal plasticity threshold. Peptides, 171128. 

Lezmy J., Harris J.J., Attwell D. (2021) Optimising the energetic cost of the glutamatergic synapse. Neuropharmacology. 197, 108727.

Harris J.J., Engl E. Attwell D and Jolivet R. (2019) Energy-Efficient Information Transfer at Thalamocortical Synapses. PLOS Computational Biology. 15(8): e1007226

Harris J.J.*, Reynell C. (2017) How do antidepressants influence the BOLD signal in the developing brain? Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 25:45-57 *Corresponding author

Lecca S., Meye F.J., Trusel M., Tchenio A., Harris J.J., Schwarz M.K., Burdakov D., Georges F., Mameli M. (2017) Aversive stimuli drive hypothalamus-to-habenula excitation to promote escape behaviour. eLife, 6:e30697.

Reynell C. and Harris J.J. (2013) The BOLD signal and neurovascular coupling in autism. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 6:72-79.

Harris J.J. and Attwell D. (2012) Is myelin a mitochondrion? Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 33:33–36.

Agathocleous M., Love N., Randlett O., Liu J., Harris J.J., Murray A.J., and Harris W.A. (2012) Metabolic differentiation in retinal cells. Nature Cell Biology, 14(8):859-64.

Harris J.J.*, Reynell C.*, and Attwell D. (2011) The physiology of developmental changes in BOLD functional imaging signals. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 1(3):199-216. * Equal first author.


Harris J.J.*, Schwarzkopf D.S.*, Song C., Bahrami B., and Rees G. (2011) Contextual illusions reveal the limit of unconscious visual processing. Psychological Science, 22(3):399-405. * Equal first author.