Publications

Published papers and conference proceedings by Alex Sutton. (Updated 5/1/2026)

Sutton AC. Failure characterization and boundary prediction for spiking neural networks. SPIE Defense and Security. 14049-25.

O'Leary T, Sutton AC, Marder E. Computational models in the age of large datasets. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2015 Jun;32:87-94. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2015.01.006. Epub 2015 Jan 29.

Otopalik AG, Sutton AC, Banghart M, Marder E. When complex neuronal structures may not matter. Elife. 2017 Feb 6;6:e23508. doi: 10.7554/eLife.23508.

Otopalik AG, Goeritz ML, Sutton AC, Brookings T, Guerini C, Marder E. Sloppy morphological tuning in identified neurons of the crustacean stomatogastric ganglion. Elife. 2017 Feb 8;6:e22352. doi: 10.7554/eLife.22352.

Sutton AC, O'Connor KA, Pilitsis JG, Shin DS. Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus engages the cerebellum for motor function in parkinsonian rats. Brain Struct Funct. 2015 Nov;220(6):3595-609. doi: 10.1007/s00429-014-0876-8.

Phookan S, Sutton AC, Walling I, Smith A, O'Connor KA, Campbell JC, Calos M, Yu W, Pilitsis JG, Brotchie JM, Shin DS. Gap junction blockers attenuate beta oscillations and improve forelimb function in hemiparkinsonian rats. Exp Neurol. 2015 Mar;265:160-70. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.01.004. Epub 2015 Jan 23.

Sutton AC, Yu W, Calos ME, Smith AB, Ramirez-Zamora A, Molho ES, Pilitsis JG, Brotchie JM, Shin DS. Deep brain stimulation of the substantia nigra pars reticulata improves forelimb akinesia in the hemiparkinsonian rat. J Neurophysiol. 2013 Jan;109(2):363-74. doi: 10.1152/jn.00311.2012. Epub 2012 Oct 17.

Sutton AC, Yu W, Calos ME, Mueller LE, Berk M, Shim J, Molho ES, Brotchie JM, Carlen PL, Shin DS. Elevated potassium provides an ionic mechanism for deep brain stimulation in the hemiparkinsonian rat. Eur J Neurosci. 2013 Jan;37(2):231-41. doi: 10.1111/ejn.12040. Epub 2012 Nov 4.

Shin DS, Yu W, Sutton A, Calos M, Carlen PL. Elevated potassium elicits recurrent surges of large GABAA-receptor-mediated post-synaptic currents in hippocampal CA3 pyramidal neurons. J Neurophysiol. 2011 Mar;105(3):1185-98. doi: 10.1152/jn.00770.2010. Epub 2011 Jan 5.

Shin DS, Yu W, Sutton A, Calos M, Puil E, Carlen PL. Isovaline, a rare amino acid, has anticonvulsant properties in two in vitro hippocampal seizure models by increasing interneuronal activity. Epilepsia. 2011 Nov;52(11):2084-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03260.x. Epub 2011 Sep 11.