Publications & Abstracts

 Publications:

Note: If your institution does not have electronic journal access to the articles below, please email PI Miller at juliemiller@arizona.edu to request your individual personal copy, not for redistribution. The pre-proof accepted manuscript versions of articles from 2018 onwards can be found at the University of Arizona repository.

Medina CA, Vargas E, Munger SJ, Miller JE (2022) Vocal changes in a zebra finch model of Parkinson’s disease characterized by alpha-synuclein overexpression in the song-dedicated anterior forebrain pathway. PLoS ONE 17(5): e0265604. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265604   *graduate student, **undergraduate student

Open Access: 

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.02656…

 https://arizona.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Raw_birdsong_data_for_Voc…

 

*Ausra, J., Munger, S.J., *Azami, A., *Burton, A., **Peralta, R., Miller, J.E., and P. Gutruf (2021) Wireless Battery Free Fully Implantable Multimodal Recording and Neuromodulation Tools for Songbirds. Nature Communications 12: 1968. doi: DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22138-8, Epub Mar 30. PMID: 33785751

(*graduate and **undergraduate students in Gutruf lab)

Publication can be freely downloaded through journal open access at: https://rdcu.be/chKxW   

Raw birdsong files associated with this publication (https://doi.org/10.25422/azu.data.14224247.v1) can be freely accessed via this link:

https://arizona.figshare.com/articles/media/Wireless_Battery_Free_Fully_Implantable_Multimodal_Recording_and_Neuromodulation_Tools_for_Songbirds/14224247

 

*Lisa Y. So, Julie E. Miller. Social context-dependent singing alters molecular markers of synaptic plasticity signaling in finch basal ganglia Area X.  Behav Brain Res. 2020 Oct 5;:112955. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112955. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 33031871.*graduate student author

The accepted pre-proof manuscript version will be accessible through the university repository after the embargo period of 4/6/2022 at this link: https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/647716

 

          *Badwal, A., Borgstrom, M., Samlan, R. A., & Miller, J. E. (2020, March 12). Middle Age, a Key Time
          Point for Changes in Birdsong and Human Voice. Behavioral Neuroscience. Advance online
          publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bne0000363   PMID: 32162938; *undergraduate student author

The accepted pre-proof version of the manuscript can be downloaded at:

https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/641781

  To download the original raw motif wav files used for this publication, please access the UA Data Repository at: https://arizona.figshare.com/articles/Raw_birdsong_data_for_Middle_Age_…

 

L.Y. *So, S.J. Munger and J.E. Miller (2019) Social Context-dependent Singing Alters Molecular Markers of Dopaminergic and Glutamatergic Signaling in Finch Basal Ganglia Area X.  Behavioural Brain Research Dec 3. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.12.004. PMID: 30521933, *graduate student author

The accepted pre-proof manuscript version can be accessed here: https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/631814

         

  *Badwal, A., *Poertner, J., Samlan, R. A., & Miller, J. E. (2018). Common Terminology and Acoustic Measures for Human Voice and Birdsong. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. doi: 10.1044/2018. PMID: 30540871; *undergraduate student authors

     The accepted pre-proof manuscript version can be accessed here:

https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/631849           

 

*Miller J.E., **Hafzalla G.W., **Burkett Z.D, Fox C.M. and S.A. White (2015) Reduced vocal variability in a zebra finch model of dopamine depletion: implications for Parkinson disease. Physiol Rep, 3 (11), 2015, e12599, doi: 10.14814/phy2.12599; *equal authorship, PMID: 26564062  **graduate student authors.

Acknowledgments:  Miller lab members, Stephanie J. Munger and undergraduate Joshua L. Ritter

https://julieemiller.lab.arizona.edu/sites/julieemiller.lab.arizona.edu/files/Miller%20et%20al%20Physiological%20Reports%202015%20incl%20Supplemental.pdf

 

 *Grant L.M., *F.R. Richter, J.E. Miller, S.A. White, C.M. Fox, M.F. Chesselet and M.R. Ciucci (2014) Vocalization deficits in mice over-expressing alpha-synuclein, a model of pre-manifest Parkinson’s disease. Behav Neurosci 128: 110-121.*equal authorship; PMID: 24773432.

https://julieemiller.lab.arizona.edu/sites/julieemiller.lab.arizona.edu/files/Grant%20et%20al%20Behav%20Neuroscience%202014.pdf
 

*Hilliard A.T., J.E. Miller, S. Horvath, and S.A. White (2012) Distinct Neurogenomic States in Basal Ganglia Subregions Relate Differently to Singing Behavior in Songbirds. PloS Comput Biol Nov 8 (11):e1002773. PMID: 23144607 *graduate student author

https://julieemiller.lab.arizona.edu/sites/julieemiller.lab.arizona.edu/files/Hilliard%20Miller%20et%20al.%20PloS%20Comp%20Biol%202012.pdf

 

*Hilliard A.T., J.E. *Miller, E.R. *Fraley, S. Horvath, and S.A. White (2012) Molecular Microcircuitry Underlies Functional Specification in a Basal Ganglia Circuit Dedicated to Vocal Learning.  Neuron, Feb 9 Epub. 73: 537–552. PMID: 22325205  *equal authorship; Hilliard & Fraley, graduate student authors

https://julieemiller.lab.arizona.edu/sites/julieemiller.lab.arizona.edu/files/Miller%20co-first%20author%20Neuron%20Feb%202012w%20supp.pdf

 

Miller JE, A.T. Hilliard and S.A. White (2010) Song Practice Promotes Acute Vocal Variability at a Key Stage of Sensorimotor Learning. PLoS One  Jan 6; 5(1): e8592. PMID: 20066039; Hilliard, graduate student author

https://julieemiller.lab.arizona.edu/sites/julieemiller.lab.arizona.edu/files/Miller%20Hilliard%20White%202010%20Plos%20One.pdf

 

Miller J.E., E. Spiteri, M.C. *Condro, R.T. Dosumu-Johnson**, D.H. Geschwind and S.A.White (2008) Birdsong Decreases Protein Levels of FoxP2, a Molecule Required for Human Speech. J Neurophysiol 100: 2015-2025. PMID: 18701760 *graduate student author, **undergraduate student author

https://julieemiller.lab.arizona.edu/sites/julieemiller.lab.arizona.edu/files/Miller%202008%20J%20Neurophysiol.pdf

 

National Conference Abstracts:

1. Role of alpha-synuclein in Area X of adult male zebra finches: implications for acoustic variability in birdsong. S.J. Munger, C.A. *Medina, L.Y. *So, K.B. **Church, J.L. **Ritter, J.E. Miller. Dept. of Neuroscience, University of Arizona, Tucson. Society for Neuroscience (SFN) November, 2016. *graduate student author, **undergraduate student author

So%20Munger%20Miller%20SFN%202016%20abstract.pdf

2. Behavioral regulation of dopamine biomarkers in Area X of adult male zebra finch songbirds. L.Y. *So, S.J. Munger, J.E. Miller. Dept. of Neuroscience, University of Arizona, Tucson. Society for Neuroscience (SFN) November, 2016. *graduate student author

Munger%20Medina%20et%20al%202016%20SFN%20abstract.pdf

3. An Alpha-synuclein Overexpression Model of Vocal Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease.  *Badwal, A., **Medina, C.A., Munger, S.J., and Miller, J.E. Dept. of Neuroscience, University of Arizona, Tucson,  Microscopy Society of America Conference August, 2019. *undergraduate student author, **graduate student author

https://julieemiller.lab.arizona.edu/sites/julieemiller.lab.arizona.edu/files/Miller%20lab%20Microscopy%20conference%20proceedings%20article%202019.pdf

 

4. Effects of Alpha-synuclein Overexpression on Time Spent Singing in a Zebra Finch Model of Parkinson's Disease. *Ibrahim, N., *Vargas, E., **Medina, C.A., Munger, S.J., and Miller, J.E. Dept. of Neuroscience Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) November, 2019. University of Arizona, Tucson.  *undergraduate student authors (Ibrahim is MARC trainee), **graduate student author