To PubMed

  • Godenzini, L., Bjerre, A.S., Hu, Y., Palmer, L.M. (2026). Perirhinal input to auditory cortex supports memory-guided sensory perception. Science Advances.

  • McAlpine, H., Rosier, M., Rozario, J., Wang, X., Wimmer, V.C., Guzualitis, Guan, H., Hu, Y., Churilov, L., Davey, C., Finch, S., Drummond, K.J., Palmer, L.M. (2026). Increased neural excitability and glioma synaptic activity drives glioma proliferation in human cortex. Nature Neuroscience. 12 (21)

  • Bye, C., Qian,E., Lim, K., Daniszewski, M., Garton, F.C., Bảo, T., Liang, H.H., Lin, T., Lock, J.G., Crombie, D.E., Morgan, S., Hu, Y., Barton, S.K., Palmer, L.M., Djouma, E., Kodikara, D., Cao, K.L., Dharmadasa, T., Henders, A.K., Ziser, L.A., Kiernan, M.C., Talbot, K., Needham, M., Fletcher, S., Talman, P., Mathers, S., Wray, N.R., Hewitt, A.W., Pebay, A., Turner, B.J. (2026). Large-scale recapitulation of sporadic ALS in patient iPSC-derived motor neurons identifies a potential combinatorial therapy candidate. Nature Neuroscience. 29 (1). 40-52.

  • McAlpine, H., Rozario, J., Palmer, L.M., Drummond, K.J. (2025). The secret language of glioma: electricity. World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Journal.

  • Drummond, K.J., Spiteri, M., Cain, S.A., Jones, J., Shaya, S., Topp, M., Lu, T., Tobler, R., Valkovic, A.L., Moore, Z., Fatunla, O.E., Kriel, J., Moffet, J.J.D., McAlpine, H., Rosier, M., Guan, H., Dimou, J., Schadewaldt, V., Roberts-Thomson, S., McArdle, D., Lui, E., Voelker-Albert, M., di Sanzo, S., Nijagal, B., Narayana, V.K., Mitchell, C.B., Vissers, J.H.A., Grimmond, S., Rosenthal, M.A., Palmer, L.M., Best, S.A., Freytag, S., Whittle, J.A. (2025). Perioperative clinical trial reveals decreased synaptic signaling and altered metabolism as consequences of mutant IDH inhibition. Nature Medicine.

  • Haidar, H., Viden, A., Cuic, B., Wang, T., Rosier, M., Tomas, D., Mills, S.A., Govier-Cole, A., Djouma, E, Luikinga, S., Rytova, V., Barton, S.K., Gonsalvez, D.G, Palmer, L.M., McLean, C., Kiernan, M.C., Vucic, S., Turner, B.J. (2025). Cortical hyperexcitability drives dying forward ALS symptoms and pathology in mice. Progress in Neurobiology.

  • Rosier, M., Stuyt, G, Godenzini, L., Ryan, T.J* and Palmer, L.M*. (2025). Learning-induced plasticity decreases cortical engram cell dendritic excitability during memory recall. BioRxiv.

  • Bodea, G.O. Ramussen, J.D., Ferreiro, M.E., Rahman, M.A., Fenlon, L.R., Gubert, C., Gerdes, P., Ajjikuttira, P., Kozulin, P., Billon, P., Morell, S., Kempen, M.H.C., Love, C.J., Bodea, L.G., Palmer, L.M., Ewing, A.D., Jhaveri, D.J., Richardson, S.R., Hannan, A.J., Faulkner, G.J. (2024). LINE-1 retrotransposons contribute to mouse PV interneuron development. Nature Neuroscience.

  • Palmer, L.M. (2024). Biophysical properties of cortical excitatory neurons. In: The Cerebral Cortex and Thalamus. Edited by: Martin Ursey and Murray Sherman. Oxford University Press.

  • Regele-Blasco, E and Palmer, L.M. (2024). The plasticity of pyramidal neurons in the behaving brain. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 379: 20230231.

  • Guzulaitis, Palmer, L.M. (2023). A thalamocortical pathway controlling impulsive behavior. Trends in Neurosciences.

  • Murphy, S.M., Godenzini, L., Guzulaitis, R., Lawrence, A.J., Palmer, L.M. (2023). Cocaine regulates sensory filtering in cortical pyramidal neurons. Cell Reports. 42, 112122.

  • Guzulaitis, R., Godenzini, L., Palmer, L.M. (2022). Neural basis of anticipation and premature action in the frontal cortex. Nature Neuroscience. 25(12): 1683-1692.

  • Testa-Silva, G.*, Rosier, M.*, Honnuraiah, S.*, Guzulaitis, R., Megias, A. M., French, C., King, J., Drummond, K., Palmer, L.M* & Stuart, G.J*. (2022). High synaptic threshold for NMDA spike generation in human neurons. Cell Reports. 41; 111787. Note, joint senior authorship.

  • Fischer, L., Soto-Albors, R.M., Tang, V., Bicknell, B., Grienberger, C., Francioni, V., Naud, R., Palmer, L.M., Takahashi, N. (2022). Dendritic mechanisms for in vivo neural computations and behavior. Journal of Neuroscience. 42(45): 8460-8467.

  • Palmer, L.M. (2022). Intracellular calcium release: a conductor of compartmentalized dendritic plasticity. Cell. 185(10). 1627-1629.

  • Godenzini, L., Shai, A., Palmer, L.M. (2022). Dendritic compartmentalization of learning-related plasticity. eNeuro.

  • La Terra, D., Rosier, M., Bjerre, A.S, Masuda, R., Ryan, T., Palmer, L.M. (2022). The role of higher order thalamus during learning and correct performance in goal-directed behavior. eLife. 11e:77177.

  • Godenzini, L., Alwis, D., Guzulaitis, R., Honnuraiah, S., Stuart, G.J., Palmer, L.M. (2021). Auditory input enhances somatosensory encoding and tactile goal-directed behavior. Nature Communications. 12:4509.  

  • Palmer, L.M. (2021). Combining patch-clamp electrophysiology with two-photon calcium imaging in vivo. In: Theoretical concepts and basic procedures involved in electrophysiology. Edited by: Scimemi, A. World Scientific Publishing.

  • Stuyt, G., Godenzini, L., Palmer, L.M. (2021). Local and global dynamics of dendritic activity in the pyramidal neuron. Neuroscience. 17; S0306-4522(21)00355-9.

  • Testa-Silva, G., Rosier, M., Honnuraiah, S., Guzulaitis, R., Megias, A. M., French, C., King, J., Drummond, K., Palmer, L.M* and Stuart, G.J*. (2021). Higher synaptic threshold for NMDA spike generation in human neurons. BioRxiv.

  • Haidar, M., Viden, A., Cuic, B., Wang, T., Rosier, M., Tomas, D., Mills, S.A., Govier-Cole, A., Djouma, E, Luikinga, S., Rytova, V., Barton, S.K., Gonsalvez, D.G, Palmer, L.M., McLean, C., Kiernan, M.C., Vucic, S., Turner, B.J., (2021). Cortical hyperexcitability drives dying forward ALS symptoms and pathology in mice. BioRxiv.

  • La Terra, D., Petryszyn, S., Rosier, M., Palmer, L.M. (2020). Higher order thalamus encodes correct goal-directed action. BioRxiv.

  • Bjerre, A.S and Palmer, L.M. (2020). Probing cortical activity during head fixed behaviour. Frontiers of Molecular Neuroscience. 13: 30.

  • Palmer, L.M. (2019). Multiphoton imaging of dendritic calcium dynamics in vivo. In: Multiphoton Microscopy. Edited by: Hartveit, E. Springer Publishing.

  • Micallef, A.H., Takahashi, N., Larkum, M.E., Palmer, L.M. (2017). Measuring neural activity during reward-based behavior: an Arduino and Python based perceptual Go/No-Go platform. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 11: 156.

  • Lissek T et al. (2017). Building bridges through science. Neuron. 15;96(4):730-735.

  • Murphy, S.M., Palmer, L.M., Nyffeler, T., Müri, R., Larkum, M.E. (2016). Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) inhibits cortical dendrites. eLife. 5:e13598, 1-12.

  • Gasparini, S. and Palmer, L.M. (2016). Dendrites: Recording from fine neuronal structures using patch-clamp and imaging techniques. In: Patch Clamp Methods in Neuroscience. Edited by: Korngreen, A. Springer Publishing.

  • Palmer, L.M., Murayama, M, Larkum, M.E. (2016). Dendritic Integration in vivo. In: Dendrites. Edited by: Stuart, G., Spruston, N., and Hausser, M. Oxford University Press.

  • Mayrhofer, J.M., Haiss, F., Hänni, D., Weber, S., Barrett, M.J., Ferrari, K., Maechler, P., Saab, A., Stobart, J., Wyss, M.T., Zuend, M., Johannssen, H., Osswald, H., Palmer, L.M., Revol, V., Schuh, C., Urban, C., Hall, A., Innerhofer, E., Larkum, M.E., Zeilhofer, H.U., Ziegler, U., and Weber, B. (2015). Design and performance of an ultra-flexible two-photon microscope for in vivo research. Biomedical Optics Express. 6(11): 4228-37.

  • Palmer, L.M., Shai, A.S., Reeve, J.E., Anderson, H.L., Paulsen, O., Larkum, M.E. (2014). NMDA spikes enhance action potential generation during sensory input. Nature Neuroscience. 17(3). 383-390.

  • Palmer, L.M. (2014). Dendritic integration in pyramidal neurons during network activity and disease. Brain Research Bulletin. 103. 2-10.

  • Palmer, L.M.*, Schulz, J.M.*, Larkum, M.E. (2013). Addendum article: Layer-specific regulation of cortical neurons by interhemispheric inhibition. Communicative & Integrative Biology. 6:3. e23545-1 - e23545-5.

  • Palmer, L.M., Schulz, J.M., Murphy, S.M., Ledergerber, D., Murayama, M, Larkum, M.E. (2012). The cellular basis of GABAB-mediated interhemispheric inhibition. Science. 335. 989-993.

  • Palmer, L.M., Murayama, M, Larkum, M.E. (2012). Inhibitory regulation of dendritic activity in vivo. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 6. 1-10.

  • Granato, A., Palmer, L.M., De Giorgio, A., Tavian, D., and Larkum, M.E. (2012). Early exposure to alcohol leads to a permanent impairment of dendritic excitability in neocortical pyramidal neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(4): 1377-1382.

  • Murayama, M., Palmer, L.M., Murphy, S.C., Larkum, M.E. (2011). GABAB mediated inhibition of dendritic activity in vivo. Neuroscience Research.

  • Palmer, L.M., Clark BA, Gründemann J., Roth A., Stuart G.J., Häusser M. (2010). Initiation of simple and complex spikes in cerebellar Purkinje cells. Journal of Physiology. 15(588): 1709-17.

  • Palmer, L.M. and Stuart G.J. (2009). Membrane potential changes in dendritic spines during action potentials and synaptic input. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(21): 6897-903.

  • Stuart, G.J. and Palmer, L.M. (2006). Imaging membrane potential in dendrites and axons of single neurons. Pflugers Archiv. 543(3): 403-10.

  • Palmer, L.M. and Stuart, G.J. (2006).  Site of action potential initiation in layer 5 pyramidal neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(6): 1854-63.

  • Palmer, L.M., Deffenbaugh, M and Mensinger, A.F.  (2005).  Sensitivity of the lateral line: analysis of the firing rates of the anterior lateral line in the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau in response to prey fish Fundulus heteroclitus. Journal of Experimental Biology.   208: 3441-50.

  • Palmer, L.M. and Mensinger, A.F.  (2004).  Effect of the anesthetic tricaine (MS-222) on nerve activity in the anterior lateral line of freely swimming oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau.  Journal of Neurophysiology.  92(2): 1034-41.

  • Mensinger, A.F. and Palmer, L.M. (2004).  Detection of free swimming prey via the lateral line in the toadfish, Opsanus tau. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 44: 603.).  

  • Palmer, L.M, Giuffrida, B.A. and Mensinger, A.F.  (2003).  Neural recordings from the lateral line in free-swimming toadfish, Opsanus tau. Biological Bulletin. 205: 10-12.

Book Chapters

  • Gasparini, S. and Palmer, L.M. Dendrites: Recording from fine neuronal structures using patch-clamp and imaging techniques. In: Patch Clamp Methods in Neuroscience. Editor: Korngreen, A. Springer Publishing.

  • Palmer, L.M., Murayama, M, Larkum, M.E. Dendritic Integration in vivo. In: Dendrites. Editors: Stuart, G., Spruston, N., and Hausser, M. Oxford University Press.