SYNAPTIC DARWINISM

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Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY

1996 –1999 Postdoctoral research associate, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, SUNY

1995 –1996 Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY

1989 –1991 Research Assistant, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia

1991 – 1994 Ph.D. Molecular Neurobiology Sussex University, England

1988 – 1989 M.Sc. Neurochemistry London University, England

1982 – 1985 B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry (2:1) Leicester University, England

1996-1999 NRSA Postdoctoral grant

1994-1995 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research fellowship

1991-1994 Science and Engineering Research Council (U.K.) postgraduate award

Neural Network Device for Evolving Appropriate Connections. U.S. Patent Number 7080053 (issued 7/18/2006)

Thermal combination cup and fluid container. U.K. Patent Number 2291180 (issued July 12^th, 1994), U.S. Patent number 5823380 (issued Oct. 20, 1998)

Apparatus for Maintaining Airway Patency. U.S. Patent Application Number 11/446344

CEO, Genpak Inc. (1996-2000)

Director, Genetix USA Inc. (2000-2003)

Cox K.J.A. and Adams P.R. (2009) Hebbian crosstalk prevents nonlinear unsupervised learning. in press Front. Comput. Neurosci. 3:11. doi:10.3389/neuro.10.011.2009 

Radulescu, A., Cox, K.J.A. and Adams, P.R. (2009)  Hebbian errors in learning: An analysis using the Oja model. J. Theor. Biol., 258, 489-501 

Adams, P.R., and Cox, K.J.A. (2006) A neurobiological perspective on building intelligent devices. The Neuromorphic Engineer, volume 3, Issue 1.

Adams,P. and Cox, K. J.A. (2002) A New View of Thalamocortical Function. Phil Trans R. Soc Lond B 357, 1767-1779

Adams, P.R., and Cox, K.J.A. (2002). Synaptic Darwinism and neocortical function. Neurocomputing, 42, 197-214.

Cox, K.J.A., and Adams, P.R. (2000). Implications of synaptic digitisation and error for neocortical function. Neurocomputing, 32-33, 673-678.

Tensen, C.P., Cox, K.J.A., van der Schors, R.C., Burke, J.F., Vreugdenhil, E., and van

Heerikhuizen, H. (1998). Cloning, characterization and expression of a neuropeptide Y receptor, and identification of its endogenous ligand from Lymnaea stagnalis. Eur. J. Neurosci., 10, 3409-3416.

Tensen, C.P., Cox, K.J.A., Smit, A.B., van der Schors, R.C., Hermann, P.M., Meyerhof, W., Richter, D., van Minnen, J., Burke, J.F., Geraerts, W.P.M., Vreugdenhil, E., Knol, J.C., and van

Heerikhuizen, H. (1998). The Lymnaea cardioexcitatory peptide (LyCEP) receptor: a G-protein-coupled receptor for a novel member of the RFamide neuropeptide family. J. Neurosci., 98, 9812-9821.

Fetcho, J.R., Cox, K.J.A., and O’Malley, D. (1998). Monitoring activity in neuronal populations with single cell resolution in a behaving vertebrate. Histochem. J., 30, 153-167.

Burke, J.F., Cox K.J.A., Perry, S., Tensen, C.P. and van Heerikhuizen, H. (1998) FMRFamide related peptides: their expression, their receptors and their role in mammals. J. Physiol., 513P. 16S.

Cox, K.J.A., Tensen, C.P., van der Schors, R., Li, K.-W., van Heerikhuizen, H., Vreugdenhil, E., Wijnand, Geraerts, P.M., and Burke, J.F. (1997). Cloning, characterization and expression of a G-protein coupled receptor from Lymnaea stagnalis and identification of a leucokinin-like peptide, PSFHSWSamide, as its endogenous ligand. J. Neurosci., 17, 1197-1205.

Fetcho, J.R., Cox, K.J.A., and O’Malley D. (1997). Imaging neuronal activity with single cell resolution in an intact behaving vertebrate. Biol. Bull., 192, 150-153.

Cox, K.J.A., and Fetcho, J.R. (1996). Labelling blastomeres with a calcium indicator: a non-invasive method of visualizing neuronal activity in zebrafish. J. Neurosci. Meth., 68, 185-191.

Tensen, C.P., van Kesteren, E.R., Spijker, J., van Minnen, J., Planta, R.J., Cox, K.J.A., Burke, J.F., van Heerikhuizen, H., and Vreugdenhil, E. (1994). Molecular cloning and neuronal expression of a novel type of a G-protein coupled receptor from the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis. Neth. J. Zoology, 44, 463-472.

Tensen, C.P., van Kesteren, E.R, Planta, R.J., Cox, K.J.A., Burke, J.F., van Heerikhuizen, H., and Vreugdenhil, E. (1993). A G protein coupled receptor with LDL-binding motifs suggests a role for lipoproteins in G-protein-linked signal transduction. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 91, 4816-4820.

Slater, S.J., Cox, K.J.A., Lombardi, J.V., Ho, C., Kelly, M.B., Rubin, E., and Stubbs, C.D. (1993). Inhibition of protein kinase C by alcohols and anaesthetics, Nature, 364, 82-84.

Stubbs, C.D., Slater, S.J., Ho, C., Kelly, M.B., Rubin, E., and Cox, K.J.A. (1992). Alcohols Inhibit protein kinase C, Alcoholism, 16, 360

Cox, K.J.A., Rubin, E., and Stubbs, C.D. (1992). The effect of membrane fluidization on protein kinase C - inhibition by ethanol and higher alcohols and stimulation by increased lipid unsaturation or addition of nonesterified fatty acids Faseb Journal, 6, no.1, 34.

Cox, K.J.A., Ho, C., Lombardi, J., and Stubbs, C.D. (1992). Gramicidin conformational studies with mixed chain unsaturated phospholipid bilayers, Biochemistry, 31, 1112-1118

G Protein Coupled Receptors in Lymnaea stagnalis, Society for Experimental Biology Meeting, Cardiff, Wales, 1994

Cloning of G Protein Coupled Receptors in the Pond Snail Lymnaea stagnalis, SERC Invertebrate euroscience Initiative - Annual Workshop Meeting, Sussex University, 1993

Cox, K.J.A., Radulescu, A., and Adams, P.R. (2006) The Neocortex as a Hebbian Proofreader CNS meeting, Edinburgh

Cox, K.J.A., Radulescu, A., and Adams, P.R. (2006) Thalamocorticothalamic circuits for universal learning, Neuronal Circuits Meeting, CSHL New York.

Cox, K.J.A. and Adams P.R. (1999) A simulation of sprouting during reward-based learning. Society for Neuroscience, Miami.

Cox, K.J.A. and Fetcho, J.R. (1996) Labeling blastomeres with a calcium indicator: a non-invasive method of visualizing neuronal activity in zebrafish. Society for Neuroscience, Washington,.

Tensen, C.P., Cox, K.J.A., van der Schors, R.C., Burke, J.F., Vreugdenhil, E., and van Heerikhuizen, H. (1994) Cloning of G Protein Coupled Receptors in Lymnaea stagnalis. Society for Neuroscience, Miami.

Burke, J.F., Santama, N., Kellet, E. , Cox, K.J.A., Saunders, S., Benjamin, P.R., and Tensen C.P. (1994) Expression of G protein linked receptors and the neuropeptide genes FMRFamide and myomodulin in Lymnaea. Brain Research Assoc. 11, 70.

Cox, K.J.A., Tensen, C.P., Gerhardt, C.C., van Kesteren, E.R., Planta, R.J.,Vreugdenhil, E., and van Heerikhuizen, H.and Burke, J.F (1993) Cloning of G protein coupled neuropeptide receptors in the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis. Neurobiology of Aplysia Symposium Cold Spring Harbor.

Cox, K.J.A., Ho, C., Lombardi, J., and Stubbs, C.D. (1991) Effect of increasing membrane fluidity on protein kinase C. Biochemical Society, Royal Holloway and New College, London.

Cox, K.J.A., Ho, C., and Stubbs, C.D. (1991) Conformational studies of gramicidin in lipid bilayers. American Biophysical Society, Baltimore.