Journal Articles
- Parkinson, R. H., Fecher, C., & Gray, J. R.* (2022). Chronic exposure to insecticides impairs honeybee optomotor behaviour. Frontiers in Insect Science, 2.
- Olson, E. G., Wiens, T. K., & Gray, J. R.* (2021). A model of feedforward, global, and lateral inhibition in the locust visual system predicts responses to looming stimuli. Biological Cybernetics, 1-21.
- Parkinson, R. H., Zhang, S., & Gray, J. R.* (2020). Neonicotinoid and sulfoximine pesticides differentially impair insect escape behavior and motion detection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(10), 5510-5515.
- Parkinson, R. H. & Gray, J. R.* (2019). Neural conduction, visual motion detection, and insect flight behaviour are disrupted by low doses of imidacloprid and its metabolites. NeuroToxicology, 72: 107-113.
- Stott, T. P., Olson, E. G. N., Parkinson, R. H., & Gray, J. R.* (2018). Three-dimensional shape and velocity changes affect responses of a locust visual interneuron to approaching objects. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221(24), jeb191320.
- Parkinson, R. H., Little, J. M., & Gray, J. R.* (2017). A sublethal dose of a neonicotinoid insecticide disrupts visual processing and collision avoidance
behaviour in Locusta migratoria. Scientific reports, 7(1), 936. - Dick, P. C., Michel, N. L., & Gray, J. R.* (2017). Complex object motion represented by
context‐dependent correlated activity of visualinterneurones . Physiological reports, 5(14). - Yakubowski, J. M., McMillan, G. A., & Gray, J. R.* (2016). Background visual motion affects responses of an insect motion‐sensitive neuron to objects deviating from a collision course. Physiological reports, 4(10), e12801.
- McMillan, G. A. & Gray, J. R.* (2015). Burst firing in a motion-sensitive neural pathway correlates with expansion properties of looming objects that evoke avoidance behaviors. Frontiers in integrative neuroscience, 9, 60.
- Dick, P. C. & Gray, J. R.* (2014). Spatiotemporal stimulus properties modulate responses to trajectory changes in a locust looming-sensitive pathway. Journal of
neurophysiology , 111(9), 1736-1745. - Benaragama, I. & Gray, J. R.* (2014). Responses of a pair of flying locusts to lateral looming visual stimuli. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 200(8), 723-738.
- Silva, A. C., McMillan, G. A., Santos, C. P., & Gray, J. R.* (2014). Background complexity affects
response of a looming-sensitive neuron to object motion. Journal of Neurophysiology, 113(1), 218-231. - McMillan, G. A., Loessin, V., & Gray, J. R.* (2013). Bilateral flight muscle activity predicts wing kinematics and 3-dimensional body orientation of locusts responding to looming objects. Journal of Experimental Biology,
jeb -087775. - McMillan, G. A. & Gray, J. R.* (2012). A looming-sensitive pathway responds to changes in the trajectory of object motion. Journal of
neurophysiology , 108(4), 1052-1068. - Gray, J. R., Blincow, E., & Robertson, R. M.* (2010). A pair of motion-sensitive neurons in the locust encode approaches of a looming object. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 196(12), 927-938.
- Verspui, R. & Gray, J. R.* (2009). Visual stimuli induced by self-motion and object-motion modify
odour-guided flight of male moths (Manduca sexta L.). Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(20), 3272-3282. - Butala, J., Arkles, A., & Gray, J. R.* (2007, August). EMG spike time difference based feedback control. In Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007.
EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE (pp. 6129-6132). IEEE. - Guest, B. B. & Gray, J. R.* (2006). Responses of a looming-sensitive neuron to compound and paired object approaches. Journal of
neurophysiology , 95(3), 1428-1441. - Gray, J. R.* (2005). Habituated visual neurons in locusts remain sensitive to novel looming objects. Journal of Experimental Biology, 208(13), 2515-2532.
- Gray, J. R. & Weeks, J. C.* (2003). Steroid-induced dendritic regression reduces anatomical contacts between neurons during synaptic weakening and the developmental loss of a behavior. Journal of Neuroscience, 23(4), 1406-1415.
- Gray, J. R., Pawlowski, V., & Willis, M. A.* (2002). A method for recording behavior and
multineuronal CNS activity from tethered insects flying in virtual space. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 120(2), 211-223. - Gray, J. R., Lee, J. K., & Robertson, R. M.* (2001).
Activity of descending contralateral movement detector neurons and collision avoidancebehaviour in response to head-on visual stimuli in locusts. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 187(2), 115-129. - Gray, J. R. & Robertson, R. M. (1998).* Effects of heat stress on axonal conduction in the locust flight system. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 120(1), 181-186.
- Gray, J. R.* (1997). Neurons associated with a novel motor pattern expressed during metamorphosis of the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta. The Biological Bulletin, 193(2), 259-260.
- Gray, J. R. & Robertson, R. M.* (1997). Co-ordination of the flight motor pattern with forewing stretch receptor stimulation in immature and mature adult locusts. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 118(1), 125-130.
- Gray, J. R. & Robertson, R. M.* (1996). Structure of the forewing stretch receptor axon in immature and mature adult locusts. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 365(2), 268-277.
- Gray, J. R. & Robertson, R. M.* (1994).
Activity of the forewing stretch receptor in immature and mature adult locusts. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 175(4), 425-435.
Presentations (Posters and Talks)
- 2018 13th Congress of the International Society of Neuroethology
- Gray, J.R., Stott, T.P., Olson, E.G.
and Parkinson, R.H. (2018). Changes in the velocity of an approaching object are tracked by a locust motion-sensitive visual interneuron. - Manchester, C. W.
and Gray, J. R. (2018).Response of a locustmotion sensitive neuron and flight muscle activity during flight steering. - Parkinson, R. H.
and Gray, J. R. (2018). Visual motion detection and collision avoidancebehaviours are disrupted by a neonicotinoid insecticide and its metabolites.
- Gray, J.R., Stott, T.P., Olson, E.G.
- 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
- Manchester, C. W.
and Gray, J. R. (2018).Response of a locustmotion sensitive neuron, flight muscle activityand wing asymmetry during flight steering. - Parkinson, R. H., Little, J. M.
and Gray, J. R. (2018). A sublethal dose of a neonicotinoid insecticide impairs motion detection and avoidance behavior in Locusta migratoria. - Stott, T.P., Olson, E.G
and Gray, J.R. (2018). A locust motion-sensitive visual interneuron tracks changes in the velocity of an approaching object
- Manchester, C. W.
- 2017 SETAC PNC Annual General Meeting
- Parkinson, R. H., Little, J. M.
and Gray, J. R. (2017). Locust visual motion detection and avoidancebehaviours are disrupted by a sublethal dose of imidacloprid.
- Parkinson, R. H., Little, J. M.
- 2017 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists
- Manchester, C. W.
and Gray, J. R. (2017).Response of a locustmotion sensitive neuron and flight muscle activity during flight steering. - Parkinson, R. H.
and Gray, J. R. (2017). A sublethal dose of a neonicotinoid insecticide disrupts visual processing and avoidancebehaviour in Locusta migratoria. - Stott, T. P.
and Gray, J. R. (2017). Responses of a locust motion-sensitive visual interneuron to changes in approaching object velocity. - Zhang, S. and Gray, J. R. (2017). Locust flight muscle activity and body orientation in response to objects moving along complex trajectories.
- Manchester, C. W.
- 2016 Annual
general Meeting of the Entomological Society of Saskatchewan
- Parkinson, R. H., Little, J. M.
and Gray, J. R. (2016). A neonicotinoid pesticide impairs visually-based collision avoidance in Locusta migratoria.
- Parkinson, R. H., Little, J. M.
- 2016 7th SETAC World Congress/SETAC North America 37th Annual Meeting
- 2016 12th Congress of the International Society of Neuroethology
- Gray, J. R.
and Dick, P. (2016). Population coding in an insect visual motion detection system. - Manchester, C. W.
and Gray, J. R. (2016).Response of motion sensitive neuron, flight muscle activity, and wing asymmetry during flight steering. - Parkinson, R. and Gray, J. R. (2016). A neonicotinoid pesticide alters the looming response of an insect motion detection pathway.
- Zhang, S. and Gray, J. R. (2016). Locust flight muscle activity and body orientation in response to objects moving along complex trajectories.
- Gray, J. R.
- 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists
- Gray, J. R.
and Dick, P. (2015). Locustmultineuronal responses to simple and complex visual motion. - Manchester, C. W.
and Gray, J. R. (2015). Flight muscle coordination in collision avoidance of flying locusts. - McMillan, G. A.
and Gray, J. R. (2015). Sensory bursts in a single sensitive pathway of the locust. - Parkinson, R. and Gray, J. R. (2015). A neonicotinoid pesticide affects the firing properties of a looming-sensitive neuron in Locusta migratoria.
- Sieminska, E., Erlandson, M. A., Hegedus, D. D. and Gray, J. R. (2015). Characterization of pheromone communication channel in Bertha Armyworm, Mamestra
configurata . - Yakubowski, J. M. and Gray, J. R. (2015).
Response of a locust motion-sensitive neuron to objects deviating away from a collision course in the presence or absence of optic flow.
- Gray, J. R.
- 2014 11th Congress of the International Society of Neuroethology
- 2014 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists
- Gray, J. R.
and Dick, P. (2014). Locustmultineuronal responses to simple and complex visual motion. - Manchester, C. W.
and Gray, J. R. (2014). Flight muscle coordination and body orientation during collision avoidance in flying locusts.
- Gray, J. R.
- 2014 Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Societies of Canada and Saskatchewan
- Sieminska, E., Erlandson, M. A., Hegedus, D. D. and Gray, J. R. (2014). Characterization of pheromone channel in bertha armyworm, Mamestra
configurata .
- Sieminska, E., Erlandson, M. A., Hegedus, D. D. and Gray, J. R. (2014). Characterization of pheromone channel in bertha armyworm, Mamestra
- 2013 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists
- Dick, P. and Gray, J. R. (2013). Responses of an identified locust interneuron to objects moving along compound trajectories at different velocities.
- 2012 10th Congress of the International Society of Neuroethology
- 2012 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists
- Dick, P. and Gray, J. R. (2012). Responses of an identified locust interneuron to objects moving along compound trajectories at different velocities.
- 2011 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
- Blincow, E. and Gray, J. R. (2011). Complex visual motion represented by multiple descending interneurons.
- 2010 9th Congress of the International Society of Neuroethology
- 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
- 2008 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience
- 2007 8th Congress of the International Society for Neuroethology
- Butala, J. and Gray, J. R. (2007). Physiologically-based feedback control for neuroethological experiments using synthetic environments.
- McMillan, G. A.
and Gray, J. R. (2007). Responses of a motion sensitive neuron to changes in object trajectory.
- 2007 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience
- 2006 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
- Gray, J. R., Guest, B. B. and Bakke, D. P. (2006). Sublinear processing of compound and multiple object motion.
- Verspui, R. and Gray, J. R. (2006). Responses of descending interneurons in the moth, Manduca sexta, to looming visual stimuli.
- 2004 7th Congress of the International Society for Neuroethology
- 2003 Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Saskatchewan
- 2003 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
- Gray, J. R.
and Willis, M. A. (2003). Multineuronal responses to complex multimodal sensory cues duringbehaviour . - Mohr, N. A.
and Gray, J. R. (2003). Collision avoidance responses in loosely tethered locusts.
- Gray, J. R.
- 2003 meeting of the Canadian Science Writers Association