Representative Publications

• Chen LM, Friedman RM, & Roe AW (2009) Area-specific representation of mechanical nociceptive stimuli within SI cortex of squirrel monkeys. Pain 141(3): 258-268.
• Friedman RM, Chen LM, & Roe AW (2008) Responses of areas 3b and 1 in anesthetized squirrel monkeys to single and dual site stimulation of the digits. Journal of Neurophysiology 100: 3185-3196.
• Friedman RM, Hester KD, Green BG, & LaMotte RH (2008) Magnitude estimation of softness. Experimental Brain Research 191(2): 133-142.
• Chen LM, Friedman RM, & Roe AW (2005) Optical imaging of S1 topography in anesthetized and awake squirrel monkeys. Journal of Neuroscience 25(33): 7648-7659.
• Schwartz TH, Chen LM, Friedman RM, Spencer DD, & Roe AW (2004) Intraoperative optical imaging of human face cortical topography: A case study. Neuroreport 15(9): 1527-1531.
• Friedman RM, Chen LM, & Roe AW (2004) Modality maps within primate somatosensory cortex. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 101(34): 12724-12729.
• Chen LM, Friedman RM, & Roe AW (2003) Optical imaging of a tactile illusion in area 3b of the primary somatosensory cortex. Science 302(5646): 881-885.
• Friedman RM, Khalsa PS, Greenquist KW, & LaMotte RH (2002) Neural coding of the location and direction of a moving object by a spatially distributed population of mechanoreceptors. Journal of Neuroscience 22(21): 9556-9566.
• Chen LM, Friedman RM, Ramsden BM, LaMotte RH, Roe AW: Fine-scale organization of primary somatosensory cortex (area 3b) in the squirrel monkey revealed with intrinsic optical imaging. J Neurophysiol 2001;86(6):3011-3029.
• Friedman RM, Ritz LA, & Vierck CJ Jr (2000) Effects of sacrocaudal spinal cord transection and transplantation of fetal spinal tissue on withdrawal reflexes of the tail. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 14(4): 331-343.
• LaMotte RH, Friedman RM, Lu C, Khalsa PS, & Srinivasan MA (1998) Raised object on a planar surface stroked across the fingerpad: Responses of cutaneous mechanoreceptors to shape and orientation. Journal of Neurophysiology 80(5): 2446-2466.
• Makous JC, Friedman RM, & Vierck CJ Jr (1996) Effects of a dorsal column lesion on temporal processing within the somatosensory system of primates. Experimental Brain Research 112(2): 253-267.
• Ritz LA, Friedman RM, Rhoton EL, Sparkes ML, & Vierck CJ Jr (1992) Lesions of cat sacrocaudal spinal cord: A minimally-disruptive model of injury. Journal of Neurotrauma 9(3): 219-229.
• Selected Abstracts
• Friedman RM, Dillenburger BC, Kaskan PM, Kaas J, & Roe AW (2009) Vibrotactile activation in areas surrounding the posterior tip of the superior temporal sulcus as revealed by intrinsic-signal optical imaging. 2009 Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting.
• Stringer EA, Friedman RM, Gatenby JC, Chen LM, & Gore JC (2009) Separation and reproducibility of touch activations in areas 3b and 1 within the primary somatosensory cortex by high resolution fMRI at 7T. *6579. ISMRM 2009 Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Cayce J, Friedman RM, Remple M, Konrad P, Jansen ED, Mahadevan-Jansen A, & Roe AW (2008) Infrared stimulation of the somatosensory cortex of the rat. 887.9. 2008 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Online.
• Friedman RM, Dillenburger BC, & Roe AW (2008) Functional Imaging of Primate Cortex with Flavoprotein Autofluorescence. 496.14. 2008 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Online.
• Dillenburger B, Wang F, Friedman RM, Gore JC, Avison MJ, & Chen LM (2008) A cortical and thalamic heat response network as revealed by high field (9.4T) fMRI in anesthetized squirrel monkeys. 369.15. 2008 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Online.
• Stringer EA, Friedman RM, Gatenby JC, Wang F, Gore JC, Avison MJ, & Chen LM (2008) Distinct presentations of heat pain and touch in SI, SII and insula in humans revealed by high resolution fMRI at 7T. 14th Annual Meeting of Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM).
• Winberry JE, Friedman RM, Giber K, & Roe AW (2006) Voltage sensitive dye imaging of ipsilateral and contralateral interactions of rat whisker barrels. 144.14. 2006 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Atlanta, GA: Society for Neuroscience. Online.
• Friedman RM, Chen LM, Winberry JE, & Roe AW (2006) Intrinsic and voltage dye imaging of digit activation in somatosensory area 1 of the macaque monkey. 446.14. 2006 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Atlanta, GA: Society for Neuroscience. Online.
• Friedman RM, Chen LM, & Roe AW (2004)Optical imaging reveals distinct activation patterns to tactile orientation in SI. Soc Neurosci Abstr 30: 643.10.
• Chen LM, Friedman RM, & Roe AW (2002) Optical imaging reveals area-specific interactions between nociceptive and tactile responses in SI of the squirrel monkey. Soc Neurosci Abstr 28: 114.12.