James Katter

Ph.D. 1993

Thesis Title:

Processing of Information Originating in the Pelvis by Spinohypothalamic Tract Neurons

Current Position:

Physician
Family Practice / Pediatric Internal Medicine
Fairview Northland Clinics-Elk River

Major Advisor(s):

Glenn Giesler, Ph.D.

Selected Publications:

  • Katter JT, Dado RJ, Kostarczyk E, Giesler GJ Jr. pinothalamic and spinohypothalamic tract neurons in the sacral spinal cord of rats. I. Locations of antidromically identified axons in the cervical cord and diencephalon. J Neurophysiol. 1996;75:2581-2605.
  • Katter JT, Dado RJ, Kostarczyk E, Giesler GJ Jr. Spinothalamic and spinohypothalamic tract neurons in the sacral spinal cord of rats. II. Responses to cutaneous and visceral stimuli. J Neurophysiol. 1996;75:2606-2628
  • Dado RJ, Katter JT, Giesler GJ Jr. Spinothalamic and spinohypothalamic tract neurons in the cervical enlargement of rats. I. Locations of axons antidromically activated from the thalamus and hypothalamus. J Neurophysiol. 1994;71:959-980.
  • Dado RJ, Katter JT, Giesler GJ Jr. Spinothalamic and spinohypothalamic tract neurons in the cervical enlargement of rats. II. Responses to innocuous and noxious mechanical and thermal stimuli. J Neurophysiol. 1994;71:981-1002.
  • Dado RJ, Katter JT, Giesler GJ Jr. Spinothalamic and spinohypothalamic tract neurons in the cervical enlargement of rats. III. Locations of antidromically identified axons in the cervical cord white matter. J Neurophysiol. 1994;71:1003-1021.
  • Giesler GJ Jr, Katter JT, Dado RJ. Direct spinal pathways to the limbic system for nociceptive information. Trends Neurosci. 1994;17(6):244-250.
  • Katter JT, Burstein R, Giesler GJ Jr. The cells of origin of the spinohypothalamic tract in cats. J Comp Neurol. 1991;303:101-112. 
  • Giesler GJ Jr, Miller LR, Madsen AM, Katter JT.  Evidence for the existence of a lateral cervical nucleus in mice, guinea pigs and rabbits. J Comp Neurol. 1987;263:106-112.
James Katter