1. Limon PN, Norcia AM, Ash RT “Attention and session day jointly modulate human visual cortical plasticity”. BioRxiv. 

  2. Mohammadjavadi M, Ash RT, Glover G, Butts Pauly K “Optimization of magnetic resonance acoustic radiation force imaging (MR-ARFI) to guide focused ultrasound in the human brain”. 2025. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

  3. Ash RT, Nix K, Norcia AM. (2024) “Stability of steady-state visual-evoked potential contrast-response functions”. Psychophysiology.

  4. Mohammadjavadi M., Ash RT, Gaur P, Kubanek J, Saenz Y, Glover GH, Popelka GR, Norcia AM, & Pauly KB (2022). “Transcranial ultrasound neuromodulation of the thalamic visual pathway in a large animal model and the dose-response relationship with MR-ARFI.” Scientific Reports. 

  5. Yue Y, Ash RT, Boyle N, Kinter A, Li Y, Zeng C, Lu H (2022) “MeCP2 deficiency impairs motor cortical circuit flexibility associated with motor learning”. Molecular brain.

  6. Ash RT, Palagina G, Park J, Fernandez-Leon JA, Seilheimer R, Lee S, Sabharwal J, Reyes F, Wang J, Lu D, Wu S, & Smirnakis, SM (2022). “Increased reliability of visually-evoked activity in area V1 of the MECP2-duplication mouse model of autism”. Journal of Neuroscience. 

  7. Yue Y, Xu P, Liu Z, Sun X, Su J, Du H, Chen L, Ash RT, Smirnakis SM, Sima R, Kusner L, Zeng C, Lu H. (2021) ““Motor training improves coordination and anxiety in Mecp2-null mice despite impaired functional connectivity within the motor circuit”. Science Advances.

  8. Ash RT, Buffington SA, Park J, Suter B, Costa-Mattioli M, Zoghbi HY, Smirnakis SM (2021) “Inhibition of elevated Ras-MAPK signaling normalizes enhanced motor learning and excessive clustered dendritic spine stabilization in the MECP2 duplication syndrome mouse model of autism.” eNeuro. 

  9. Ash RT, Park J, Suter B, Zoghbi HY, Smirnakis SM (2020) “Excessive formation and stabilization of dendritic spine clusters in the MECP2 duplication syndrome mouse model of autism.” eNeuro. 

  10. Park JY*, Papoutsi A*, Ash RT, Marin MA, Rasband M, Poirazi P, Smirnakis SM (2019) “Contribution of apical and basal dendrites to orientation encoding of pyramidal neurons in mouse V1.” Nature Communications.

  11. Ash RT, Fahey PG, Park JY, Zoghbi HY, Smirnakis SM (2018) “Increased axonal bouton stability during learning in the mouse model of MECP2 duplication syndrome.” eNeuro.

  12. Lu H*, Ash RT*, He L, Kee SE, Meng X, Wang W, Yu D, Ure K, Ishida A, Ji D, Arenkiel BR, Smirnakis SM Zoghbi HY (2016), “Loss and gain of MeCP2 cause similar hippocampal circuit dysfunction that Is rescued by deep brain stimulation in a Rett Syndrome mouse model.” Neuron. *Equal contribution.

  13. Um K, Niu S, Schwecter B, Liu F, Hiles L, Narayanan A, Ash RT, Smirnakis SM, Tolias KF (2014) “Dynamic control of excitatory synapse development by a novel Rac1 GTPase regulatory complex.” Developmental Cell.   

  14. Jiang M, Ash RT, Suter B, Baker SA, Ferguson A, Park J, Chao T,  Rudy JL, Torsky SP, Zoghbi HY, Smirnakis SM (2013) “Dendritic arborization and spine dynamics are abnormal in the mouse model of MECP2 duplication syndrome” Journal of Neuroscience.   

  15. Kim JY, Ash RT, Ceballos-Diaz C, Levites Y, Gold TE, Smirnakis SM, Jankowsky JL (2013) “Viral transduction of the neonatal brain offers controllable transgene mosaicism for a range of neuroscience applications” European Journal of Neuroscience.