Iremonger Laboratory

2026

Journal - Research Article

Kim, J. S., Ganeshan, D., Grattan, D. R., & Iremonger, K. J. (2026). Adaptation of hypothalamic CRH neuron responses to stress and pup cues during motherhood. Communications Biology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s42003-026-10280-2

2025

Journal - Research Article

Iremonger, K. J. (2025). Plasticity and neuromodulation of neuroendocrine nerve terminals. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jne.70110

Zheng, S., Focke, C. M. B., Young, C. K., Tripp, I., Ganeshan, D., Power, E. M., Schwenke, D. O., Herbison, A. E., Kim, J. S., & Iremonger, K. J. (2025). Ultradian rhythms of CRH^PVN neuron activity, behavior, and stress hormone secretion. PNAS, 122(31), e2510083122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2510083122

Journal - Research Other

Iremonger, K. J., & Power, E. M. (2025). The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus: A key node in the control of behavioural states. Journal of Physiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1113/jp288366

2024

Journal - Research Article

Power, E. M., Ganeshan, D., Paul, J., Igarashi, H., Inoue, W., & Iremonger, K. J. (2024). Direct modulation of CRH nerve terminal function by noradrenaline and corticosterone. Journal of Neuroscience, 45(3), e1092242024. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.1092-24.2024

Sawyer, I. L., Evans, M. C., Mamgain, A., Decourt, C., Iremonger, K. J., & Anderson, G. M. (2024). Chemogenetic activation of RFRP neurons reduces LH pulse frequency in female but not male mice. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 8(11), bvae159. doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvae159

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Schweikert, T. S., Tripp, I. T., Iremonger, K. J., & Kim, J. S. (2024, August-September). Impact of chronic hypothalamic stress neuron hyperactivity on mood outcomes. Poster session presented at the 18th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Lim, F., Young, C., & Iremonger, K. J. (2024, August-September). Regulation of brain wide activity by glucocorticoid receptor signalling. Poster session presented at the 18th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Cox, J. L., Tripp, I. T., Iremonger, K. J., & Kim, J. S. (2024, August-September). A novel behaviour assay to examine post-stress reward motivation. Poster session presented at the 18th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Power, E. M., Ganeshan, D., Paul, J., Igarashi, H., Inoue, W., & Iremonger, K. J. (2024, August-September). Direct modulation of CRH nerve terminal function by noradrenaline and corticosterone. Verbal presentation at the 18th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Woolf, K. S., Tripp, I. T., Iremonger, K. J., & Kim, J. S. (2024, August-September). The role of hypothalamic CRH neurons in chronic stress induced physiological dysfunctions. Verbal presentation at the 18th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2023

Journal - Research Article

Power, E. M., Ganeshan, D., & Iremonger, K. J. (2023). Estradiol regulates voltage-gated potassium currents in corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons. Journal of Experimental Biology, 226(5), jeb245222. doi: 10.1242/jeb.245222

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kim, J. S., Tripp, I. T., & Iremonger, K. J. (2023). Scaling of avoidance behaviours by hypothalamic stress neural activity. In K.-L. Horne (Ed.), Proceedings of the 39th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research (AWCBR). (pp. 70). Retrieved from https://www.awcbr.org

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Iremonger, K. J., Focke, C., Schwenke, D., & Zheng, S. (2023, August). Ultradian rhythms in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Poster session presented at the 17th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Tripp, I. T., Iremonger, K. J., & Kim, J. S. (2023, August). Investigating the role of CRH neurons in the selection of defensive behaviours. Poster session presented at the 17th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Campbell, G., Brown, R., & Iremonger, K. J. (2023, August). Investigating the influence of postpartum stress on anxiety and maternal motivation in dams and on offspring anxiety outcomes. Poster session presented at the 17th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Power, E. M., Ganeshan, D., & Iremonger, K. J. (2023, August-September). Controlling stress at the terminal. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Hypothalamic Neuroscience & Neuroendocrinology Australasia (HNNA) Satellite, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Iremonger, K. J., Zheng, S., Focke, C., Power, E. M., & Kim, J. S. (2023, August-September). Dissociation of central and peripheral stress responses. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Hypothalamic Neuroscience & Neuroendocrinology Australasia (HNNA) Satellite, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Young, C. K., & Iremonger, K. J. (2023, August). Whole-brain activity mapping of stress in the zebrafish. Verbal presentation at the 17th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Cox, J. L., Tripp, I. T., Iremonger, K. J., & Kim, J. S. (2023, August). The role of stress on reward-seeking behaviour in mice. Verbal presentation at the 17th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2022

Journal - Research Article

Ohline, S. M., Liu, X., Ibrahim, M. F., Mockett, B. G., Empson, R. M., Abraham, W. C., Iremonger, K. J., & Jones, P. P. (2022). Altered membrane properties but unchanged intrinsic excitability and spontaneous postsynaptic currents in an aged APP_swe/PS1dE9 model of Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 16, 958876. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2022.958876

Gouws, J. M., Sherrington, A., Zheng, S., Kim, J. S., & Iremonger, K. J. (2022). Regulation of corticotropin-releasing hormone neuronal network activity by noradrenergic stress signals. Journal of Physiology, 600(19), 4347-4359. doi: 10.1113/JP283328

Abbasi, M., Augustine, R. A., Iremonger, K. J., & Brown, C. H. (2022). Central kisspeptin does not affect ERK1/2 or p38 phosphorylation in oxytocin neurons of late-pregnant rats. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(14), 7729. doi: 10.3390/ijms23147729

Abbasi, M., Perkinson, M. R., Seymour, A. J., Piet, R., Campbell, R. E., Iremonger, K. J., & Brown, C. H. (2022). Local kisspeptin excitation of rat oxytocin neurones in late pregnancy. Journal of Physiology, 600(7), 1753-1770. doi: 10.1113/jp282531

Jamieson, B. B., Kim, J. S., & Iremonger, K. J. (2022). Cannabinoid and vanilloid pathways mediate opposing forms of synaptic plasticity in corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 34, e13084. doi: 10.1111/jne.13084

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Power, E. M., & Iremonger, K. J. (2022, August-September). Estrous cycle differences in hypothalamic CRH neuron activity. Poster session presented at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Kim, J. S., Ganeshan, D., Grattan, D. R., & Iremonger, K. J. (2022, August-September). Hyothalamic CRH neuron activity in motherhood is not altered during stress but can be suppressed by pup exposure. Poster session presented at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Perkinson, M. R., Kim, J. S., Brown, C. H., & Iremonger, K. J. (2022, August-September). In vivo monitoring of oxytocin neuron activity in freely-behaving, lactating mice. Poster session presented at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Ohline, S. M., Liu, X., Ibrahim, M. F., Mockett, B., Empson, R. M., Abraham, W. C., Iremonger, K. J., & Jones, P. P. (2022, August-September). Altered membrance properties but unchanged intrinsic excitability and spontaneous postsynaptic currents in an aged APP_swe/PS1dE9 model of Alzheimer's disease. Verbal presentation at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Paul, J., Johnson, S., & Iremonger, K. (2022, August-September). Developing a zebrafish (Danio rerio) model to study behavioural and neuroendocrine responses to stress. Verbal presentation at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Tripp, I. T., Iremonger, K. J., & Kim, J. S. (2022, August-September). Investigating the role of CRH neurons in the selection of defensive behaviours. Verbal presentation at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Zheng, S., Schwenke, D., & Iremonger, K. J. (2022, August-September). Studying the relationship between CRH neuron activity, behaviour, and pulsatile corticosterone secretion. Verbal presentation at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2021

Journal - Research Article

Power, E. M., & Iremonger, K. J. (2021). Plasticity of intrinsic excitability across the estrous cycle in hypothalamic CRH neurons. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 16700. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96341-4

Nair, B. B., Khant Aung, Z., Porteous, R., Prescott, M., Glendining, K. A., Jenkins, D. E., Augustine, R. A., Silva, M. S. B., Yip, S. H., Bouwer, G. T., Brown, C. H., Jasoni, C. L., Campbell, R. E., Bunn, S. J., Anderson, G. M., Grattan, D. R., Herbison, A. E., & Iremonger, K. J. (2021). Impact of chronic variable stress on neuroendocrine hypothalamus and pituitary in male and female C57BL/6J mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 33, e12972. doi: 10.1111/jne.12972

Journal - Research Other

Perkinson, M. R., Kim, J. S., Iremonger, K. J., & Brown, C. H. (2021). Visualising oxytocin neurone activity in vivo: The key to unlocking central regulation of parturition and lactation [Invited review]. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 33, e13012. doi: 10.1111/jne.13012

2020

Journal - Research Article

Focke, C. M. B., & Iremonger, K. J. (2020). Rhythmicity matters: Circadian and ultradian patterns of HPA axis activity. Molecular & Cellular Endocrinology, 501, 110652. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2019.110652

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Perkinson, M. R., Kim, J. S., Brown, C. H., & Iremonger, K. J. (2020). Characterisation of an oxytocin-ires-cre mouse model for recording oxytocin neuron bursts in behaving mice. FASEB Journal, 34(Suppl. 1). doi: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.03560

Abbasi, M., Perkinson, M., Brown, C., & Iremonger, K. (2020). Kisspeptin regulation of oxytocin neuron activity in late pregnancy. FASEB Journal, 34(Suppl. 1). doi: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.02418

2019

Journal - Research Article

Kim, J. S., Han, S. Y., & Iremonger, K. J. (2019). Stress experience and hormone feedback tune distinct components of hypothalamic CRH neuron activity. Nature Communications, 10, 5696. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13639-8

Bittar, T. P., Nair, B. B., Kim, J. S., Chandrasekera, D., Sherrington, A., & Iremonger, K. J. (2019). Corticosterone mediated functional and structural plasticity in corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons. Neuropharmacology, 154, 79-86. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.02.017

Journal - Research Other

Kim, J. S., & Iremonger, K. J. (2019). Temporally tuned corticosteroid feedback regulation of the stress axis. Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 30(11), 783-792. doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2019.07.005

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kim, J. S., & Iremonger, K. J. (2019). Stress experience and hormone feedback tune distinct components of hypothalamic CRH neuron activity. In K. Hillman (Ed.), Proceedings of the 37th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research (AWCBR). (pp. 69). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/awcbr

Zheng, S., & Iremonger, K. J. (2019). Investigating the mechanisms driving circadian and sex differences in the stress axis. In K. Hillman (Ed.), Proceedings of the 37th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research (AWCBR). (pp. 43). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/awcbr

Power, E. M., & Iremonger, K. J. (2019). Understanding sex differences in neural circuits controlling stress. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. 320.17/U16. SfN. Retrieved from https://www.sfn.org

Iremonger, K. J., Sherrington, A., Kim, J. S., Gouws, J., & Chandrasekera, D. (2019). Sexually dimorphic corticosteroid induced plasticity in corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. 320.16/U15. SfN. Retrieved from https://www.sfn.org

Focke, C. M. B., & Iremonger, K. (2019). Ultradian and circadian rhythms in hypothalamic CRH neuron activity and their relation to home cage behavior. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. 320.115/U14. SfN. Retrieved from https://www.sfn.org

Kim, J. S., & Iremonger, K. J. (2019). Stress experience and hormone feedback tune distinct components of CRH neuron activity. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. 320.14/U13. SfN. Retrieved from https://www.sfn.org

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Abbasi, M., Perkinson, M. R., Iremonger, K. J., & Brown, C. H. (2019, August-September). Local kisspeptin regulation of oxytocin neuron activity in late pregnancy. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Focke, C. M. B., & Iremonger, K. (2019, September). Do hypothalamic CRH neurons express circadian and ultradian activity patterns? Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Power, E. M., & Iremonger, K. J. (2019, August-September). Ion channel mechanisms underlying sex differences in hypothalamic CRH neuron excitability. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2018

Journal - Research Article

Choi, J.-H., Jeong, Y.-M., Kim, S., Lee, B., Ariyasiri, K., Kim, H.-T., … Jamieson, B. B., Kim, J. S., Iremonger, K. J., … Kim, C.-H. (2018). Targeted knockout of a chemokine-like gene increases anxiety and fear responses. PNAS, 115(5), e1041-e1050. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1707663115

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Ketu-Mckenzie, M., Williams, M., Podd, J., Phillip, M., & Iremonger, K. (2018). Mindfulness and Māori women: A good match? Proceedings of the New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS) 50th Jubilee Conference. (pp. 74). Retrieved from https://www.psychology.org.nz

Focke, C., & Iremonger, K. (2018). Investigating the natural rhythms if CRH neuron excitability over the day. Proceedings of the 9th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology (ICN). (pp. 155). Retrieved from http://www.icn2018.org/

Kim, J., & Iremonger, K. (2018). Stress familiarity but not fast negative feedback robustly tunes stress neuron output. Proceedings of the 9th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology (ICN). (pp. 150-151). Retrieved from http://www.icn2018.org/

Iremonger, K., & Gouws, J. (2018). Regulation of CRH neuronal network activity by noradrenergic stress signals. Proceedings of the 9th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology (ICN). (pp. 149). Retrieved from http://www.icn2018.org/

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Sherrington, A. J., Kim, J. S., & Iremonger, K. J. (2018, November). Sexually dimorphic corticosteroid negative feedback in hypothalamic CRH neurons. Poster session presented at the Women’s Wellbeing Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Sherrington, A. J., Kim, J. S., & Iremonger, K. J. (2018, August). Sexually dimorphic corticosteroid negative feedback in hypothalamic CRH neurons. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Abbasi, M., Iremonger, K. J., & Brown, C. H. (2018, August). Kisspeptin regulation of oxytocin neuron activity in late pregnancy. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Kim, J. S., & Iremonger, K. J. (2018, August). A duet of stress adaptation and negative feedback tunes stress neuron activity dynamics. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2017

Journal - Research Article

Clarkson, J., Han, S. Y., Piet, R., McLennan, T., Kane, G. M., Ng, J., Porteous, R. W., Kim, J. S., … Iremonger, K. J., & Herbison, A. E. (2017). Definition of the hypothalamic GnRH pulse generator in mice. PNAS, 114(47), E10216-E10223. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1713897114

Jamieson, B. B., Nair, B. B., & Iremonger, K. J. (2017). Regulation of hypothalamic corticotropin‐releasing hormone neurone excitability by oxytocin. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 29(11), e12532. doi: 10.1111/jne.12532

Iremonger, K. J., Porteous, R., & Herbison, A. E. (2017). Spike and neuropeptide-dependent mechanisms control GnRH neuron nerve terminal Ca²⁺ over diverse time scales. Journal of Neuroscience, 37(12), 3342-3351. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.2925-16.2017

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Gouws, J. M., & Iremonger, K. J. (2017). Noradrenergic regulation of the CRH neuronal network. Proceedings of the Australasian Neuroscience Society 37th Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from http://ans2017.aomevents.com.au

Kim, J. S., & Iremonger, K. J. (2017). Regulation of stress neuron activity dynamics in vivo. Proceedings of the Australasian Neuroscience Society 37th Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from http://ans2017.aomevents.com.au

Kim, J., Gouws, J., & Iremonger, K. J. (2017). Plasticity in hypothalamic stress circuits. Proceedings of the Australasian Neuroscience Society 37th Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from http://ans2017.aomevents.com.au

Gouws, J. M., & Iremonger, K. J. (2017). Regulation of CRH neuronal network activity by noradrenergic stress signals. In B. Leitch (Ed.), Proceedings of the 35th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research. (pp. 55). AWCBR. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/awcbr/index.html

Nair, B., Khant Aung, Z., Porteous, R., Prescott, M., Ng, J., Yip, S., Augustine, R., Glendining, K., Bouwer, G., Kim, J., Jenkins, D., Silva, M., Brown, C., Campbell, R., Jasoni, C., Bunn, S., Anderson, G., Grattan, D., Herbison, A., & Iremonger, K. (2017). Impact of chronic stress on the neuroendocrine axis in the mouse. In B. Leitch (Ed.), Proceedings of the 35th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research. (pp. 49). AWCBR. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/awcbr/index.html

Kim, J. S., & Iremonger, K. J. (2017). Rapid modulation of stress neuron activity dynamics. In B. Leitch (Ed.), Proceedings of the 35th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research. (pp. 31). AWCBR. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/awcbr/index.html

Gouws, J., & Iremonger, K. (2017). Determining sexually dimorphic changes in CRH neural network activity induced by stress hormones. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1461), (pp. 89). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Focke, C., & Iremonger, K. (2017, September). Revealing the circadian patterns of CRH neuron excitability in freely behaving mice. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2016

Journal - Research Article

Iremonger, K. J., & Bains, J. S. (2016). Asynchronous presynaptic glutamate release enhances neuronal excitability during the post-spike refractory period. Journal of Physiology, 594(4), 1005-1015. doi: 10.1113/JP271485

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Jamieson, B., & Iremonger, K. (2016). Endocannabinoids mediate depolarisation-induced suppression of excitation in CRH neurons. Proceedings of the Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from https://www.ans.org.au

Iremonger, K., Herde, M., & Herbison, A. (2016). GNRH neurons elaborate a long-range projection with shared axonal and dendritic functions. Proceedings of the Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from https://www.ans.org.au

Herbison, A. E., Han, S., Iremonger, K., Kalil, B., McLennan, T., Piet, R., & Porteous, R. (2016). Optogenetic analysis of the hypothalamic neural network controlling fertility. Proceedings of the Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from https://www.ans.org.au

Iremonger, K. J., Bittar, T., & Nair, B. (2016). Morphological analysis of hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) neurons. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience 46th Annual Meeting. 814.09/QQ13. SfN. Retrieved from https://www.sfn.org/

Kim, J., Anderson, G. M., & Iremonger, K. J. (2016). RFRP-3 actions on corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience 46th Annual Meeting. 813.13/PP15. SfN. Retrieved from https://www.sfn.org

Iremonger, K. J., & Bittar, T. (2016). Corticosteriod induced functional and structural plasticity of hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) neurons. In B. Leitch (Ed.), Proceedings of the 34th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research. (pp. 27). AWCBR. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/awcbr

2015

Chapter in Book - Research

Iremonger, K. J., & Herbison, A. E. (2015). Elucidating the structure and function of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) neuron dendrites. In W. E. Armstrong & J. G. Tasker (Eds.), Neurophysiology of neuroendocrine neurons. (pp. 273-300). Chichester, UK: Wiley Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781118606803.ch12

Journal - Research Article

Iremonger, K. J., & Herbison, A. E. (2015). Multitasking in gonadotropin-releasing hormone neuron dendrites. Neuroendocrinology, 102(1-2), 1-7. doi: 10.1159/000368364

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Jamieson, B. B., & Iremonger, K. J. (2015, August-September). Modulation of GABAergic synaptic input to CRH neurons by oxytocin. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Iremonger, K. (2015, June). Long lasting calcium elevations in nerve terminals driven by brief neuropeptide signals. Verbal presentation at the 9th Annual Brain Health Research Centre Conference: Science for a Healthy Brain, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Iremonger, K. (2015, June). Building blocks of the brain: New insights into how our brains work. University of Otago Winter Lecture Series. Wellington, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Iremonger, K. (2015, June). Building blocks of the brain: New insights into how our brains work. University of Otago Winter Lecture Series. Auckland, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

2014

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Hsu, P., Herbison, A., & Iremonger, K. (2014). Impact of chronic stress on the dendritic structure of GnRH neurons in the mouse. Proceedings of the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci). (pp. 38). Retrieved from http://www.physoc.org.nz/meetings/archive/medsci-2014-abstracts

Iremonger, K. J., & Herbison, A. E. (2014). Regulation of GnRH neuron nerve terminal excitability. In B. Leitch & J. Shemmell (Eds.), Proceedings of the 32nd International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research. 32, (pp. 27). AWCBR. Retrieved from https://web.psy.otago.ac.nz/awcbr/proceedings.html

2013

Journal - Research Article

Chen, X., Iremonger, K., Herbison, A., Kirk, V., & Sneyd, J. (2013). Regulation of electrical bursting in a spatiotemporal model of a GnRH neuron. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 75(10), 1941-1960. doi: 10.1007/s11538-013-9877-7

Herde, M. K., Iremonger, K. J., Constantin, S., & Herbison, A. E. (2013). GnRH neurons elaborate a long-range projection with shared axonal and dendritic functions. Journal of Neuroscience, 33(31), 12689-12697. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0579-13.2013

Constantin, S., Iremonger, K. J., & Herbison, A. E. (2013). In vivo recordings of GnRH neuron firing reveal heterogeneity and dependence upon GABA_A receptor signaling. Journal of Neuroscience, 33(22), 9394-9401. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.0533-13.2013

Iremonger, K. J., Wamsteeker Cusulin, J. I., & Bains, J. S. (2013). Changing the tune: Plasticity and adaptation of retrograde signals. Trends in Neurosciences, 36(8), 471-479. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2013.04.007

Journal - Research Other

Iremonger, K. J. (2013). It takes more than one κ opioid receptor to inhibit a POMC neuron. Journal of Physiology, 591(7), 1595-1596. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2013.251637

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Iremonger, K. J., & Herbison, A. E. (2013). Using genetically encoded calcium indicators to study the excitability of neurosecretory nerve terminals. In B. Leitch & J. Shemmell (Eds.), Proceedings of the 31st International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research. 31, (pp. 38). AWCBR. Retrieved from http://psy.otago.ac.nz/awcbr/Abstracts/Abstracts2013copy.html

2012

Journal - Research Article

Constantin, S., Piet, R., Iremonger, K., Yeo, S. H., Clarkson, J., Porteous, R., & Herbison, A. E. (2012). GnRH neuron firing and response to GABA in vitro depend on acute brain slice thickness and orientation. Endocrinology, 153(8), 3758-3769. doi: 10.1210/en.2012-1126

Iremonger, K. J., & Herbison, A. E. (2012). Initiation and propagation of action potentials in gonadotropin-releasing hormone neuron dendrites. Journal of Neuroscience, 32(1), 151-158. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.3739-11.2012

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Iremonger, K. J., Herde, M. K., Constantin, S., & Herbison, A. E. (2012). GnRH neurons project long-range dendrites to the median eminence to control neurosecretion. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience 42nd Annual Meeting. SfN. Retrieved from http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=abstracts_am2012

Iremonger, K., Herde, M., Constantin, S., & Herbison, A. (2012). The dendron: A long-range neuronal projection with shared dendritic and axonal function. Proceedings of the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci). (pp. 35-36). Retrieved from http://www.medscinz.co.nz/QRW2012%20MedSci%20Abstracts.pdf

2011

Journal - Research Article

Iremonger, K. J., Kuzmiski, J. B., Baimoukhametova, D. V., & Bains, J. S. (2011). Dual regulation of anterograde and retrograde transmission by endocannabinoids. Journal of Neuroscience, 31(33), 12011-12020. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2925-11.2011

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Iremonger, K., & Herbison, A. E. (2011). Exploring dendritic physiology with combined imaging and electrophysiology. In B. Leitch (Ed.), Proceedings of the 29th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research. 29, 9.4. AWCBR. Retrieved from http://psy.otago.ac.nz/awcbr/abstracts/abstracts2011.html

2010

Journal - Research Article

Iremonger, K. J., Benediktsson, A. M., & Bains, J. S. (2010). Glutamatergic synaptic transmission in neuroendocrine cells: Basic principles and mechanisms of plasticity. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 31(3), 296-306. doi: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2010.03.002

Iremonger, K. J., Constantin, S., Liu, X., & Herbison, A. E. (2010). Glutamate regulation of GnRH neuron excitability. Brain Research, 1364, 35-43. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.08.071

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bains, J. S., Iremonger, K. J., & Kuzmiski, J. B. (2010). Dynamic interaction between retrograde signals regulates synaptic depression. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. Retrieved from http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=abstracts_ampublications

Iremonger, K. J., & Herbison, A. E. (2010). Back-propagating action potentials evoke faithful calcium transients in the dendrites of GnRH neurons. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience 40th Annual Meeting. SfN. Retrieved from http://www.abstractsonline.com/Plan/SSResults.aspx

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Iremonger, K. J., & Herbison, A. E. (2010, November-December). Back-propagating action potentials evoke faithful calcium transients in the dendrites of GnRH neurons. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress: A New Decade of Discovery (MedSciNZ), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2009

Journal - Research Article

Gordon, G. R. J., Iremonger, K. J., Kantevari, S., Ellis-Davies, G. C. R., MacVicar, B. A., & Bains, J. S. (2009). Astrocyte-mediated distributed plasticity at hypothalamic glutamate synapses. Neuron, 64, 391-403. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2009.10.021

Iremonger, K. J., & Bains, J. S. (2009). Retrograde opioid signaling regulates glutamergic transmission in the hypothalamus. Journal of Neuroscience, 29(22), 7349-7358. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0381-09.2009

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Iremonger, K. J., Gordon, G. R. J., Kantevari, S., Ellis-Davies, G. C. R., MacVicar, B. A., & Bains, J. S. (2009). Astrocyte mediated distributed plasticity at glutamate synapses. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. Retrieved from http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=abstracts_ampublications

2008

Journal - Research Article

Iremonger, K. J., & Bains, J. S. (2008). Dynamic synapses in the hypothalamic-neurohypophyseal system. Progress in Brain Research, 170, 119-128. doi: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)00411-1

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Iremonger, K. J., & Bains, J. S. (2008). Long term depression of glutamatergic transmission by dendritically released opioids. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. SfN. Retrieved from http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=abstracts_ampublications

Iremonger, K., & Bains, J. (2008). Control of synaptically generated neural activity by dendritically released opioids. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Canadian Neuroscience Meeting. Retrieved from http://www.can-acn.org/meeting2008/index.html

2007

Journal - Research Article

Iremonger, K. J., & Bains, J. S. (2007). Integration of asynchronously released quanta prolongs the postsynaptic spike window. Journal of Neuroscience, 27(25), 6684-6691. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0934-07.2007

2006

Journal - Research Article

Anderson, T. R., Hu, B., Iremonger, K., & Kiss, Z. H. T. (2006). Selective attenuation of afferent synaptic transmission as a mechanism of thalamic deep brain stimulation-induced tremor arrest. Journal of Neuroscience, 26(3), 841-850. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3523-05.2006

Iremonger, K. J., Anderson, T. R., Hu, B., & Kiss, Z. H. T. (2006). Cellular mechanisms preventing sustained activation of cortex during subcortical high-frequency stimulation. Journal of Neurophysiology, 96, 613-621. doi: 10.1152/jn.00105.2006

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Iremonger, K. J., & Bains, J. S. (2006). Asynchronous glutamate release prolongs postsynaptic excitation in central neurons. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. SfN. Retrieved from http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=abstracts_ampublications