2018 – present
Kim, Y.J., Packer, O., & Dacey, D.M. (2024). A circuit motif for color in human foveal retina. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (In press).
Kar, D., Singireddy, R., Kim, Y.J., Packer, O., Schalek, R., Cao, D. Sloan, K.R., Pollreisz, A., Dacey, D.M., Curcio, C.A. (2024). Unusual morphology of foveal Müller glia in adult human born pre-term. Front. Cell. Neuroscience, 18:1409405. doi:10.3389/fncel.2024.1409405. PDF
Lindell, M, Kar, D., Sedova, A., Kim, Y.J., Packer, O., Schmidt-Erfurth, U., Sloan, K.R., Marsh, M., Dacey, D.M., Curcio, C.A., & Pollreisz, A. (2023). Volumetric reconstruction of a human retinal pigment epithelial cell reveals specialized membranes and polarized distribution of organelles. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 64(15), 1-14. PDF
Kar, D., Kim, Y.J., Packer, O., Clark, M.E., Cao, D., Owsley, C., Dacey, D.M., & Curcio, C.A. (2023). Volume electron microscopy revels human retinal mitochondria that align with reflective bands in optical coherence tomography. Biomedical Optics Express, PDF
Kim, Y.J., Packer, O., Pollreisz, A., Martin, R. P., Grünert, U., & Dacey, D.M. (2023). Comparative connectomics reveals non-canonical wiring for color vision in human foveal retina. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 120 (18) e2300545120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.230054512 PDF SI
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Wu, J.J., Kim, Y.J., Dacey, D.M.,Troy, J.B., & Smith, R.G. (2023). Two mechanisms for direction selectivity in a model of the primate starburst amacrine cell. Visual Neuroscience, 40: E003. doi: 10.1017/S0952523823000019
Kim, Y.J., Peterson, B.B., Crook, J., Joo, H.R., Wu, J.J., Puller, C., Robinson, F.R., Gamlin, P.D., Yau, K.W., Viana, F., Troy, J.B., Smith, R.G., Packer, O., Detwiler, P.B., & Dacey, D.M. (2022). Origins of direction selectivity in the primate retina. Nature Communications, 13:2862. https: doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30405-5 PDF SI
Zhang, C., Kim, Y.J., Silverstein, A., Hoshino, A., Reh, T., Dacey, D.M., & Wong, R.O. (2020). Circuit reorganization shapes the developing human foveal midget connectome towards single-cone resolution. Neuron, 108(5), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2020.09.014 PDF * Cover image
2012 – 2017
Zhou, J., Reynaud, A., Kim, Y.J., Mullen, K.T. & Hess, R.F. (2017). Chromatic and achromatic monocular deprivation produce separable changes in human ocular dominance. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284: 20171669 pp 1-10. PDF
Kim, Y.J., Reynaud, A., Hess, R.F., & Mullen, K.T. (2017). A normative dataset for the clinical assessment of achromatic and chromatic contrast sensitivity using a qCSF approach. Investigate Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 58(9), 3628-3636. PDF
Kim, Y.J. & Mullen, K.T. (2016). Effect of overlaid luminance contrast on perceived color contrast: shadows enhance, borders suppress. Journal of Vision, 16(11):15, 1-14. PDF
Kim, Y.J. & Mullen, K.T. (2015). The dynamics of cross-orientation masking at monocular and dichoptic sites. Vision Research, 116, 80-91. PDF
Kaderali, S., Kim, Y.J., Reynaud, A., & Mullen, K.T. (2015). The role of human brain area hMT+ in the perception of global motion investigated with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). Brain Stimulation, 8, 200-207. PDF
Mullen, K.T., Kim, Y.J., & Gheiratmand, M. (2014). Contrast normalization in color vision: the effect of luminance contrast on colour contrast detection. Scientific Report, 4, 4285, 1-7. PDF
Kim, Y.J., Gheiratmand, M., & Mullen, K.T. (2013). Cross-orientation masking in human color vision: Application of a two-stage model to assess dichoptic and monocular sources of suppression. Journal of Vision, 13(6):15, 1-14. PDF
2005-2011
Kim, Y.J., Haun, A.M., & Essock, E.A. (2010). The horizontal effect in Suppression: Anisotropic overlay and surround suppression at high and low speeds. Vision Research, 50, 838-849. PDF
Essock, E.A., Haun, A.M., & Kim, Y.J. (2009). Anisotropy of orientation-tuned suppression that matches the anisotropy of typical natural scenes. Journal of Vision, 9(10):35, 1-15. PDF
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
Kar, D., Kim, Y.J., Packer, O., Dacey, D.M., & Curcio C.A. (2021). Morphological variants of mitochondria in neurons surrounding the deep capillary plexus in human retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 62(8), 2220.
Bertram, U., Kim, Y.J., Packer, O.S., & Dacey, D.M. (2020). Connectomic reconstruction of the human midget pathway: unexpected connectivity linked to preterm birth. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 61(7), 5040.
Kim, Y.J., Packer, O.S., Bertram, U., & Dacey, D.M. (2020). Synaptic connectivity for a starburst amacrine cell in the macaque monkey retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 61(7), 5056.
Detwiler, P.B., Kim, Y.J., Packer, O.S., & Dacey, D.M. (2020). Receptive field spatial structure and direction selectivity of starburst amacrine cells in the macaque monkey retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 61(7), 3484.
Kim, Y.J., Packer, O.S., Detwiler, P.B., & Dacey, D.M. (2019). Achromatic contrast adaptation parasol and midget ganglion cells of the macaque monkey retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 60(9), 5276. POSTER
Dacey, D.M., Kim, Y.J., Packer, O.S., & Detwiler, P.B. (2019). ON-OFF direction selective ganglion cells in macaque monkey retina are tracer-coupled to an ON-OFF direction selective amacrine cell type. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 60(9), 5280. POSTER
Kim, Y.J. & Mullen, K.T. (2016). Suprathreshold interactions between color and luminance contrast: the effect of cross-oriented luminance contrast on perceived color contrast under dichoptic, monocular and binocular viewing conditions. Journal of Vision, 16(12), 1146. POSTER
Mullen, K.T., Zhou, J., Kim, Y.J., Reynaud, A., & Hess, R.F. (2016). Short-term ocular dominance plasticity: no role for color? Journal of Vision, 16(12), 429.
Kim, Y.J., (2014). Distinct mechanisms for monocular and dichoptic cross-orientation masking revealed by their time courses. Journal of Vision, 14(15), 70.
Kim, Y.J., Gheiratmand, M., & Mullen, K.T. (2014). Dichoptic masking in color and luminance vision. Journal of Vision, 14(10), 964. POSTER
Kaderali, S., Kim, Y.J., Reynaud, A., & Mullen, K.T. (2014). Effect of continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) of human brain areas MT+ and V1 on color and motion perception. Journal of Vision, 14(10), 285. POSTER
O’Keefe, E., Kim, Y.J., & Essock, E.A. (2013). Differential properties of Narrowly-Tuned and Broad Temporal Channels. Journal of Vision, 13(9), 272.
Kim, Y.J., Gheiratmand, M., & Mullen, K.T. (2012). Cross-orientation masking in color vision: application of the two-stage model with suppression within and between eyes. Journal of Vision, 12(14),11.
Mullen, K.T., Gheiratmand, M., Medina, J.M., & Kim, Y.J. (2012). Two routes to suppression of signals in color vision eyes. Journal of Vision, 12(9), 107.
Kim, Y.J., Haun, A.M., & Essock, E.A. (2011). Time-course of Anisotropic Masking at High and Low Spatial Frequencies. Journal of Vision, 11(11), 1180. POSTER
Schweinhart, A.M., Kim, Y.J., & Essock, E.A. (2011). Anisotropy in Paintings: A reflection of structural anisotropy in natural scenes? Journal of Vision, 11(11), 1163.
Kim, Y.J. & Essock, E.A. (2010). Anisotropic Gain Control Pools Are Tuned in Temporal Frequency As Well As Spatial Frequency And Orientation. Journal of Vision, 10(7), 1253. POSTER
Kim, Y.J., Haun, A.M., & Essock, E.A. (2009). Overlay and Surround Suppression Both Show a Horizontal Effect Anisotropy. Journal of Vision, 9(8), 1009.
Kim, Y.J., Haun, A.M., & Essock, E.A. (2008). The effect of sustained/transient temporal modulation on the horizontal effect of contrast masking. Journal of Vision, 8(6), 276.
Kim, Y.J., Haun, A.M., & Essock, E.A. (2007). Anisotropic Contrast Sensitivity During Viewing of Broadband Stimuli: Timing and Tuning. Journal of Vision, 7(9), 592.
Haun, A.M., Hansen, B.C., Kim, Y.J., & Essock, E.A. (2005). Sequential effects and stimulus-response dependencies in an orientation identification task: Characterization of the class 2 oblique effect. Journal of Vision, 5(8), 158.
Kim, Y.J., Yoon, J.H., & Li, H. –C. O. (2004). Interaction of binocular disparities and Pulfrich Effect in the perception of depth and rotation direction of transparent cylinder. Journal of Vision, 4(8), 469.
PHD THESIS
Kim, Yeon Jin, “The nature of anisotropy in gain control pools” (2011), University of Louisville,
Louisville, KY USA. Advisor: Edward A. Essock, Ph.D. ThinkIR: University of Louisville’s Institutional Repository