Katherine Fite

PhD, Brown University, 1969

Neuroscience & Behavior Graduate Program

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS: 1968-2006

Fite, K. V. Two types of optomotor response in the domestic pigeon.  Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 1968, 66: 308-314.

Fite, K. V. and Blough, P. Operant behavior in the Great Horned Owl.  Behavioral Research Methods and Instrumentation, 1968, 1:20-22.  

Fite, K. V. Single-unit analysis of binocular neurons in the frog optic tectum.  Experimental Neurology  1969, 24:, 475-486.   

Fite, K. V. Anatomical and behavioral correlates of visual acuity in the Great Horned Owl.  vision Research. 1973, 13: 219-230. 

Fite, K. V. The visual fields of the frog and toad: A comparative study.  Behavioral Biology, 1973, 9:707-718.

Scalia, F. and Fite, K. V. A retinotopic analysis of the central connections of the optic nerve of the frog.  Journal of Comparative Neurology 1974, 158: 455-478.

Fite, K. V. A comparative study of deep avian foveas. Brain Behavior and Evolution, 1975, 12: 97-115. 

Fite, K. V. and Scalia, F. Central visual pathways in the frog. pp. 87-118. In K. V. Fite (Ed.), The Amphibian Visual System: A Multidisciplinary Approach. New York: Academic Press. 1976. Fite, K. V., Carey, R. G., and Vicario, D. Visual neurons in frog anterior thalamus.   Brain Research. , 1977, 127: 283-290.

Karten, H. J., Fite, K. V., and Brecha, N. Specific projection of displaced ganglion cells upon the accessory optic system of the pigeon.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.  1977, 74: 1753-1756.

Boissy, R. E., Fite, K. V., and Smyth, J. R.  The Delayed Amelanotic chicken: A new animal model for vitiligo.  Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine , 1977, 1753-1756.

Fite, K. V., Soukup, J., and Carey, R. G. Wavelength discrimination in the leopard frog: A re-examination. Brain Behavior and Evolution, 1978, 15: 405-414.   

Fite, K. V. Visual function in amphibians: Some unresolved issues, pp. 49-61. In J. Armington, J. Krauskopf, and B. Wooten (eds.),  Visual psychophysics: Its physiological basis. New York: Academic Press, 1978. 

Fite, K. V. Optokinetic nystagmus and the pigeon visual system. In A. Granda and J. Maxwell  (eds.)  Neural Mechanisms of  Vision in the Pigeon , pp. 395-408, New York:  Plenum Press, l978.

Fite, K.V., Reiner, A., and Hunt, S. P. Optokinetic nystagmus and the accessory optic system of  pigeon and turtle.  Brain Behavior and Evolution , 1979, 16: 192-202.    

Conley, M. and Fite, K. V. Optokinetic nystagmus in the domestic pigeon: Effects of foveal lesions. Brain Behavior and Evolution , 1980, 17: 89-102.   

Fite, K. V., Brecha, N., Karten, H. J., and Hunt, S. P. Displaced ganglion cells and the accessory optic system of pigeon.  Journal of Comparative Neurology , 1981, 195, 279-288.  

Fite, K. V. and Lister, B. Bifoveal vision in Anolis lizards.  Brain Behavior and Evolution, 1981, 1:144-154.

Smyth, J. R., Boissy, R. E., Fite, K. V., and Albert, D. Retinal dystrophy associated with a postnatal amelanosis in the chicken.  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science,  20: 799-803.   

Smyth, J. R., Boissy, R. E., and Fite, K. V. The DAM chicken: A model for spontaneous postnatal cutaneous and ocular amelanosis. Journal of Heredity. 1981, 72: 150-156. 

Montgomery, N., Fite, K. V., and Bengston, L. The accessory optic system of  Rana pipiens: Neuroanatomical connections and intrinsic organization.  Journal of Comparative  Neurology,  l981, 203: 595-612.   

Montgomery, N., Fite, K. V., Taylor, M., and Bengston, L. Neural correlates of optokinetic nystagmus in the mesencephalon of  Rana pipiens : A functional analysis. Brain Behavior and Evolution, 1982, 21: 137-150.

Fite, K. V., Montgomery, N., Whitney, T., Boissy, R., and Smyth, J. R., Jr. Inherited retinal degeneration and ocular amelanosis in the domestic chicken (Gallus domesticus ). Current Eye Research. 1982, 2:109-115.   

Fite, K. V., Whitney, T., Montgomery, N., and Smyth, J. R., Jr. Behavioral and central visual correlates of inherited retinal degeneration in the domestic chicken (Gallus domesticus).  Experimental Neurology, 1983, 79: 729-745.   

Komenda, J. K. and Fite, K. V.  Optokinetic nystagmus in progressive retinal degeneration.   Behavioral Neuroscience,  l983,  97: 928-936.

Grigonis, A. M. and Fite, K. V. Photomechanical responses of  visual receptors in the retina of bullfrog (Rana castesbeiana ). Brain Behavior and Evolution, 1983, 22: 212-222.

Fulton, A. B. and Fite, K. V. Retinal degeneration in the delayed amelanotic (DAM) chicken: An electroretinographic study. Current Eye Research , 1983, 2: 757-763.

Boissy, E., Smyth, J. R. and Fite, K. V. Progressive cytologic changes during the development of delayed feather amelanosis and associated choroid defects in the DAM chicken line. American Journal of Pathology , 1983, 111: 197-212.

Boissy, R. E., Lamont, S. J., & Smyth, J. R., Jr., and Fite, K. V. Persistence of abnormal  melanocytes in immunosuppressed chickens of the autoimmune line.  Cell and Tissue Research 1984, 235: 663-668. 

Fite, K. V., Bengston, L., and Doran, R. P. E. Retinal pigment epithelial correlates of avian retinal degeneration: Electron microscopic analysis.  Journal of Comparative Neurology 1985, 231: 310-322.   

Montgomery, N., Fite, K. V., and Grigonis, A. The pretectal nucleus lentiformis mesencephali of Rana pipiens  Journal of  Comparative Neurology, 1985, 234: 264-275.   

Kwei, C. and Fite, K. V. Development of the avian accessory optic system: Effects of embryonic lesions.   Developmental Brain Research, 1985, 20: 33-39.

Fite, K.V. The pretectal and accessory optic nuclei of fish, amphibia and reptiles: Theme and  variations.Brain Behavior and Evolution, l985, 26: 71-90.   

Fite, K. V. and Hayden, D.  The accessory optic system and temporal correlates of visuomotor orientation.  Brain Behavior and Evolution, l985, 27: 48-56.   

Fite, K. V. and Wang, Shu-Rong. Microiontophoresis and single-unit analysis of cholinergic drugs in the optic tectum of frog.   Brain Behavior and Evolution, l986, 28: 198-206.

Fite, K. V., Pardue, S., Bengston, L, Hayden, D. and Smyth, J. R. Jr.  Effects of cyclosporine in spontaneous, posterior uveitis. Current Eye Research. l986, 5: 787-796.

Pardue, S. L., Fite, K. V., Bengston, L., and Smyth, J.R. Jr. Enhanced integumental and ocular amelanosis following the termination of cyclosporine administration.  Journal of Investigative Dermatology, l987, 88: 758-761.

Fite, K. V., Bengston, L. C. and Montgomery, N. M.  The anuran accessory optic system: Evidence for a dual organization.   Journal of Comparative Neurology, l988, 273: 377-384.

Fite, K. V. Editorial: “Visual Neuroscience”, Visual Neuroscience,  l988, 1:1

Montgomery, N. M. and Fite, K. V. Retinotopic organization of central optic projections in Rana pipiens. Journal of Comparative Neurology, l989, 283; 526-540.

Fite, K. V., Kwei-Levy, C. and Bengston, L. C. Neurophysiological investigation of the pretectal  nucleus lentiformis mesencephali in Rana pipiens. Brain Behavior and Evolution., 1989, 34: 164-170.                                                                                                                                  

Fite, K. V. and Bengston, L.  Aging and sex-related changes in the outer retina of Japanese quail.  Current Eye Research, l989, 10: 1039-1048.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Fite, K. V.  The Decade of the Retina.  Visual Neuroscience, l990, 4: 1-2  

Hodos, W., Miller, R. F. and Fite, K. V.  Age-dependent changes in visual acuity and retinal morphology in pigeons.  Vision Research, l991, 31: 669-677.            

Montgomery, N. and Fite, K. V.  Ascending tectofugal pathways:  cells of origin and topography in  Rana pipiens. Visual Neuroscience, l991, 7: 479-486.

Fite, K.V.  Mapping the visual brain. Visual Neuroscience , l991, 4: 1-2.

Montgomery, N. M., Fite, K. V. and Li, Z. Anatomical evidence for an intergeniculate leaflet in Rana pipiens. Neuroscience Letters, l991, 133: 105-108.

Montgomery, N. M. and Fite, K. V.  Organization of ascending projections from the optic tectum and mesencephalic gray in Rana pipiens., Visual Neuroscience, 1991, 5: 459 -478.

Hodos,W., Miller, R. F., Fite, K. V., Porciatti, V., Holden, A. O., Lee, J. Y., and Djamgoz, M. B. A.  Life-span changes in the visual acuity and retina of birds.  In P. Bagnoli and W. Hodos, (eds) THE CHANGING VISUAL SYSTEM: Maturation and Aging in the Central Nervous System. Plenum Press, 1991, 137-148.

Fite, K. V., Bengston, L. and Donaghey, B.  Age, sex and light damage in the avian retina:  A model system. In P. Bagnoli and W. Hodos, (eds). THE CHANGING VISUAL SYSTEM: Maturation and Aging in the Central Nervous System. PlenumPress, l991, pp. 283-294. Fite, K. V., Bengston, L., Taggert, G., Montgomery, N., and Tyler, C.  Metabolic correlates of  optokinetic stimulation in the frog, Rana pipiens. Journal of Comparative Neurology, l992, 316: 459-466.   

Fite, K. V. "Television and the Brain:  A Review". Monograph commissioned by Children's Television Workshop, l993, 27 pages. (cited frequently in media publications)  

Fite, K. V., Bengston, L. and Donaghey, B.  Experimental light damage increases lipofuscin in the retinal pigment epithelium of Japanese quail (Coturnix Japonica). Experimental Eye Research.l993, 57: 449-460.

Fite, K. V., Bengston, C. L. and Cousins, F.  Drusen-like deposits in the outer retina of Japanese quail. Experimental Eye Research , 1994, 59: 417-424.

Tyler, C., Fite, K. V. and DeVries, G.  Distribution of GAD-immunoreactivity in the retina and central visual system of Rana pipiens. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1995, 353: 439- 450.

Montgomery, N. M.,  Fite, K. V. and Li, Z.  Segregation of optic axons based on central target: the medial optic tract in Rana pipiens. Neuroscience Letters , l995, 195: 199-202.   

Basil, J., Kamil, A.C., Balda, R. P. and Fite, K. V. Differences in hippocampal volume among food storing Corvids. Brain Behavior and Evolution , 1996, 30: 156-164.

Li, Z., Fite, K. V., Montgomery, N. M and Wang, S. R.  Single unit responses to visual, whole-field stimulation in the pretectum of Rana pipiens. Neuroscience Letters , 1996, 218: 193-197.

Aller, M. I., Janusonis, S., Fite, K. V., and Fernandez-Lopez, A. Distribution of the GABA-A receptor complex b2/3 subunits in the brain of the frog,  Rana pipiens. Neuroscience Letters, 1997, 225: 65-68.      

Janusonis, S. and Fite, K. V. NMDAR1-like immunoreactive fibers appear in the ipsilateral optic tract during optic nerve regeneration in Rana pipiens. Neuroscience Letters, 1997, 236: 1-4.

Li, Z.. and Fite, K. V.  Distribution of GABA-like immunoreactive neurons and fibers in the central visual nuclei and retina of frog, Rana pipiens. Visual Neuroscience, l998,15: 995-1006.

Montgomery, N. M., Tyler, C. and Fite, K. V.  Organization of  the optic nerve, optic chiasm  and innervation of multiple target nuclei in Rana pipiens. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 1998,402: 222-237.

Fite, K. V., Blaustein, A., Bengston, L. and Hewitt, H.  Evidence suggesting retinal light damage  in Rana cascadae, a  declining amphibian species. Copeia, l998, 4: 906-914

Fite, K. V., Janusonis, S., Foote, W. and Bengston, L.  Retinal afferents to the dorsal raphe nucleus in rats and Mongolian gerbils. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1999, 414: 469-484.

Janusonis, S., Fite, K. V. and Foote, W.  Topographic organization of serotonergic dorsal raphe  neurons projecting to the superior colliculus in the Mongolian gerbil.  Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1999, 413, 342-355.

Fite, K. V. and Janusonis, S.  Retinal projection to the dorsal raphe nucleus in the Chilean degus. Brain Research, 2001, 895: 139-145.

Li, Z. and Fite, K. V.  GABAergic visual pathways in the frog, Rana pipiens.  Visual Neuroscience, 2001, 18: 1-8

Janusonis, S. and Fite, K. V. Diurnal variation of c-Fos expression in subdivisions of the dorsal raphe nucleus of the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus). Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2001, 440: 31-42.

Fite, K. V. and Janusonis, S. Retinal afferents to the parabrachial nucleus. Brain Research, 2002, 941: 9-14.

Janusonis, S., Fite, K. V., and Bengston, L.  Subdivisions of the dorsal raphe nucleus projecting to the lateral geniculate nucleus and primary visual cortex of the Mongolian gerbil.  Neuroreport, 2003, 14: 459-462

Fite, K. V., Birkett, M., Smith, A., Janusonis S. and McLaughlin S.  Retinal ganglion cells projecting to the dorsal raphe and lateral geniculate complex in Mongolian gerbils.  Brain Research, 2003, 973: 146-150.

Fite, K. V., Wu. P., Bellemer, A.  Photostimulation alters c-Fos expression in the dorsal raphe nucleus. Brain Research, 2005, 1031: 245-252.

Birkett, M. and Fite, K.V.  Diurnal variation in serotonin immunoreactivity in the dorsal raphe nucleus,  Brain Research, 2005, 1034: 180-184.

Anderson, D. R., Fite, K.V., Petrovich, N. and Hirsch, J.  Cortical activation while watching video montage; An fMRI study.  Media Psychology, 8: 7-24

EDITED WORKS:

Fite, K.V. (Ed.), THE AMPHIBIAN VISUAL SYSTEM: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH. Academic Press, 1976, 374 pgs.   

Wallman, J.,  Fite, K. V. and McKenna, O. (Eds.) A Survey of Vertebrate Pretectal Areas and the Accessory Optic System. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 1985, 26: 1-140.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS:

Fifty-five abstracts published in Anatomical  Record, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, and Neuroscience.