Publications
Information Carried by Light and Fields
Casey, H., DiBerardino, I., Bonzanni, M., Rouleau, N., Murugan, N.J. (2025). Exploring ultraweak photon emissions as optical markers of brain activity. iScience. LINK
Martel, J., Rouleau, N., Murugan, N.J., Chin W.C., Ojcius, D.M., Young, J.D. (2024). Effects of light, electromagnetic fields and water on biological rhythms. Biomedical Journal. LINK
Murugan, N.J., Persinger, M.A., Karbowski, L.M., Dotta, B.T. (2020) Ultraweak Photon Emissions as a Non-Invasive, Early-Malignancy Detection Tool: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study. Cancers. LINK
Murugan N.J., Rouleau N., Karbowski L.M., Persinger M.A. (2018) Biophotonic Markers of Malignancy: Discriminating Cancers using Wavelength-Specific Biophotons. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. LINK
Murugan N.J., Karbowski LM, Persinger MA (2017) Synergistic Interactions Between Temporal Coupling of Complex Light and Magnetic Pulses upon Melanoma Cell Proliferation and Planarian Regeneration. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine. LINK
Rewriting Cell Fate with Physical Inputs
Murugan, N.J., Cariba, S., Abeygunawardena, S., Rouleau, N., & Payne, S. L. (2024). Biophysical control of plasticity and patterning in regeneration and cancer. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. LINK
Murugan N.J., Vigran H.J., Miller K.A., Golding A., Pham Q.L., Kane A.W., Kaplan D.L., Levin M (2022) Acute multi-drug delivery via a wearable bioreactor facilitates long-term limb regeneration and functional recovery in adult Xenopus laevis. Science Advances. LINK (Featured on cover)
Karbowski L.M., Saroka K.S., Murugan N.J., Persinger M.A. (2015) LORETA Indicates Frequency- Specific Suppressions of Current Sources Within the Cerebrums of Blind-Folded Subjects from Patterns of Blue Light Flashes Applied Over the Skull. Epilepsy and Behaviour. LINK
Murugan N.J., Karbowski L.M., Persinger M.A. (2017) Synergistic Interactions Between Temporal Coupling of Complex Light and Magnetic Pulses upon Melanoma Cell Proliferation and Planarian Regeneration. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine. LINK
Vanderbeck KA, Giroux L, Murugan NJ, Karbowski LM (2014) Combined Therapeutic Use of Oral Alitretinoin and Narrowband Ultraviolet-B Therapy in the Treatment of Hailey-Hailey Disease: A Case Report. Dermatology Reports. LINK
Intelligence Without Neurons
Rouleau, N., and Murugan, N.J. (2025). The risks and rewards of embodying AI with cloud-based laboratories. Advanced Intelligent Systems. LINK
Murugan N.J., Kaltman D., Levin M. (2021) Mechanosensation dependant Long-Range Decision Making in a Non-neural organism. Advanced Materials. LINK (Featured on cover)
Rouleau N., Murugan N.J., Kaplan D. (2021) Towards Cognition in a Dish. Trends in Cognitive Science. LINK
Sperry, M.M, Murugan, N.J., Levin, M. (2022) Studying Protista WBR and Repair Using Physarum polycephalum. Methods in Molecular Biology. LINK
Signal Breakdown in Disease
Murugan N.J., Genautis E., Voutsadakis I. (2025) Transient Receptor Potential Channels in Prostate Cancer: Links to Tumor Grade, Survival, and Integrative Medicine Approaches. Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment. LINK
Bernardo D.M., Murugan N.J., Voutsadakis I. (2025) Pre-Treatment Peripheral Blood Parameters as Prognostic Biomarkers in Cancer Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. International Journal of Hematological Oncology and Stem Cell Res. LINK
Murugan N.J., Voutsadakis I.A. (2022) Proteasome regulators in pancreatic cancer. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. LINK
Rosso C., Fera N., Murugan N.J., Voutsadakis I.A. (2022) Vitamin D Levels in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients according to Tumor Sub-Types. Journal of Dietary Supplements. LINK
Additional Relevant Publications
Rouleau N., Murugan N.J., Kaplan D. (2023) Functional bioengineered models of the central nervous system. Nature Reviews Bioengineering. LINK
Rouleau N., Murugan N.J., Rusk W., Koester C., Kaplan D.L. (2020). Matrix deformation with ectopic cells induced by rotational motion in bioengineered neural tissues. Annals in Biomedical Engineering. LINK
Rouleau N., Murugan N.J., Persinger M.A. (2017) Right Cerebral Hemispheric Sensitivity to pH and Physiological Ions in Fixed Post-Mortem Wistar Rat Brains. Cognitive Neurodynamics. LINK
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