diff --git a/matlab/GetPosteriorParametersStatistics.m b/matlab/GetPosteriorParametersStatistics.m
index 7ecbd7b12..a8ee9a58b 100644
--- a/matlab/GetPosteriorParametersStatistics.m
+++ b/matlab/GetPosteriorParametersStatistics.m
@@ -336,22 +336,23 @@ fprintf(fidTeX,['%% ' datestr(now,0)]);
 fprintf(fidTeX,' \n');
 fprintf(fidTeX,' \n');
 fprintf(fidTeX,'\\begin{center}\n');
-fprintf(fidTeX,'\\begin{longtable}{l|lcccccc} \n');
+fprintf(fidTeX,'\\begin{longtable}{llcccccc} \n');
 fprintf(fidTeX,['\\caption{Results from Metropolis-Hastings (' title ')}\n ']);
 fprintf(fidTeX,['\\label{Table:MHPosterior:' int2str(fnum)  '}\\\\\n']);
-fprintf(fidTeX,'\\hline\\hline \\\\ \n');
-fprintf(fidTeX,['  & Prior distribution & Prior mean  & Prior ' ...
-                's.d. & Posterior mean & Posterior s.d.  & HPD inf & HPD sup\\\\ \n']);
-fprintf(fidTeX,'\\hline \\endfirsthead \n');
-fprintf(fidTeX,['\\caption{(continued)}']);
-fprintf(fidTeX,['\\label{Table:MHPosterior:' int2str(fnum)  '}\\\\\n']);
-fprintf(fidTeX,'\\hline\\hline \\\\ \n');
-fprintf(fidTeX,['  & Prior distribution & Prior mean  & Prior ' ...
-                's.d. & Posterior mean & Posterior s.d.  & HPD inf & HPD sup\\\\ \n']);
-fprintf(fidTeX,'\\hline \\endhead \n');
+fprintf(fidTeX,'\\toprule \n');
+fprintf(fidTeX,'  & \\multicolumn{3}{c}{Prior}  &  \\multicolumn{4}{c}{Posterior} \\\\\n');
+fprintf(fidTeX,'  \\cmidrule(r{.75em}){2-4} \\cmidrule(r{.75em}){5-8}\n');
+fprintf(fidTeX,'  & Dist. & Mean  & Stdev. & Mean & Stdev. & HPD inf & HPD sup\\\\\n');
+fprintf(fidTeX,'\\midrule \\endfirsthead \n');
+fprintf(fidTeX,['\\caption{(continued)}\\\\']);
+fprintf(fidTeX,'\\toprule \n');
+fprintf(fidTeX,'  & \\multicolumn{3}{c}{Prior}  &  \\multicolumn{4}{c}{Posterior} \\\\\n');
+fprintf(fidTeX,'  \\cmidrule(r{.75em}){2-4} \\cmidrule(r{.75em}){5-8}\n');
+fprintf(fidTeX,'  & Dist. & Mean  & Stdev. & Mean & Stdev. & HPD inf & HPD sup\\\\\n');
+fprintf(fidTeX,'\\midrule \\endhead \n');
 
-fprintf(fidTeX,'\\hline \\multicolumn{8}{r}{(Continued on next page)} \\\\ \\hline \\endfoot \n');
-fprintf(fidTeX,'\\hline \\hline \\endlastfoot \n');
+fprintf(fidTeX,'\\bottomrule \\multicolumn{8}{r}{(Continued on next page)} \\endfoot \n');
+fprintf(fidTeX,'\\bottomrule \\endlastfoot \n');
 
 
 fid = fidTeX;
diff --git a/matlab/write_latex_parameter_table.m b/matlab/write_latex_parameter_table.m
index 646adbe49..c2d739801 100644
--- a/matlab/write_latex_parameter_table.m
+++ b/matlab/write_latex_parameter_table.m
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ else
 end
 fprintf(fid, ['\\caption{Parameter Values}\\\\%%\n']);
 
-fprintf(fid, '\\hline%%\n');
+fprintf(fid, '\\toprule%%\n');
 fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{1}{c}{\\textbf{Parameter}} &\n');
 fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{1}{c}{\\textbf{Value}} ');
 if Long_names_present==1;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if Long_names_present==1;
 else
     fprintf(fid, ' \\\\%%\n');
 end
-fprintf(fid, '\\hline\\hline%%\n');
+fprintf(fid, '\\midrule%%\n');
 fprintf(fid, '\\endfirsthead\n');
 
 if Long_names_present==1;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ if Long_names_present==1;
 else
     fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{2}{c}{{\\tablename} \\thetable{} -- Continued}\\\\%%\n');
 end
-fprintf(fid, '\\hline%%\n');
+fprintf(fid, '\\midrule%%\n');
 fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{1}{c}{\\textbf{Parameter}} &\n');
 fprintf(fid, '\\multicolumn{1}{c}{\\textbf{Value}} ');
 if Long_names_present==1;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ if Long_names_present==1;
 else
     fprintf(fid, '\\\\%%\n');
 end
-fprintf(fid, '\\hline\\hline%%\n');
+fprintf(fid, '\\midrule%%\n');
 fprintf(fid, '\\endhead\n');
 
 tex = M_.param_names_tex;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ else
         M_.params(j,:));
 end
 end
-fprintf(fid, '\\hline%%\n');
+fprintf(fid, '\\bottomrule%%\n');
 fprintf(fid, '\\end{longtable}\n');
 fprintf(fid, '\\end{center}\n');