The University of Chicago
Department of Psychology
5848 South University Avenue
Chicago, IL, 60637
Office Phone: (773) 702-6174
Lab Phone: (773) 702-3174
(773) 834-9022
Office: BPSB 331
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Leslie M. Kay
Research Interests
- Olfactory neurophysiology
- Olfaction and cognition
- Roles of context in perception
- Sensorimotor integration
- Oscillatory dynamics
- Computational neuroscience
- Behavioral neuroscience
Recent Publications
Kay, L.M., Lowry, C.A., Jacobs, H.A. (2003) Receptor contributions to configural and elemental odor mixture perception. Behavioral Neuroscience 117(5): 1108-1114.
Kay, L.M. (2003) A challenge to chaotic itinerancy from brain dynamics. Chaos 13(3):1057-1066.
Kay, L.M. (2003) Two species of gamma oscillations in the olfactory bulb:dependence on behavioral state and synaptic interactions. J. Integrative Neurosci.2(1): 31-44.
Nusser, Z., Kay, L.M., Laurent, G., Homanics, G.E., Mody, I. (2001) Disruption of GABA-A receptor-mediated inhibition of GABAergic interneurons leads to increased synchrony of the olfactory bulb network. J. Neurophysiology, 86(6): 2823-2833.
Kay, L.M. and Laurent, G. (1999) Odor- and context-dependent modulation of mitral cell firing in behaving rats. Nature Neurscience, 2(11): 1003-1009.
Courses
- Biological Psychology (PSYC 20300/30300)
- Mind (SOSC 141, 143)
- Honors Seminar (PSYC 29800)
- Seminar in Olfaction and Cognition (Fall 2004)
