Brain mechanisms of listening

We seek to understand brain mechanisms that enable us to listen effectively in complex sound environments. We're particularly interested in how the context in which a sound occurs influences its representation in the auditory cortex and thalamus; how temporally varying sounds are encoded in the activity of neural populations; and how different cortical cell types, cortical layers, cortical fields, and thalamic subdivisions contribute to sound perception.

Collaborators:

• Professor Maneesh Sahani (Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, UCL)
• Dr Misha Ahrens (Janelia Research Campus, USA)
• Professor John O'Keefe (Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, UCL)
• Professor Maria Chait (Ear Institute, UCL)
• Professor Alain de Cheveigné (École Normale Superieure, Paris)
• Professor K. Jannis Hildebrandt (Universität Oldenburg, Germany)
• Professor Matteo Carandini (Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL)