Not eligible to supervise.
Dr. Kelly’s research is focused on central nervous system mechanisms in hearing and auditory information processing. Of particular interest are neural structures in the auditory brainstem and forebrain that contribute to the perception of sound and the ability to determine the location of a sound in space. Current projects involve the superior olivary complex, the lateral lemniscus and the auditory cortex. Also, neural processes that contribute to the perception of complex sounds such as speech or animal vocalizations are of interest. Neurophysiological, neuroanatomical and behavioral techniques are used to determine the role of central auditory structures in hearing and to investigate the limits of auditory perception and the origin of central auditory processing disorders.
Kelly, J.B. and Caspary, D.M. Pharmacology of the inferior colliculus. In J. A. Winer and C. E. Schreiner (Eds.) The Inferior Colliculus, New York: Springer-Verlag, 2005. (Chapter 9)
Wu, S.H., Ma, C.L. and Kelly, J.B. Contribution of AMPA, NMDA, and GABAA receptors to temporal pattern of postsynaptic responses in the inferior colliculus of the rat. Journal of Neuroscience 24: 4625-4634, 2004.
Zhang, H., Wu, S.H. and Kelly, J.B. Regulation of auditory responses in the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus by tetraethylammonium-sensitive potassium channels. Journal of Neurophysiology 91: 2194-2204, 2004.
Zhang, H. and Kelly, J.B. Glutamatergic and GABAergic regulation of neural responses in inferior colliculus to amplitude modulated sounds. Journal of Neurophysiology, 90: 477-490, 2003.
Kelly, J.B. and Zhang, H. Contribution of AMPA and NMDA receptors to excitatory responses in the inferior colliculus. Hearing Research, 168, 35-42, 2002.
Ma, C.L., Kelly, J.B. and Wu, S.H. Presynaptic modulation of GABAergic inhibition by GABAB receptors in the rat’s inferior colliculus. Neuroscience, 114, 207-215, 2002.
Ma, C.L., Kelly, J.B. and Wu, S.H. AMPA and NMDA receptors mediate synaptic excitation in the rat’s inferior colliculus. Hearing Research, 168, 25-34, 2002.
Zhang, H. and Kelly, J.B. AMPA and NMDA receptors regulate responses of neurons in the rat’s inferior colliculus. Journal of Neurophysiology, 86, 871-880, 2001.
Kelly, J.B. and Kidd, S.A. NMDA and AMPA receptors in the dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus shape binaural responses in the rat’s inferior colliculus. Journal of Neurophysiology, 83, 1403-1414, 2000.
Chen, L., Kelly, J.B. and Wu, S.H. The commissure of Probst as a source of GABAergic inhibition. Hearing Research, 138, 106-114, 1999.
Winer, J.A., Kelly, J.B. and Larue, D.T. Neural architecture of the rat medial geniculate body. Hearing Research, 130, 19-41, 1999.
Winer, J.A., Sally, S.A., Larue.D.T. and Kelly, J.B. Origins of medial geniculate body projections to physiologically defined zones of rat primary auditory cortex. Hearing Research, 130, 42-61, 1999.
van Adel, B.A., Kidd, S.A. and Kelly, J.B. Contribution of the commissure of Probst to binaural evoked responses in the rat’s inferior colliculus: interaural time differences. Hearing Research, 130, 115-130 1999.
Kelly, J.B., Buckthought, A.D. and Kidd, S.A. Monaural and binaural properties of single neurons in the rat’s dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus. Hearing Research, 122, 25-40, 1998.
Kelly, J.B., Liscum, A., van Adel, B. and Ito, M. Projections from the superior olive and lateral lemniscus to tonotopic regions of the rat’s inferior colliculus. Hearing Research, 116, 43-54, 1998.
Zhang, D.X., Li, L., Kelly, J.B. and Wu, S.H. GABAergic projections from the lateral lemniscus to the inferior colliculus of the rat. Hearing Research, 117, 1-12, 1998.
van Adel, B.A. and Kelly, J.B. Kainic acid lesions of the superior olivary complex: effects on sound localization by the albino rat. Behavioral Neuroscience, 112, 432-446, 1998.
Fu, X.W., Brezden, B.L., Kelly, J.B. and Wu, S.H. Synaptic excitation in the dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus: whole-cell patch clamp recordings from rat brain slice. Neuroscience, 78, 815-827, 1997.
Kelly, J.B. and Li, L. Two sources of inhibition affecting binaural evoked responses in the rat’s inferior colliculus: the dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus and the superior olivary complex. Hearing Research, 104, 112-126, 1997.
Kidd, S.A. and Kelly, J.B. Contribution of the dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus to binaural responses in the inferior colliculus of the rat: interaural time delays. Journal of Neuroscience, 16, 73909-7397, 1996.
Ito, M., Van Adel, B. and Kelly, J.B. Sound localization after transection of the commissure of the Probst in the albino rat. Journal of Neurophysiology, 76, 3493-3502, 1996.
Kelly, J.B., Li, L. and Van Adel, B. Sound localization after kainic acid lesions of the dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus in the albino rat. Behavioral Neuroscience, 110, 1445-1455, 1996.
Fu, X.W., Wu, S.H., Brezden, B.L. and Kelly, J.B. Potassium currents and membrane excitability of neurons in the rat’s dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus. Journal of Neurophysiology, 76, 1121-1132, 1996.