Northeast Ohio Medical University · BiologySound Localization and Auditory Processing Lab
Bradley D Winters · Rootstown, Ohio
Research Focus
Dr. Bradley D Winters' research lab focuses on uncovering the complexities of how the brain processes sound localization, particularly through a group of neurons known as the lateral superior olive (LSO). They study how different types of LSO neurons handle various sound cues, such as timing and intensity, which are crucial for understanding speech in noisy environments. The goal is to understand how hearing impairments affect these neural processes, especially in children with auditory processing disorders.
sound localizationauditory processingneural diversityconductive hearing losselectrophysiologytranscriptomicscalcium imagingsynaptic drivecomputational modelingneuron function
Research Aims
3AIM 01Investigate the cellular diversity of LSO principal neurons and its impact on sound localization.
AIM 02Understand the relationship between different neuronal properties and processing of sound intensity and timing.
AIM 03Examine how conductive hearing loss affects neuronal function in sound localization systems.
Skills the Lab Values
PatchSeqin vivo electrophysiologydual somatic-dendritic recordingstwo-photon calcium imagingcomputational modelinggene expression analysismouse modelssynaptic stimulation techniquesdata analysisneuron morphology assessment
Output against the department
Publications17bottom 2% of dept.1,011th of 1,033
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Citations483bottom 2% of dept.1,015th of 1,033
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