Paul Watkins, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering, 2009
Publications
Watkins, P. V. & Barbour, D. L. (2008). Specialized Neuronal Adaptation for Preserving Input Sensitivity. Nature Neuroscience, 11(11), 1259–1261. https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.2201
Watkins, P. V., Chen, T. L., & Barbour, D. L. (2009). A Computational Framework for Topographies of Cortical Areas. Biological Cybernetics, 100(3), 231–248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00422-009-0294-9
Chen, T. L., Watkins, P. V., & Barbour, D. L. (2010). Theoretical Limitations on Functional Imaging Resolution in Auditory Cortex. Brain Research, 1319, 175–189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2010.01.012
Katta, N., Chen, T. L., Watkins, P. V., & Barbour, D. L. (2011). Evaluation of Techniques Used to Estimate Cortical Feature Maps. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 202(1), 87–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.08.032
Watkins, P. V. & Barbour, D. L. (2011a). Level-Tuned Neurons in Primary Auditory Cortex Adapt Differently to Loud Versus Soft Sounds. Cerebral Cortex (New York, N.Y.: 1991), 21(1), 178–190. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhq079
Watkins, P. V. & Barbour, D. L. (2011b). Rate-Level Responses in Awake Marmoset Auditory Cortex. Hearing Research, 275(1–2), 30–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2010.11.011
Killian, N. J., Watkins, P. V., Davidson, L. S., & Barbour, D. L. (2016). The Effects of Auditory Contrast Tuning upon Speech Intelligibility. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 1145. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01145
Sun, W., Marongelli, E. N., Watkins, P. V., & Barbour, D. L. (2017). Decoding Sound Level in the Marmoset Primary Auditory Cortex. Journal of Neurophysiology, 118(4), 2024–2033. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00670.2016