Jack Kelly
Professor
Department of Neuroscience
Carleton University
Canada
Biography
Jack Kelly Degrees: Ph.D (Vanderbilt)
Research Interest
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.
