{"id":33,"date":"2017-02-18T15:53:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T15:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.staff.ncl.ac.uk\/lcnncl\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2022-10-04T20:39:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T20:39:19","slug":"main_page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.staff.ncl.ac.uk\/lcnncl\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Lab of Comparative Neuropsychology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EXCITING NEWS: <\/strong>The lab is international thanks to Yuki Kikuchi, Jen Nacef and the lab in Newcastle, with me now based at the University of Iowa to help the translation of knowledge to human neurosurgery patient research in Iowa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As part of MRC, NIH and other funding, we are also now recruiting for two positions on both sides of the pond to expand the team. Here is the SfN advertisement<\/a>: Email Yuki or Chris for further information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is to the next phase of primate research of direct relevance for neurology and neurosurgery patient research. Go Team Newcastle and Iowa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

~The International Laboratory of Comparative Neuropsychology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEURAL SYSTEM IMPACT AND COMPENSATION<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New discovery: in a rare set of procedures with two neurosurgery patients we see remarkable frontal and auditory system impact tens of minutes after a neurosurgical treatment. What is even more remarkable is how the system may be compensating after losing a neural hub in the human brain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kocsis et al., bioRxiv preprint<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BRAIN PERTURBATION AND IMAGING RESOURCE<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just accepted in the journal NeuroImage<\/em> (preprint here<\/a>): Comprehensive resource on the key brain perturbation technologies and how neuroimaging provides the ability to visualise their neurobiological effects. The paper includes a discussion of the exciting translational potential for these technologies with humans and will be soon linked to the PRIME-Research Exchange<\/a> to support new labs and for the community to dynamically grow this global resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP (APAN meeting)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delighted to be helping with the ‘publishing your auditory neuroscience research’ workshop linked to the APAN meeting. Informed by the new Current Research in Neurobiology journal innovations (see here <\/a>and below), actually directly inspired by the APAN community and my prior work on the organizing panel. Join the workshop here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DISCOVERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language and memory pathways rooted in common neural principles<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A new comparative technique based on visualising brain stimulation, revealed first evidence for a rapid direct auditory to frontal pathway in humans and equally indirect auditory to hippocampal pathways in both humans and monkeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language precursor pathway hiding in the auditory system<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nature Neuroscience<\/em> article<\/a>. Newsweek commentary.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This evolutionarily conserved pathway was hiding in the auditory system. The discovery has tremendous potential for understanding which aspects of human cognition and language can be studied with animal models in ways not possible with humans and apes. The study has already inspired new research underway including with neurology and neurosurgery patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary of media coverage<\/a>. Press release https:\/\/bit.ly\/3anRfIo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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#UniqueEDIChampion discussion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Newsletter piece on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: See my personal message<\/a> and an argument for us all to emerge as EDI Champions. Share your thoughts on Social Media #UniqueEDIChampion<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CONGRATULATIONS <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Chris nominated for TEA award<\/a> in extremely challenging times for staff, students and all of us. Prior Award and Nomination here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr Yuki Kikuchi<\/a> for her promotion to Senior Research Associate, in recognition of her exciting independent research work<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Ben Wilson<\/a> for his faculty position at Emory University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Ross Muers<\/a> for his post-doctoral position at Glasgow University with Dr Jozien Goense<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jen Nacef<\/a> for outstanding lab managing and the Laboratory of Comparative Neuropsychology team<\/a> for incredible efforts in an extremely challenging year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INNOVATIVE NEW NEUROSCIENCE JOURNAL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Petkov and Anna Mitchell (Oxford), Co-Editors in Chief for CURRENT RESEARCH IN NEUROBIOLOGY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think of us as your journal and experimental platform working to be a unique community-led journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the Editorial Introduction<\/a> which we hope you find pleasantly unusual, and please take the survey to guide CRNEUR innovations going forward.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SCIENCE AND ANIMAL WELFARE <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

INTERVIEW: Research and Medical Benefits<\/a> (direct link here<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPOTIFY PODCAST on Language Evolution, Music and Neuroscience with SparkDialog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Articles for Speaking of Research<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is Animal Research Worth the Expense?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Small Number of Monkeys Could Help Millions of People: Coronavirus Vaccine Testing<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBC Radio 3 Public Engagement Activity<\/a> at Newcastle Sage: Hear the live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with Tom Service<\/a> and hear the outcome of our music and time perception experiment: How does music warp people’s perception of time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BOOK CHAPTERS AND PERSPECTIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Human language<\/a> (edited by Peter Hagoort)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Neocortex<\/a> (edited by Wolf Singer and colleagues)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PERSPECTIVES <\/strong>on Language Evolution. Special issue in Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. Read the Editorial Overview<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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31 contributions from world leading authorities and upcoming bright stars on language evolution rooted in core principles on neural systems and cognition aim to provide thought provoking perspectives and new insights on the evolution of cognition and language. Articles can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blog overview of recent Papers<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For earlier papers, see publications page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Rocchi F, *Oya O, Balezeau F, Billig AJ, Kocsis Z, Jenison R, Nourski KV, Kovach CK, Steinschneider M, Kikuchi Y, Rhone AE, Dlouhy BJ, Kawasaki H, Adolphs R, Greenlee JDW, Griffiths TD, Howard MA III & Petkov CI. (2020) Common fronto-temporal effective connectivity in humans and monkeys<\/a>. Neuron<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exciting scientific report from the Newcastle Iowa collaboration. Using the same approach for visualizing the impact of brain stimulation that our groups recently helped to translate to human patients at Iowa, we found evidence for a substantial amount of correspondence in neural function (effective connectivity) across the species. Human language and cognition are expected to have resulted in substantial differences in brain network connectivity. Yet using this new approach we a remarkable common neural principle. This discovery will better support translation of information and technology from animal models to human patients even for pathways that are often thought to have substantially specialized in humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Balezeau F, Wilson B, Gallardo G, Dick F, Anwander A, Hopkins W, Friederici A, Griffiths TD & Petkov CI (2020) Primate auditory prototype in the evolution of the arcuate fasciculus<\/a>. <\/strong>Nature Neuroscience<\/u>.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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