Kevin Alloway

Co-Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Neuroscience; Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences

Kevin Alloway

Research Summary

Neural basis of sensorimotor integration neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, optogenetics.

Huck Institutes Affiliations

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Publication Tags

Vibrissae Basal Ganglia Motor Cortex Neurons Thalamus Injections Sensorimotor Cortex Superior Colliculi Somatosensory Cortex Prefrontal Cortex Magnetic Resonance Imaging Zona Incerta Exploratory Behavior Communication Optogenetics Hypothalamus Intralaminar Thalamic Nuclei Brain Birds Frontal Lobe Habits Parietal Lobe Brain Stem Rodentia Prosencephalon

Most Recent Papers

The systemdrive

Myles W. Billard, Fatemeh Bahari, John Kimbugwe, Kevin Alloway, Bruce Gluckman, 2018, eNeuro

The premammillary nucleus of the hypothalamus is not necessary for photoperiodic timekeeping in female turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)

Ashli F. Moore, Vincent M. Cassone, Kevin Alloway, Paul Allen Bartell, 2018, PloS one

Opposing collicular influences on the parafascicular (Pf) and posteromedial (POm) thalamic nuclei

Glenn D.R. Watson, Kevin Alloway, 2018, Brain Structure and Function on p. 535-543

Interhemispheric resting-state functional connectivity of the claustrum in the awake and anesthetized states

Jared B. Smith, Zhifeng Liang, Glenn D.R. Watson, Kevin Alloway, Nanyin Zhang, 2017, Brain Structure and Function on p. 2041-2058

Interhemispheric connections between the infralimbic and entorhinal cortices

Glenn D.R. Watson, Jared B. Smith, Kevin Alloway, 2017, Journal of Comparative Neurology on p. 1363-1380

Corticofugal projection patterns of whisker sensorimotor cortex to the sensory trigeminal nuclei

Jared B. Smith, Glenn D.R. Watson, Kevin Alloway, Cornelius Schwarz, Shubhodeep Chakrabarti, 2015, Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Mapping the functional network of medial prefrontal cortex by combining optogenetics and fMRI in awake rats

Zhifeng Liang, Glenn D.R. Watson, Kevin Alloway, Gangchea Lee, Thomas Neuberger, Nanyin Zhang, 2015, NeuroImage on p. 114-123

The zona incerta regulates communication between the superior colliculus and the posteromedial Thalamus

Glenn D.R. Watson, Jared B. Smith, Kevin Alloway, 2015, Journal of Neuroscience on p. 9463-9476

Interhemispheric claustral circuits coordinate sensory and motor cortical areas that regulate exploratory behaviors

Jared B. Smith, Kevin Alloway, 2014, Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Thalamostriatal projections from the medial posterior and parafascicular nuclei have distinct topographic and physiologic properties

Kevin Alloway, Jared B. Smith, Glenn D.R. Watson, 2014, Journal of Neurophysiology on p. 36-50

High-Impact Papers

Functional specificity of claustrum connections in the rat

Jared B. Smith, Kevin Alloway, 2010, Journal of Neuroscience on p. 16832-16844

Bilateral projections from rat MI whisker cortex to the neostriatum, thalamus, and claustrum

Kevin Alloway, Jared B. Smith, Kyle J. Beauchemin, Michelle L. Olson, 2009, Journal of Comparative Neurology on p. 548-564

Rat claustrum coordinates but does not integrate somatosensory and motor cortical information

Jared B. Smith, Harsha Radhakrishnan, Kevin Alloway, 2012, Journal of Neuroscience on p. 8583-8588

Rat whisker motor cortex is subdivided into sensory-input and motoroutput areas

Jared B. Smith, Kevin Alloway, 2013, Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Mapping the functional network of medial prefrontal cortex by combining optogenetics and fMRI in awake rats

Zhifeng Liang, Glenn D.R. Watson, Kevin Alloway, Gangchea Lee, Thomas Neuberger, Nanyin Zhang, 2015, NeuroImage on p. 114-123

Interhemispheric claustral circuits coordinate sensory and motor cortical areas that regulate exploratory behaviors

Jared B. Smith, Kevin Alloway, 2014, Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Differential topography of the bilateral cortical projections to the whisker and forepaw regions in rat motor cortex

Elizabeth M. Colechio, Kevin Alloway, 2009, Brain Structure and Function on p. 423-439

Interconnected cortical networks between primary somatosensory cortex septal columns and posterior parietal cortex in rat

Taehee Lee, Kevin Alloway, Uhnoh Kim, 2011, Journal of Comparative Neurology on p. 405-419

Quantitative analysis of the bilateral brainstem projections from the whisker and forepaw regions in rat primary motor cortex

Kevin Alloway, Jared B. Smith, Kyle J. Beauchemin, 2010, Journal of Comparative Neurology on p. 4546-4566

Thalamic POm projections to the dorsolateral striatum of rats

Jared B. Smith, Todd M. Mowery, Kevin Alloway, 2012, Journal of Neurophysiology on p. 160-174