Kevin Alloway

Professor Emeritus of Neural and Behavioral Sciences

Kevin Alloway

Research Summary

Neural basis of sensorimotor integration neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, optogenetics.

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Basal Ganglia Vibrissae Neurons Thalamus Somatosensory Cortex Prefrontal Cortex Magnetic Resonance Imaging Superior Colliculi Zona Incerta Injections Sensorimotor Cortex Habits Intralaminar Thalamic Nuclei Communication Optogenetics Hypothalamus Brain Rodentia Animals Birds Motor Cortex Inhibition (Psychology) Parietal Lobe Anesthesia Exploratory Behavior

Most Recent Papers

Responses of neurons in the primary somatosensory cortex to itch- And pain-producing stimuli in rats

Sergey G. Khasabov, Hai Truong, Victoria M. Rogness, Kevin D. Alloway, Donald A. Simone, Glenn J. Giesler, 2020, Journal of Neurophysiology on p. 1944-1954

A role for the claustrum in salience processing?

Jared B. Smith, Glenn D.R. Watson, Zhifeng Liang, Yikang Liu, Nanyin Zhang, Kevin D. Alloway, 2019, Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

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 D. Alloway, Paul A. Bartell, 2018, PLoS One

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

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

Most-Cited Papers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thalamic POm projections to the dorsolateral striatum of rats

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

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

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

Repeated whisker stimulation evokes invariant neuronal responses in the dorsolateral striatum of anesthetized rats

Todd M. Mowery, Jon B. Harrold, Kevin D. Alloway, 2011, Journal of Neurophysiology on p. 2225-2238

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

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