Melissa L. Caras

Perceptual training selectively strengthens top-down signaling to sensory cortex

This study shows that perceptual learning enhances top-down signaling from the orbitofrontal cortex to auditory cortex but not visual cortex.

Orbitofrontal Cortex Modulates Auditory Cortical Sensitivity and Sound Perception

This study investigates how orbitofrontal cortex activity modulates auditory cortical sensitivity and sound perception during different behavioral contexts.

Neural correlates of flexible sound perception in the auditory midbrain and thalamus

The paper investigates how auditory midbrain and thalamus neurons adapt to sound perception under different contexts and training, showing rapid and slow improvements in sensitivity.

Organization of orbitofrontal-auditory pathways in the Mongolian gerbil

The paper maps the anatomical connections between the orbitofrontal cortex and the auditory system in Mongolian gerbils, revealing sparse midbrain connections and robust cortical projections.