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Michael B. Calford is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields, principally within neuroscience, with significant contributions intersecting anthropology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, health informatics, and health information management.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Australian Indigenous Culture and History
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • Machine Learning in Healthcare

Michael B. Calford has published research in a variety of venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Applied Sciences

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "Jack Pettigrew (1944-2019): An Australian comparative neurologist, and more" (2020), published in The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • "Ascending projections to subnuclei of the cat medial geniculate body: electrophysiological and anatomical evidence for parallel auditory pathways through the thalamus" (2021), published by OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "Exploring Computational Methods to Advance Clinical Decision Making" (2025), published in Applied Sciences

Collaboration is evident in their work, with Kiril Tenekedjiev identified as a frequent coauthor.

Best Publications

  • Immediate and chronic changes in responses of somatosensory cortex in adult flying-fox after digit amputation

    Michael B. Calford;Rowan Tweedale

  • A redefinition of somatosensory areas in the lateral sulcus of macaque monkeys

    Leah Krubitzer;Janine Clarey;Rowan Tweedale;Guy Elston

  • Monaural inhibition in cat auditory cortex.

    M. B. Calford;M. N. Semple

  • Ascending projections to the medial geniculate body of the cat: evidence for multiple, parallel auditory pathways through thalamus.

    Michael B Calford;Lindsay M Aitkin

  • The parcellation of the medial geniculate body of the cat defined by the auditory response properties of single units.

    Michael B Calford

  • Interhemispheric transfer of plasticity in the cerebral cortex

    Michael B. Calford;Rowan Tweedale

  • Dynamic representational plasticity in sensory cortex

    M.B. Calford

  • Acute changes in cutaneous receptive fields in primary somatosensory cortex after digit denervation in adult flying fox.

    M. B. Calford;R. Tweedale

  • Level-dependent representation of stimulus frequency in cat primary auditory cortex

    D. P. Phillips;M. N. Semple;M. B. Calford;L. M. Kitzes

  • Immediate expansion of receptive fields of neurons in area 3b of macaque monkeys after digit denervation

    M. B. Calford;R. Tweedale

  • Organization of somatosensory cortex in monotremes: in search of the prototypical plan.

    Leah Krubitzer;Paul Manger;Jack Pettigrew;Mike Calford

  • Auditory representation within principal division of cat medial geniculate body: an electrophysiology study.

    M B Calford;W R Webster

  • An enriched environment improves sensorimotor function post-ischemic stroke.

    Heidi Janssen;Julie Bernhardt;Janice M Collier;Emily S Sena

  • Interhemispheric Modulation of Somatosensory Receptive Fields: Evidence for Plasticity in Primary Somatosensory Cortex

    Janine C. Clarey;Rowan Tweedale;Michael B. Calford

  • Five topographically organized fields in the somatosensory cortex of the flying fox: microelectrode maps, myeloarchitecture, and cortical modules.

    Leah A. Krubitzer;Mike B. Calford

  • C-fibres provide a source of masking inhibition to primary somatosensory cortex

    Mike B. Calford;Rowan Tweedale

  • Activity-dependent maintenance and growth of dendrites in adult cortex.

    Chris Tailby;Layne L. Wright;Andrew B. Metha;Mike B. Calford

  • Rapid changes in the frequency tuning of neurons in cat auditory cortex resulting from pure-tone-induced temporary threshold shift.

    M.B. Calford;R. Rajan;D.R.F. Irvine

  • Directionality of sound pressure transformation at the cat's pinna.

    Dennis P. Phillips;Michael B. Calford;John D. Pettigrew;Lindsay M. Aitkin

  • Isofrequency labelling revealed by a combined [14C]-2-deoxyglucose, electrophysiological, and horseradish peroxidase study of the inferior colliculus of the cat

    Jacques Servière;William R. Webster;Michael B. Calford

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Pettigrew
John D. Pettigrew University of Queensland
Bogdan Dreher
Bogdan Dreher University of Sydney
Leah Krubitzer
Leah Krubitzer University of California, Davis
Marcello G. P. Rosa
Marcello G. P. Rosa Monash University
Lindsay Aitkin
Lindsay Aitkin Monash University
Guy N. Elston
Guy N. Elston University of Queensland
Malcolm N. Semple
Malcolm N. Semple New York University
Jon H. Kaas
Jon H. Kaas Vanderbilt University
Ulf T. Eysel
Ulf T. Eysel Ruhr University Bochum
Ramesh Rajan
Ramesh Rajan Monash University

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