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Dr. Christoph Kayser

Address:	Spemannstr. 38 72076 Tübingen
Room number:	233
Phone:	+49 7071 601 659
Fax:	+49 7071 601 652
E-Mail:	christoph.kayser

Christoph Kayser

Position: Otto Hahn Research Group Leader Unit: Kayser

Overview
Publications

Our brain is exposed to a flood of complex sensory events. The efficient and reliable processing of these suggests that I) sensory systems are adapted to the properties of their natural input and II) employ highly efficient means for en- and de-coding sensory information. Our work aims at understanding the underlying principles of this sensory information processing.

We currently focus on the processing of auditory information in temporal cortex and how this benefits from multisensory information. Specifically, we employ functional imaging studies to localize sensory convergence and then use electrophysiological methods to study the underlying neuronal processes. For example, using advanced data analysis methods we quantify the sensory information contained in potential neural codes. This not only enhances our understanding of the neural basis underlying perception, but also provides useful insights for potential medical applications.

Selected publications

Visual enhancement of the information representation in auditory cortex.
C Kayser, N Logothetis & S Panzeri, Current Biology, 20(1), 2010.

Sensory neural codes using multiplexed temporal scales.
S Panzeri, N Brunel, N Logothetis & C Kayser, Trends in Neurosciences, 33(3), 2010.

Spike-phase coding boosts and stabilizes the information carried by spike patterns.
C Kayser, M Montemurro, N Logothetis & S Panzeri, Neuron, 61(4), 2009.

A voice region in the monkey brain.
C Petkov, C Kayser, K Whittingstall, T Steudel & N Logothetis, Nature Neuroscience, 11(3), 2008.

Listening with your eyes.
C Kayser, Scientific American Mind, April 2007.

Functional imaging reveals visual modulation of specific fields in auditory cortex.
C Kayser, C Petkov, M Augath & N Logothetis, Journal of Neuroscience, 27(8), 2007.

In Vivo Measurement of Cortical Impedance Spectrum: Implications for Signal Propagation.
N Logothetis, C Kayser & A Oeltermann, Neuron, 55(5), 2007.

Integration of touch and sound in auditory cortex.
C Kayser, C Petkov, M Augath & N Logothetis, Neuron 48(2), 2005.

Articles (55):
•	Ng BSW , Logothetis NK and Kayser C (February-2012) EEG phase patterns reflect the selectivity of neural firing Cerebral Cortex Epub ahead.
•	Brasselet R , Panzeri S , Logothetis NK and Kayser C (February-2012) Neurons with stereotyped and rapid responses provide a reference frame for relative temporal coding in primate auditory cortex Journal of Neuroscience 32(9) 2998-3008.
•	Kayser C and Remedios R (February-2012) Suppressive Competition: How Sounds May Cheat Sight Neuron 73(4) 627–629.
•	Perrodin C , Kayser C , Logothetis NK and Petkov C (August-2011) Voice Cells in the Primate Temporal Lobe Current Biology 21(16) 1408-1415.
•	Belitski A , Panzeri S , Magri C , Logothetis NK and Kayser C (December-2010) Sensory information in local field potentials and spikes from visual and auditory cortices: time scales and frequency bands Journal of Computational Neuroscience 29(3) 533-545.
•	Lippert MT , Steudel T , Ohl F , Logothetis NK and Kayser C (October-2010) Coupling of neural activity and fMRI-BOLD in the motion area MT Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 28(8) 1087-1094.
•	Kayser C , Logothetis NK and Panzeri S (September-2010) Millisecond encoding precision of auditory cortex neurons Proceedings of the National Academy of the United States of America 107(39) 16976-16981.
•	Remedios R , Logothetis NK and Kayser C (September-2010) Unimodal responses prevail within the multisensory claustrum Journal of Neuroscience 30(39) 12902-12907.
•	Kayser C (July-2010) The Multisensory Nature of Unisensory Cortices: A Puzzle Continued Neuron 67(2) 178-180.
•	Kayser C and Ermentrout B (May-2010) Complex Times for Earthquakes, Stocks, and the Brain's Activity Neuron 66(3) 329-331.
•	Dahl CD , Logothetis NK and Kayser C (April-2010) Modulation of visual neurons in the superior temporal sulcus by audio-visual congruency Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience 4(10) 1-8.
•	Panzeri S , Brunel N , Logothetis NK and Kayser C (March-2010) Sensory neural codes using multiplexed temporal scales Trends in Neurosciences 33(3) 111-120.
•	Kayser C , Logothetis NK and Panzeri S (January-2010) Visual enhancement of the information representation in auditory cortex Current Biology 20(1) 19-24.
•	Kayser C , Petkov CI and Logothetis NK (December-2009) Multisensory interactions in primate auditory cortex: fMRI and electrophysiology Hearing Research 258(1-2) 80-88.
•	Kayser C (November-2009) Phase Resetting as a Mechanism for Supramodal Attentional Control Neuron 64(3) 300-302.
•	Remedios R , Logothetis NK and Kayser C (October-2009) Monkey drumming reveals common networks for perceiving vocal and nonvocal communication sounds Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106(42) 18010-18015.
•	Petkov CI , Kayser C , Augath M and Logothetis NK (October-2009) Optimizing the imaging of the monkey auditory cortex: sparse vs. continuous fMRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging 27(8) 1065-1073.
•	Dahl CD , Logothetis NK and Kayser C (September-2009) Spatial Organization of Multisensory Responses in Temporal Association Cortex Journal of Neuroscience 29(38) 11924-11932.
•	Kayser C and Logothetis NK (May-2009) Directed interactions between auditory and superior temporal cortices and their role in multisensory integration Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience 3(7) 1-11.
•	Kayser C , Montemurro MA , Logothetis NK and Panzeri S (February-2009) Spike-Phase Coding Boosts and Stabilizes Information Carried by Spatial and Temporal Spike Patterns Neuron 61(4) 597-608.
•	Remedios R , Logothetis NK and Kayser C (January-2009) An auditory region in the primate insular cortex responding preferentially to vocal communication sounds Journal of Neuroscience 29(4) 1034-1045.
•	Kayser C , Petkov CI and Logothetis NK (July-2008) Visual modulation of neurons in auditory cortex Cerebral Cortex 18(7) 1560-1574.
•	Petkov CI , Kayser C , Steudel T , Whittingstall K , Augath M and Logothetis NK (March-2008) A voice region in the monkey brain Nature Neuroscience 11(3) 367-374.
•	Lippert M , Logothetis NK and Kayser C (October-2007) Improvement of visual contrast detection by a simultaneous sound Brain Research 1173 102-109.
•	Kayser C and Logothetis NK (September-2007) Do early sensory cortices integrate cross-modal information? Brain Structure and Function 212(2) 121-132.
•	Logothetis NK , Kayser C and Oeltermann A (September-2007) In Vivo Measurement of Cortical Impedance Spectrum in Monkeys: Implications for Signal Propagation Neuron 55(5) 809-823.
•	Kayser C , Petkov CI and Logothetis NK (September-2007) Tuning to sound frequency in auditory field potentials Journal of Neurophysiology 98(3) 1806-1809.
•	Kayser C (April-2007) Listening with your eyes Scientific American Mind 4(2) 24-29.
•	Moeller GU , Kayser C and König P (March-2007) Saccade-Related activity in areas 18 and 21a of cats freely viewing complex scenes NeuroReport 18(5) 401-404.
•	Kayser C , Petkov CI , Augath M and Logothetis NK (February-2007) Functional imaging reveals visual modulation of specific fields in auditory cortex Journal of Neuroscience 27(8) 1824-1835.
•	Kayser C (October-2006) Auge hört mit! Gehirn & Geist 2006(10) 60-63.
•	Kayser C (August-2006) Sinnvolle Verschmelzung Gehirn & Geist 2006(7-8) 90.
•	Kayser C and Logothetis NK (August-2006) Vision: Stimulating Your Attention Current Biology 16(15) R581-R583.
•	Petkov C , Kayser C , Augath M and Logothetis N (July-2006) Functional Imaging Reveals Numerous Fields in the Monkey Auditory Cortex PLoS Biology 4(7) 1213-1226.
•	Kayser C and König P (May-2006) Feature selectivity in area 21a of the cat NeuroReport 17(8) 809-812.
•	Kayser C , Nielsen KJ and Logothetis NK (March-2006) Fixations in natural scenes: interaction of image structure and image content Vision Research 46(16) 2535-2545.
•	Hipp J , Arabzadeh E , Conradt J , Zorzin E , Kayser C , Diamond M and König P (February-2006) Texture signals in whisker vibrations Journal of Neurophysiology 95(3) 1792-1799.
•	Kayser C , Petkov CI , Lippert M and Logothetis NK (November-2005) Mechanisms for allocating auditory attention: an auditory saliency map Current Biology 15(21) 1943-1947.
•	Kayser C , Petkov CI , Augath M and Logothetis NK (October-2005) Integration of touch and sound in auditory cortex Neuron 48(2) 373-384.
•	Kayser K , Kording KP and König P (August-2004) Processing of complex stimuli and natural scenes in the visual cortex Current Opinion in Neurobiology 14(4) 468-473.
•	K , Kim M , Ugurbil K , Kim DS and König P (2004) A comparison of hemodynamic and neural responses in cat visual cortex using complex stimuli Cereb Cortex 14(8) 881.
•	Salazar RF , König P and Kayser C (2004) Directed interactions between visual areas and their role in processing image structure and expectancy Eur J Neurosci 20(5) 1391.
•	Salazar RF , Kayser C and König P (2004) Effects of training on neuronal activity and interactions in primary and higher visual cortices in the alert cat J Neurosci 24(7) 1627.
•	Kording KP , Kayser C , Einhäuser W and König P (2004) How are complex cell properties adapted to the statistics of natural stimuli? J Neurophysiol 91(1) 206.
•	Moeller GU , Kayser C , Knecht F and König P (2004) Interactions between eye movement systems in cats and humans Exp Brain Res 157(2) 215.
•	K and Heckmann K (2004) Population coding of orientation in the visual cortex of alert cats – an information theoretic analysis NeuroReport 15(18) 2761-2764.
•	K and König P (2004) Stimulus locking and feature selectivity prevail in complementary frequency ranges of V1 local field potentials Eur J Neurosci 19(2) 485.
•	Einhäuser W , Kayser C , Kording KP and König P (2003) Learning distinct and complementary feature selectivities from natural colour videos Rev Neurosci 14(1-2) 43-52.
•	K , Kording KP and König P (2003) Learning the nonlinearity of neurons from natural visual stimuli Neural Comput 15(8) 1751.
•	Kording KP , Kayser C and König P (2003) On the choice of a sparse prior Rev Neurosci 14(1-2) 53-62.