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Dona Murphey, Ph.D.

Neuroscience

Undergraduate Institution: Harvard University

Year: Advanced Medical Student

Mentor: Michael Beauchamp, Ph.D.

Thesis Title: Studying Visual Perception with Intracranial Electrical Stimulation in Human and Non-Human Primates

Publications:

Dulay MF, Murphey DK, Sun P, David YB, Maunsell JH, Beauchamp MS, Yoshor D. Computer-controlled electrical stimulation for quantitative mapping of human cortical function. J Neurosurg. 2008 Dec 5.

Murphey DK, Yoshor D, Beauchamp MS. Perception matches selectivity in the human anterior color center. Curr Biol. 2008 Feb 12; 18(3):216-20.

Murphey DK, Maunsell JH. Electrical microstimulation thresholds for behavioral detection and saccades in monkey frontal eye fields. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2008 May 20; 105(20):7315-20.

Murphey DK, Maunsell JH. Behavioral detection of electrical microstimulation in different cortical visual areas. Curr Biol. 2007 May 15; 17(10):862-7.