About Me:
This is my second year at Rio Hondo College and I am looking forward to having a great year. I recently completed my doctoral dissertation at UC Irvine with research focused on brain imaging and the auditory system. I currently teach Introduction to Psychology (101), Psychopharmacology (127), and Biological Psychology (210) here at Rio.
Research Interests
My current research goals focus on the existence of a "where" stream of processing in the auditory system. To examine this, we use brain imaging techniques such as Functional MRI and others.
Current Publications
Smith, K.R., Hsieh, I., Saberi, K., Hickok, G. (in press). Interaction of Spatial- and Object-Based Processes in the Auditory Dorsal Stream: FMRI Evidence.
Smith, K.R., Saberi, K., Hickok,G. (2007). An Event-Related fMRI Study of Auditory Motion Perception: No Evidence for a Specialized Cortical System. Brain Research, 1150, 94-99. pdf
Smith, K.R., Saberi, K., Okada, K., Hickok, G. (2004). Human Cortical Auditory Motion Areas are not Motion Selective. Neuroreport, 15(9), 1523-1526. pdf
Okada, K., Smith, K.R., Humphries, C. & Hickok, G. (2003). Word Length Modulates Neural Activity in Auditory Cortex During Covert Object Naming. NeuroReport, 14, 2323-2326. pdf
Contact Information:
Office Hours: By appointment only
Office Location: A221G