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Professor and Assistant Chair of Zoology
Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Phone: (405)325-0527
Fax: (405)325-6202RM/Lab:RH410
Wilson Lab Web Page
Current Research Interests and Subject Areas Available for Graduate Research
Odors and chemical communication play critical roles in mammalian reproductive, territorial and kinship behaviors. My primary research interests are neural plasticity, neural development and chemosensory function in mammals. I am particularly interested in the effects of experience on the mature and developing olfactory system function. Specific questions addressed by the current research of my students and I are: What are the neural mechanisms of olfactory associative memory? What is the role of specific neurotransmitter systems in olfactory learning? How does normal olfactory system function emerge during development? These questions are addressed primarily using electrophysiological techniques (evoked potential, single-unit, intracellular, chronic and acute preparations), although behavioral neuropharmacological, anatomical and immunohistochemical techniques are also utilized.
To learn more about this research, visit the Wilson lab web page.
B.A., University of Nebraska
Member, Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience
Back to Zoology Faculty
Selected publications:
Fletcher, M.L., Smith, A.M., Best, A.R. and Wilson, D.A. High frequency oscillations are not necessary for simple olfactory discriminations in young rats. Journal of Neuroscience, 2005, 25:792-798.
Best, A.R., Thompson, J.V., Fletcher, M.L. and Wilson, D.A. Cortical metabotropic glutamate receptors contribute to habituation of a simple odor-evoked behavior. Journal of Neuroscience, 2005, 25: 2513-2517.
Roth, E.D., Lutterschmidt, W.I. and Wilson, D.A. Relative medial and dorsal cortex volume in relation to sex differences in spatial ecology of a snake population. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 2006, 67:103-110.
Kadohisa, M. and Wilson, D.A. Olfactory cortical adaptation facilitates detection of odors against background. Journal of Neurophysiology, 2006, 95:1888-1896.
- Wilson, D.A. and Stevenson, R. J. Learning to Smell: Olfactory perception from neurobiology to behavior. Johns Hopkins University Press,336 pages, 2006.
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