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Edmund C. Lalor, Ph.D.

Edmund C. Lalor, Ph.D.

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Lalor Lab for Computational Cognitive Neurophysiology

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Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Neuroscience (SMD) - Joint

Research

Ed Lalor received the B.E. degree in electronic engineering from University College Dublin, Ireland in 1998 and the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California in 1999. After periods working as a silicon design engineer for a Dublin-based company and a primary s...
Ed Lalor received the B.E. degree in electronic engineering from University College Dublin, Ireland in 1998 and the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California in 1999. After periods working as a silicon design engineer for a Dublin-based company and a primary school teacher for children with learning difficulties, Ed joined MIT's Media Lab Europe, where he worked from 2002-2005 as a research scientist investigating brain-computer interfacing and attentional mechanisms in the brain. This research led to a PhD in biomedical engineering which was completed through UCD in 2006. Subsequently, he spent 2 years in New York working as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory at the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research and as an adjunct assistant professor in the City College of New York. He returned to a position as a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Research Fellow based at the Institute of Neuroscience and the Centre for Bioengineering in Trinity College Dublin in 2008. Following a brief stint at University College London's Institute of Ophthalmology, he returned to Trinity College Dublin as an Ussher Assistant Professor in 2011. In 2016, he joined the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience at the University of Rochester as an Associate Professor.
Research in the Lalor lab seeks to explore quantitative modelling approaches to the analysis of sensory electrophysiology in humans. Such a framework has two important advantages over more traditional approaches to this type of research:

1. It enables the examination of the neural processing of natural stimuli such as speech, music and video, thereby facilitating the flexible design of highly naturalistic cognitive neuroscience experiments.

2. It allows for improved spatiotemporal resolution and (accordingly) improved interpretability of non-invasively recorded neuro-electric responses to such naturalistic stimuli.

We seek not only to develop these modelling approaches, but also to exploit them in tackling a number of specific cognitive and clinical neuroscience questions. In terms of cognition much of this work has focused on how we direct our attention to behaviourally relevant stimuli in our environment. This includes studies on visual spatial attention and more recent work on the cocktail party problem. In addition, we are interested in how we integrate visual and auditory information when processing natural speech. In terms of clinical research, through collaboration, we investigate these sensory processing questions in patients with schizophrenia and in children with developmental disorders.

Publications

Journal Articles

Nidiffer AR, Cao CZ, O'Sullivan A, Lalor EC

NeuroImage.. 2023 September 25 :120391. Epub 09/25/2023.

Liberto GMD, Nidiffer A, Crosse MJ, Zuk N, Haro S, Cantisani G, Winchester MM, Igoe A, McCrann R, Chandra S, Lalor EC, Baruzzo G

ArXiv.. 2023 September 19 Epub 09/19/2023.

Ahmed F, Nidiffer AR, Lalor EC

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology.. 2023 August 24 Epub 08/24/2023.

Ahmed F, Nidiffer AR, O'Sullivan AE, Zuk NJ, Lalor EC

NeuroImage.. 2023 April 28 :120143. Epub 04/28/2023.

Lindboom E, Nidiffer A, Carney LH, Lalor EC

Hearing research.. 2023 April 10433 :108767. Epub 04/10/2023.

Ahmed F, Nidiffer AR, Lalor EC

Frontiers in human neuroscience.. 2023 17 :1283206. Epub 12/15/2023.

Prinsloo KD, Lalor EC

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2022 August 30 Epub 08/30/2022.

Broderick MP, Zuk NJ, Anderson AJ, Lalor EC

The European journal of neuroscience.. 2022 August 22 Epub 08/22/2022.

Teoh ES, Ahmed F, Lalor EC

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2021 December 2 Epub 12/02/2021.

Zuk NJ, Murphy JW, Reilly RB, Lalor EC

PLoS computational biology.. 2021 September 1717 (9):e1009358. Epub 09/17/2021.

O'Sullivan AE, Crosse MJ, Di Liberto GM, Cheveigné A, Lalor EC

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2021 April 2 Epub 04/02/2021.

Anderson AJ, Kiela D, Binder JR, Fernandino L, Humphries CJ, Conant LL, Raizada RDS, Grimm S, Lalor EC

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2021 March 22 Epub 03/22/2021.

Broderick MP, Di Liberto GM, Anderson AJ, Rofes A, Lalor EC

Scientific reports.. 2021 March 211 (1):4963. Epub 03/02/2021.

Crosse MJ, Zuk NJ, Di Liberto GM, Nidiffer AR, Molholm S, Lalor EC

Frontiers in neuroscience.. 2021 15 :705621. Epub 11/22/2021.

Zuk NJ, Teoh ES, Lalor EC

NeuroImage.. 2020 January 18 :116558. Epub 01/18/2020.

Synigal SR, Teoh ES, Lalor EC

Frontiers in human neuroscience.. 2020 14 :130. Epub 04/29/2020.

Dukic S, McMackin R, Buxo T, Fasano A, Chipika R, Pinto-Grau M, Costello E, Schuster C, Hammond M, Heverin M, Coffey A, Broderick M, Iyer PM, Mohr K, Gavin B, Pender N, Bede P, Muthuraman M, Lalor EC, Hardiman O, Nasseroleslami B

Human brain mapping.. 2019 November 140 (16):4827-4842. Epub 07/26/2019.

Bednar A, Lalor EC

NeuroImage.. 2019 October 17 :116283. Epub 10/17/2019.

James Anderson A, Binder JR, Fernandino L, Humphries CJ, Conant LL, Raizada RDS, Lin F, Lalor EC

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2019 September 30 Epub 09/30/2019.

Broderick MP, Anderson AJ, Lalor EC

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2019 September 1839 (38):7564-7575. Epub 08/01/2019.

Teoh ES, Cappelloni MS, Lalor EC

The European journal of neuroscience.. 2019 July 9 Epub 07/09/2019.

Drennan DP, Lalor EC

eNeuro.. 2019 June 6 Epub 06/06/2019.

Anderson AJ, Lalor EC, Lin F, Binder JR, Fernandino L, Humphries CJ, Conant LL, Raizada RDS, Grimm S, Wang X

Cerebral cortex.. 2019 June 129 (6):2396-2411. Epub 1900 01 01.

Teoh ES, Lalor EC

Journal of neural engineering.. 2019 June 16 (3):036017. Epub 03/05/2019.

O'Sullivan AE, Lim CY, Lalor EC

The European journal of neuroscience.. 2019 April 23 Epub 04/23/2019.

McMackin R, Dukic S, Broderick M, Iyer PM, Pinto-Grau M, Mohr K, Chipika R, Coffey A, Buxo T, Schuster C, Gavin B, Heverin M, Bede P, Pender N, Lalor EC, Muthuraman M, Hardiman O, Nasseroleslami B

NeuroImage. Clinical.. 2019 February 222 :101707. Epub 02/02/2019.

Nasseroleslami B, Dukic S, Broderick M, Mohr K, Schuster C, Gavin B, McLaughlin R, Heverin M, Vajda A, Iyer PM, Pender N, Bede P, Lalor EC, Hardiman O

Cerebral cortex.. 2019 January 129 (1):27-41. Epub 1900 01 01.

Anderson AJ, Broderick MP, Lalor EC

Current biology : CB.. 2018 December 1728 (24):R1396-R1398. Epub 1900 01 01.

Bednar A, Lalor EC

NeuroImage.. 2018 November 1181 :683-691. Epub 07/24/2018.

Kalashnikova M, Peter V, Di Liberto GM, Lalor EC, Burnham D

Scientific reports.. 2018 September 138 (1):13745. Epub 09/13/2018.

Di Liberto GM, Peter V, Kalashnikova M, Goswami U, Burnham D, Lalor EC

NeuroImage.. 2018 July 15175 :70-79. Epub 03/30/2018.

Broderick MP, Anderson AJ, Di Liberto GM, Crosse MJ, Lalor EC

Current biology : CB.. 2018 March 528 (5):803-809.e3. Epub 02/22/2018.

Lalor EC

Current biology : CB.. 2018 February 528 (3):R105-R108. Epub 1900 01 01.

Di Liberto GM, Lalor EC, Millman RE

NeuroImage.. 2018 February 1166 :247-258. Epub 11/02/2017.

Di Liberto GM, Crosse MJ, Lalor EC

eNeuro.. 2018 5 (2)Epub 04/16/2018.

Zuk NJ, Carney LH, Lalor EC

Frontiers in neuroscience.. 2018 12 :349. Epub 05/29/2018.

Egan JM, Loughnane GM, Fletcher H, Meade E, Lalor EC

Journal of neural engineering.. 2017 August 14 (4):046006. Epub 1900 01 01.

Dukic S, Iyer PM, Mohr K, Hardiman O, Lalor EC, Nasseroleslami B

Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.. 2017 July 2017 :3949-3952. Epub 1900 01 01.

Di Liberto GM, Lalor EC

Hearing research.. 2017 May 348 :70-77. Epub 02/27/2017.

Bednar A, Boland FM, Lalor EC

The European journal of neuroscience.. 2017 March 45 (5):679-689. Epub 02/06/2017.

Iyer PM, Mohr K, Broderick M, Gavin B, Burke T, Bede P, Pinto-Grau M, Pender NP, McLaughlin R, Vajda A, Heverin M, Lalor EC, Hardiman O, Nasseroleslami B

Frontiers in neurology. 2017 8 :395. Epub 08/15/2017.

Hamilton C, D'Arcy S, Pearlmutter BA, Crispino G, Lalor EC, Conlon BJ

Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society.. 2016 December 19 (8):832-837. Epub 06/16/2016.

Crosse MJ, Di Liberto GM, Lalor EC

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2016 September 2136 (38):9888-95. Epub 1900 01 01.

Loughnane GM, Newman DP, Bellgrove MA, Lalor EC, Kelly SP, O'Connell RG

Current biology : CB.. 2016 February 2226 (4):496-502. Epub 02/04/2016.

Kiiski HS, Ní Riada S, Lalor EC, Gonçalves NR, Nolan H, Whelan R, Lonergan R, Kelly S, O'Brien MC, Kinsella K, Bramham J, Burke T, Ó Donnchadha S, Hutchinson M, Tubridy N, Reilly RB

PloS one.. 2016 11 (1):e0146084. Epub 01/04/2016.

Di Liberto GM, Lalor EC

Advances in experimental medicine and biology.. 2016 894 :337-345. Epub 1900 01 01.

Crosse MJ, Di Liberto GM, Bednar A, Lalor EC

Frontiers in human neuroscience.. 2016 10 :604. Epub 11/30/2016.

O'Sullivan AE, Crosse MJ, Di Liberto GM, Lalor EC

Frontiers in human neuroscience.. 2016 10 :679. Epub 01/11/2017.

Crosse MJ, Butler JS, Lalor EC

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2015 October 2135 (42):14195-204. Epub 1900 01 01.

Di Liberto GM, O'Sullivan JA, Lalor EC

Current biology : CB.. 2015 October 525 (19):2457-65. Epub 09/24/2015.

Dundon NM, Dockree SP, Buckley V, Merriman N, Carton M, Clarke S, Roche RA, Lalor EC, Robertson IH, Dockree PM

Neuropsychologia.. 2015 August 75 :74-87. Epub 05/21/2015.

O'Sullivan JA, Reilly RB, Lalor EC

Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.. 2015 August 2015 :5740-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

O'Sullivan JA, Power AJ, Mesgarani N, Rajaram S, Foxe JJ, Shinn-Cunningham BG, Slaney M, Shamma SA, Lalor EC

Cerebral cortex.. 2015 July 25 (7):1697-706. Epub 01/15/2014.

O'Sullivan JA, Shamma SA, Lalor EC

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2015 May 635 (18):7256-63. Epub 1900 01 01.

Loughnane GM, Shanley JP, Lalor EC, O'Connell RG

Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior.. 2015 February 63 :220-31. Epub 09/18/2014.

Iyer PM, Egan C, Pinto-Grau M, Burke T, Elamin M, Nasseroleslami B, Pender N, Lalor EC, Hardiman O

PloS one.. 2015 10 (6):e0128682. Epub 06/19/2015.

Crosse MJ, Lalor EC

Journal of neurophysiology.. 2014 November 15112 (10):2667. Epub 1900 01 01.

Gonçalves NR, Whelan R, Foxe JJ, Lalor EC

NeuroImage.. 2014 August 1597 :196-205. Epub 04/13/2014.

Frey HP, Schmid AM, Murphy JW, Molholm S, Lalor EC, Foxe JJ

The European journal of neuroscience.. 2014 May 39 (9):1499-507. Epub 03/07/2014.

Crosse MJ, Lalor EC

Journal of neurophysiology.. 2014 April 111 (7):1400-8. Epub 01/08/2014.

Sheedy CM, Power AJ, Reilly RB, Crosse MJ, Loughnane GM, Lalor EC

Neuroreport.. 2014 March 525 (4):219-25. Epub 1900 01 01.

Lauteslager T, O'Sullivan JA, Reilly RB, Lalor EC

Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.. 2014 2014 :1318-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Loughnane GM, Meade E, Reilly RB, Lalor EC

Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.. 2014 2014 :1322-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Kelly SP, Vanegas MI, Schroeder CE, Lalor EC

NeuroImage.. 2013 November 1582 :154-9. Epub 06/02/2013.

Kelly SP, Schroeder CE, Lalor EC

NeuroImage.. 2013 August 176 :442-5. Epub 04/05/2012.

Frey HP, Molholm S, Lalor EC, Russo NN, Foxe JJ

The European journal of neuroscience.. 2013 July 38 (1):2125-38. Epub 05/22/2013.

O'Sullivan JA, Crosse MJ, Power AJ, Lalor EC

Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.. 2013 2013 :2800-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Lalor EC, Kelly SP, Foxe JJ

Neuroscience.. 2012 August 30218 :226-34. Epub 06/07/2012.

Lalor EC, De Sanctis P, Krakowski MI, Foxe JJ

Schizophrenia research.. 2012 August 139 (1-3):246-52. Epub 06/15/2012.

Murphy JW, Kelly SP, Foxe JJ, Lalor EC

Experimental brain research.. 2012 July 220 (2):191-9. Epub 05/29/2012.

Whelan R, Conrod PJ, Poline JB, Lourdusamy A, Banaschewski T, Barker GJ, Bellgrove MA, Büchel C, Byrne M, Cummins TD, Fauth-Bühler M, Flor H, Gallinat J, Heinz A, Ittermann B, Mann K, Martinot JL, Lalor EC, Lathrop M, Loth E, Nees F, Paus T, Rietschel M, Smolka MN, Spanagel R, Stephens DN, Struve M, Thyreau B, Vollstaedt-Klein S, Robbins TW, Schumann G, Garavan H,

Nature neuroscience.. 2012 June 15 (6):920-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Power AJ, Foxe JJ, Forde EJ, Reilly RB, Lalor EC

The European journal of neuroscience.. 2012 May 35 (9):1497-503. Epub 03/30/2012.

Power AJ, Lalor EC, Reilly RB

Cerebral cortex.. 2011 June 21 (6):1223-30. Epub 11/10/2010.

Power AJ, Reilly RB, Lalor EC

Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.. 2011 2011 :4171-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Frey HP, Kelly SP, Lalor EC, Foxe JJ

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2010 March 3130 (13):4547-51. Epub 1900 01 01.

Lalor EC, Foxe JJ

The European journal of neuroscience.. 2010 January 31 (1):189-93. Epub 12/21/2009.

Lalor EC, Ahmadian Y, Paninski L

Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science, and vision.. 2009 November 26 (11):B25-42. Epub 1900 01 01.

Lalor EC, Power AJ, Reilly RB, Foxe JJ

Journal of neurophysiology.. 2009 July 102 (1):349-59. Epub 05/13/2009.

Lalor EC, Foxe JJ

Vision research.. 2009 January 49 (1):127-33. Epub 11/22/2008.

Lalor EC, Yeap S, Reilly RB, Pearlmutter BA, Foxe JJ

Schizophrenia research.. 2008 January 98 (1-3):256-64. Epub 11/08/2007.

Lalor EC, Kelly SP, Pearlmutter BA, Reilly RB, Foxe JJ

The European journal of neuroscience.. 2007 December 26 (12):3536-42. Epub 1900 01 01.

Power AJ, Lalor EC, Reilly RB

Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.. 2007 2007 :4264-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Lalor EC, Pearlmutter BA, Reilly RB, McDarby G, Foxe JJ

NeuroImage.. 2006 October 132 (4):1549-61. Epub 07/27/2006.

Kelly SP, Lalor EC, Reilly RB, Foxe JJ

Journal of neurophysiology.. 2006 June 95 (6):3844-51. Epub 03/29/2006.

Lalor EC, Reilly RB, Pearlmutter BA, Foxe JJ

Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.. 2006 1 :3720-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Power AJ, Lalor EC, Reilly RB

Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.. 2006 1 :5575-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Kelly SP, Lalor EC, Finucane C, McDarby G, Reilly RB

IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering.. 2005 September 52 (9):1588-96. Epub 1900 01 01.

Kelly SP, Lalor EC, Reilly RB, Foxe JJ

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.. 2005 June 13 (2):172-8. Epub 1900 01 01.