School of Psychological Science

		A/Prof. Tony Paolini Associate Professor and Reader		Phone: +61 3 9479 2947 Fax: +61 3 9479 1956 a.paolini@latrobe.edu.au Room 121 Biological Sciences 2 Building
		BSc(Hons) MPsych (Clin Neuro) PhD (Melb) MAPS

During my PhD studies I gained an insight into the neural mechanisms of olfactory information transfer in the brain, under the supervision of Dr. John McKenzie at the Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne. I was able to perform electrophysiological experiments in vivo. In particular intracellular recording and dye filling of neurons helped to explore neural mechanisms. These experiments have revealed the importance of basal forebrain structures in olfactory signal transmission, which help to explain the olfactory dysfunctions associated with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

After completion of my PhD, I was employed as a Research Fellow at the Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. I began to investigate with Prof. Graeme Clark, the neural mechanisms underlying coding of sound information in the cochlear nucleus (CN). I was able to bring my knowledge and experiences in the olfactory fields into the area of auditory neuroscience. A primary goal of my research is to improve the Bionic Ear (Cochlear Implant) device by examining how the brain responds to electrical and brain stimulation.

In 2002, I was appointed as a full time Lecturer in the School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2005 and Reader and Associate Professor in 2008. Here I lecturer in the Behavioural Neuroscience (BN) course and supervise postgraduate research. I have established and Head a world class Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory at La Trobe University to continue my investigations into both basic and clinically orientated research which has been supported by funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Australian Research Council of Australia and The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation.

Appointments

	Recent Publications

Memberships and associations
The Society for Neuroscience
Australian Neuroscience Society
Australian Psychological Society
General registration Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria

Recent Publications

Shivadasani M. N., Mauger S. J., Rathbone G. D. and Paolini A. G. (2008) Inferior colliculus responses to multichannel microstimulation of the ventral cochlear nucleus: Implications for auditory brainstem implants. Journal of Neurophysiology 99 (1): 1-13
 
Youssoufian M., Couchman K., Shivdasani M. N., Paolini A. G. and Walmsley B. (2008) Maturation of auditory brainstem projections and calyces in the congenitally deaf (dn/dn) mouse. Journal of Comparative Neurology 506 (3): 442-451
 
Govic A., Kent S., Levay E. A., Hazi, A, Penman J. and Paolini A.G. (2008) Testosterone, social and sexual behavior of perinatally and lifelong calorie restricted offspring. Physiology and Behaviour 9;94(3):516-22
 
Levay E. A., Paolini A.G., Govic A., Hazi, A, Penman J. and Kent S. (2008) Anxiety-like behaviour in adult rats perinatally exposed to maternal calorie restriction. Behavioral Brain Research 22;191(2):164-72.
 
Govic A., Levay E. A., Hazi, A, Penman J., Kent S. and Paolini A.G. (2008) Alterations in male sexual behaviour, attractiveness and testosterone levels induced by an adult-onset calorie restriction regimen. Behavioral Brain Research 26;190(1):140-6.

Levay E. A., Govic A., Penman J., Paolini A. G., and Kent S. (2007) Effects of adult-onset calorie restriction on anxiety-like behavior in rats. Physiology and Behavior 5;92(5): 889-96
 
Talarico M., Abdilla G., Aliferis M., Balazic I., Giaprakis I., Stefanakis T., Foenander K., Grayden D.B. and Paolini A.G. (2007) Effect of age and cognition on childhood speech in noise perception abilities. Audiology & Neurotology, 12(1):13-9.
 
Needham K and Paolini A.G. (2007) .The commissural pathway and cochlear nucleus bushy neurons: an in vivo intracellular investigation. Brain Research 23;1134(1):113-21
 
Leao R.N., Sun H, Svahn K., Berntson A., Youssoufian M., Paolini A.G., Fyffe R. and Walmsley B. (2006) Topographic organization in the auditory brainstem of juvenile mice is disrupted in congenital deafness. Journal of Physiology (London) 571.3 pp 563-578
 
Needham K and Paolini A.G. (2006) Neural timing, inhibition and the nature of stellate cell interaction in the ventral cochlear nucleus. Hearing Research 216-217: 31-42
 
Nayagam D., Clarey J.C. and Paolini A.G. (2006) Intracellular Responses and Morphology of Rat Ventral Complex of the Lateral Lemniscus Neurons In Vivo. Journal of Comparative Neurology 498, 295-315
 
Nayagam D., Clarey J.C. and Paolini A.G. (2005) Powerful, onset inhibition in the ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus. Journal of Neurophysiology, 94: 1651-1654
 
Paolini A.G., Clarey J.C., Needham K and Clark G.M. (2005) Balanced inhibition and excitation underlies spike firing regularity in ventral cochlear nucleus chopper neurons. European Journal of Neuroscience 21: 1236-1248.
 
Clarey J.C., Paolini A.G., Grayden D.B., Burkitt A.N. and Clark, G.M. (2004) Ventral cochlear nucleus coding of voice onset time in naturally spoken syllables. Hearing Research 190, 37-59.
 
Grayden D.B., Burkitt A.N., Kenny O.P., Clarey J.C., Paolini, A.G. and Clark G.M. (2004) A cochlear implant speech processing strategy based on an auditory model. IEEE, ISSNIP.
 
Paolini A.G., Clarey J.C., Needham K and Clark G.M. (2004) Fast inhibition alters first spike timing in auditory brainstem neurons. Journal of Neurophysiology 92, 2615-21
 
Shepherd R.K., Roberts L.A. and Paolini A.G. (2004) Long-term sensorineural hearing loss induces functional changes in the rat auditory nerve. European Journal of Neuroscience 20: 3131-3140.
 
Mulders W.A.M., Paolini A.G., Needham K. and Robertson D. (2003) Olivocochlear collaterals evoke excitatory effects in onset neurones of the rat cochlear nucleus. Hearing Research, 176: 113-121

Needham K and Paolini A.G. (2003) Fast inhibition underlies the transmission of auditory information between cochlear nuclei. Journal of Neuroscience, 23: 6357-6361.