neuroscience
Dr Marcus Gray
Academic position: Lecturer in Psychiatry and Neuroimaging
Research:
Vago-sympathetic activity and cardiac function, interoception, psychophysiology and emotion / anxiety
Contact details:
Trafford Centre / Clinical Imaging Sciences Centre
University of Sussex
Falmer
Brighton BN1 9PX
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1273 872892
Tel: +44 (0)1273 873100
E-mail:
Teaching focus:
Neuroscience and Neuroimaging methods
Research focus:
The interaction of heart and brain function, and the ANS influences on this functioning. Emotional processing and the integration of physiological / visceral activity.
Key/recent publications:
Kemp AH, Quintana DS, Gray MA, Felmingham KL & Brown K, (2010). Impact of Depression and Antidepressant Treatment on Heart Rate Variability: A Review and Meta-analysis, Biological Psychiatry, in press
Article:Kemp_2010_Impact_of _depression_on_heart_rate_variability
Harrison NA, Brydon L, Walker C, Gray MA, Steptoe A, Critchley HD. (2009).Inflammation Causes Mood Changes Through Alterations in Subgenual Cingulate Activity and Mesolimbic Connectivity, Biol Psychiatry. Sep 1;66(5):407-14.
Minati L, Jones CL, Gray MA, Medford N, Harrison NA, Critchley HD. (2009). Emotional modulation of visual cortex activity: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.
Neuroreport. Sep 4. [Epub ahead of print]
Article:Miniati_2009_Emotional_Modulation_of_visual_cortex_NIRS
Gray MA, Rylander K, Harrison NA, Wallin BG, Critchley HD. (2009). Following one's heart: Cardiac rhythms gate central initiation of sympathetic reflexes. Journal of Neuroscience, Feb 11;29(6):1817-25.
Article: gray_2009_following_ones_heart Supplementary Information: gray_2009_following_ones_heart_supplemental
Gray MA, Minati L, Harrison NA Gianaros PJ, Napadow V & Critchley HD (2009). Physiological Recordings: Basic Concepts and Implementation During Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neuroimage , May 21, Epub ahead of print.
Article: gray_2009_physiological_recordings_during_fmri
Harrison NA, Brydon L, Walker C, Gray MA, Steptoe A, Dolan RJ, Critchley HD. (2009).Neural Origins of Human Sickness in Interoceptive Responses to Inflammation, Biol Psychiatry. Apr 30. Epub ahead of print.
Article: harrison_2009_neural_origins_of_sickness_during_inflammation
Harrison NA, Brydon L, Walker C, Gray MA, Steptoe A, Critchley HD. (2009).Inflammation Causes Mood Changes Through Alterations in Subgenual Cingulate Activity and Mesolimbic Connectivity, Biol Psychiatry. Apr 30. Epub ahead of print.
Article: harrison_2009_inflammation_mood_changes_subgenual_cingulate_and_mesolimbic_connectivity
Beacher F, Gray MA, Mathias CJ & Critchley HD (2009). Vulnerability to simple faints is predicted by regional differences in brain anatomy, Neuroimage, May 21, Epub ahead of print.
Article: beacher_2009_vulnerability_to_simple_faints
Hanson B, Sutton P, Elameri N, Gray M, Critchley H, Gill J, Taggart P. (2009). The interaction of activation-repolarisation coupling and restitution properties in humans. Circ Arrhythmia Electrophysiol, published online Feb 18.
Article: hanson_2009_interaction_of_repolarisation_and_restitution
Mobbs D, Marchant J, Hassabis D, Seymore B, Tan G, Gray MA, Petrovic P, Dolan R, Frith C. (2009). From Threat to Fear: The neural organization of defensive fear systems in humans, Journal of Neuroscience, Sep 30;29(39):12236-43.
Article: Mobbs_2009_ From_threat_to_fear
Harrison, N.A., Gray, M.A. & Critchley, H.D. (2008). Dynamic papillary exchange engages brain regions encoding social salience. Soc Neurosci. Dec 1:1- 11.
Article: harrison_2009_dynamic_pupillary_exchange_and_social_salience
Gray M.A., Taggart, P., Sutton, P.M., Groves, D., Holdright, D.R., Bradbury, D., Brull, D., Critchley, H.D (2007). A cortical potential reflecting cardiac function, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Apr 17;104 (16):6818-23.
Article: gray_2007_cortical_potential_reflecting_cardiac_function
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Gray, M.A. & Critchley, H.D. (2007). Interoceptive Basis to Craving, Neuron, 54(19): 183-186.
Article: gray_2007_interoceptive_basis_to_craving
Gray, M.A., Harrison, N.A., Wiens, S. & Critchley, H.D. (2007). Modulation of emotional appraisal by false physiological feedback during fMRI. PLoS ONE, 2(6):e546.
Article: gray_2007_modulation_of_emotional_apprasial
Nathan PJ, Lu K, Gray M, Oliver C. (2006). The neuropharmacology of Ltheanine( N-ethyl-L-glutamine): a possible neuroprotective and cognitive enhancing agent. J Herb Pharmacother (2006) 6: 21-30.
Article: nathan_2006_ltheanine_a_%20possible_neuroprotective_and_cognitive_enhancing_agentnent
Kemp, A.H., Gray, M.A., Silberstein, R.B., Armstrong, S.M. & Nathan, P.J. (2004). Augmentation of serotonin enhances pleasant and suppresses unpleasant cortical electrophysiological responses to visual emotional stimuli in humans, Neuroimage, 22(3):1084-96.
Article: kemp_2004_5ht_augmentation_and_visual_emotional_stimuli
Lu, K., Gray, M.A., Oliver, C. & Nathan, P.J. (2004). The Neuropharmacology of L-Theanine, Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy.
Gray, M.A. Kemp, A.H., Silberstein, R.B., and Nathan, P.J.(2003). Cortical neurophysiology of anticipatory anxiety; An investigation utilizing Steady State Probe Topography, Neuroimage, 20, 975-986.
Article: gray_2003_cortical_neurophysiology_of_anticipatory_anxiety
Liley, D.T.J., Cadusch, P.J., Gray, M.A., Nathan, P.J. (2003). Modification of the system properties associated with spontaneous human electroencephalograph activity by a selective GABAergic modulator, Physical Review E. Phys. Rev. 68 (5) 051906 1-15.
Article: liley_2003_drug_induced_modification_of_eeg