Robin Laycock

Summary

Affiliation: La Trobe University
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Abrupt and ramped flicker-defined form shows evidence for a large magnocellular impairment in dyslexia
    Robin Laycock
    School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia
    Neuropsychologia 50:2107-13. 2012
  2. ncbi Dorsal stream involvement in recognition of objects with transient onset but not with ramped onset
    Robin Laycock
    School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
    Behav Brain Funct 7:34. 2011
  3. ncbi TMS disruption of V5/MT+ indicates a role for the dorsal stream in word recognition
    Robin Laycock
    La Trobe University, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
    Exp Brain Res 197:69-79. 2009
  4. ncbi Towards an understanding of the role of the 'magnocellular advantage' in fluent reading
    Robin Laycock
    School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia
    Neurosci Biobehav Rev 32:1494-506. 2008
  5. ncbi The advantage in being magnocellular: a few more remarks on attention and the magnocellular system
    R Laycock
    School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia
    Neurosci Biobehav Rev 32:1409-15. 2008
  6. ncbi Evidence for fast signals and later processing in human V1/V2 and V5/MT+: A TMS study of motion perception
    Robin Laycock
    School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
    J Neurophysiol 98:1253-62. 2007
  7. ncbi A role for the 'magnocellular advantage' in visual impairments in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders
    R Laycock
    School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bunndoora, VIC 3086, Australia
    Neurosci Biobehav Rev 31:363-76. 2007
  8. ncbi A transcranial magnetic stimulation study of transcallosal inhibition and facilitation in schizophrenia
    Kate E Hoy
    Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred and Monash School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
    J Clin Neurosci 15:863-7. 2008
  9. ncbi A comparative study of the effects of repetitive paired transcranial magnetic stimulation on motor cortical excitability
    Paul B Fitzgerald
    Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred and Monash University School of Psychiatry, Psychology and Psychological Medicine, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
    J Neurosci Methods 165:265-9. 2007
  10. ncbi A combined rTMS and ERP investigation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex involvement in response inhibition
    Daniel J Upton
    Monash and Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre MAP RC, Monash University, School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Clin EEG Neurosci 41:127-31. 2010

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Abrupt and ramped flicker-defined form shows evidence for a large magnocellular impairment in dyslexia
    Robin Laycock
    School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia
    Neuropsychologia 50:2107-13. 2012
    ....
  2. ncbi Dorsal stream involvement in recognition of objects with transient onset but not with ramped onset
    Robin Laycock
    School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
    Behav Brain Funct 7:34. 2011
    ....
  3. ncbi TMS disruption of V5/MT+ indicates a role for the dorsal stream in word recognition
    Robin Laycock
    La Trobe University, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
    Exp Brain Res 197:69-79. 2009
    ..Thus, a role for V5/MT+ in accurate single word identification is apparent suggesting rapid triggering of attention to salient exogenous stimuli may be required prior to processing in primary and temporal cortical regions...
  4. ncbi Towards an understanding of the role of the 'magnocellular advantage' in fluent reading
    Robin Laycock
    School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia
    Neurosci Biobehav Rev 32:1494-506. 2008
    ..Such organization is argued to be crucial for the development of fluent reading...
  5. ncbi The advantage in being magnocellular: a few more remarks on attention and the magnocellular system
    R Laycock
    School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia
    Neurosci Biobehav Rev 32:1409-15. 2008
    ..These criticisms are each rebutted in detail here, and the basis for a model derived from the magnocellular advantage is reaffirmed...
  6. ncbi Evidence for fast signals and later processing in human V1/V2 and V5/MT+: A TMS study of motion perception
    Robin Laycock
    School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
    J Neurophysiol 98:1253-62. 2007
    ..A profound disruption of performance prestimulus onset is more likely to reflect disruption of top-down expectancy than disruption of visual processing...
  7. ncbi A role for the 'magnocellular advantage' in visual impairments in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders
    R Laycock
    School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bunndoora, VIC 3086, Australia
    Neurosci Biobehav Rev 31:363-76. 2007
    ..Such organisation is argued to be important for future research highlighting visual aspects of impairment in disorders as diverse as schizophrenia and autism...
  8. ncbi A transcranial magnetic stimulation study of transcallosal inhibition and facilitation in schizophrenia
    Kate E Hoy
    Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred and Monash School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
    J Clin Neurosci 15:863-7. 2008
    ..The lack of significant TCF findings is discussed in light of the methodological limitations, while the theoretical significance of deficient TCI to the pathophysiology of schizophrenia is considered...
  9. ncbi A comparative study of the effects of repetitive paired transcranial magnetic stimulation on motor cortical excitability
    Paul B Fitzgerald
    Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred and Monash University School of Psychiatry, Psychology and Psychological Medicine, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
    J Neurosci Methods 165:265-9. 2007
    ..We aimed to compare the post-train effects of 15 min trains of rppTMS to investigate the potential therapeutic application of this technique as well as to compare it to a standard high frequency repetitive TMS paradigm...
  10. ncbi A combined rTMS and ERP investigation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex involvement in response inhibition
    Daniel J Upton
    Monash and Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre MAP RC, Monash University, School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Clin EEG Neurosci 41:127-31. 2010
    ..This negative finding is interpreted with caution, but is consistent with a recent study which found that stimulation of the same region had no effect on a behavioral measure of response inhibition...
  11. ncbi Using transcranial magnetic stimulation to investigate the cortical origins of motor overflow: a study in schizophrenia and healthy controls
    Kate E Hoy
    Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred and Monash University School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Melbourne, Australia
    Psychol Med 37:583-94. 2007
    ..In contrast, bilaterally active corticospinal tracts accounting for overflow probably represent a naturally occurring response during fatiguing contractions...