William C Hall, Professor of Neurobiology and Psychology and Neuroscience

Professor of Neurobiology and Psychology and Neuroscience
Ph.D., Duke University, 1967
mailing address: 327D Bryan Res Bldg Durham, NC 27710
office: 327D Bryan Res Bldg
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Representative Publications:

  1. Helms, M., G. Ozen and W.C. Hall (2004) Functional organization of the superior colliculus I.  An in vitro study of intrinsic vertical connections. J. Neurophysol. 91:1706-1715..
  2. Helms, M.C., G. Ozen and W.C. Hall (2002) Sublaminar specificity of vertical intrinsic circuitry in the superior colliculus, 463.3.2002 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, D.C.: Society for Neuroscience, 2002. Online..
  3. Ozen G., M.C. Helms and W.C. Hall (2003) The  intracollicular neuronal network. In: The Superior Colliculus: New Approaches for Studying Sensorimotor Integration. (Hall W.C and Moschovakis A., eds.) CRC Press 147-158..
  4. Hall, W.C., M.C. Helms and G. Ozen (2001) Horizontal intrinsic circuitry of the superor colliculus. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. Vol 27 No: 71.9..
  5. Helms, M.C., G. Ozen and W.C. Hall (2001) Vertical intrinsic circuitry of the superior colliculus. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. Vol 27 No. 71.8..
  6. Lee, P.H., M. Schmidt and W.C. Hall (2001) Excitatory and inhibitory circuitry in the superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus. J. Neurosci. 21: 8145-8153..
  7. Schmidt M., M. Boller, G. Ozen and W.C. Hall (2001) Disinhibition in rat superior colliculus mediated by GABAc receptors. J. Neurosci. 21: 691-699..
  8. Lee, P.H., M.C. Helms, G. Ozen and W.C. Hall (2000) Patch-clamp analysis of synaptic circuitry within the superior colliculus. Singapore Medical Journal 41: 28-34..
  9. Ozen, G., G.J. Augustine and W. C. Hall (2000) Contribution of superficial layer neurons to premotor bursts in the superior colliculus. J. Neurophysiol. 84: 460-471..
  10. Billet, S., N.B. Cant and W.C. Hall (1999) Cholinergic projections to the visual thalamus and superior colliculus. Brain Res. 847: 121-123..
  11. Pettit, D.L., M.C. Helms, P. Lee, G.J. Augustine and W.C. Hall (1999) Local excitatory circuits in the intermediate gray layer of the superior colliculus. J. Neurophysiol. 81: 1424-1427..
  12. Hall, W.C. and Lee, P. (1997) Interlaminar connections of the superior colliculus in the tree shrew. III: The optic layer. Vis. Neurosci. 14: 647-661..
  13. Lee, P.J., Helms, M.C., Augustine, G.J. and Hall, W.C. (1997) Role of intrinsic synaptic circuitry in collicular sensorimotor intergration. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 94:13299-13304..
  14. May, P.J., Sun, W. and Hall, W.C. (1997) Reciprocal connections between zona incerta and the pretectum and superior colliculus of the cat. Neuroscience 77: 1091-1114..
  15. Lee, P. and Hall, W.C. (1995) Interlaminar connections of the superior colliculus in the tree shrew. II: Projections from the superficial gray to the optic layer. Vis. Neurosci. 12: 573-588..
  16. May, P.J., Hall, W. C., Porter, J. N. and Sakai, S. T. (1994) Comparative anatomy of nigral and cerebellar control over tectally initiated orienting movements. In: Role of the Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia in Voluntary Movement. Eds., N. Mano, I. Hamada and M.R. DeLong. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, pp. 221-231..
  17. Hall, W.C. and Lee, P. (1993) Interlaminar connections of the superior colliculus in the tree strew. I. The superficial gray layer. J. Comp. Neurol. 332: 213-223..

Courses (Fall 2008):

  • Neurobio 93fcs.01, Neurobiology of mind
    Medbrynres 101l, MWF 01:30 PM-02:20 PM