Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology

Dr Leanne Mckay

  • Lecturer (Neurosciences and Clinical Psychology)

telephone: 01413304490
email: Leanne.McKay@glasgow.ac.uk


Maturation and modulation of respiratory rhythm generation.

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Number of items: 7.

2010

McKay, L.C., Critchley, H.D., Murphy, K., Frackowiak, R.S.J., and Corfield, D.R. (2010) Sub-cortical and brainstem sites associated with chemo-stimulated increases in ventilation in humans. Neuroimage, 49 (3). pp. 2526-2535. ISSN 1053-8119 (doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.11.007)

McKay, L.C., Attalla, A., and Morrell, M.J. (2010) Physiology and neural control of breathing during sleep. In: McNicholas, W.T. and Bonsignore, M.R. (eds.) Sleep Apnoea. Series: European Respiratory Society monograph series (50). European Respiratory Society, pp. 1-16. ISBN 978-1-84984-007-1

2008

McKay, L.C., Adams, L., Frackowiak, R.S.J., and Corfield, D.R. (2008) A bilateral cortico-bulbar network associated with breath holding in humans, determined by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroimage, 40 (4). pp. 1824-1832. ISSN 1053-8119 (doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.01.058)

McKay, L.C., and Feldman, J.L. (2008) Unilateral ablation of pre-botzinger complex disrupts breathing during sleep but not wakefulness. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 178 (1). pp. 89-95. ISSN 1073-449X (doi:10.1164/rccm.200712-1901OC)

2005

Mckay, L (2005) Sleep-disordered breathing after targeted ablation of preBotzinger complex neurons. Nature Neuroscience, 8 (9). pp. 1142-1144. (doi:10.1038/nn1517)

2004

Mckay, L (2004) Episodic hypoxia evokes long-term facilitation of genioglossus muscle activity in neonatal rats. Journal of Physiology-london, 557 (1). pp. 13-18. (doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2004.064006)

2003

McKay, LC, Evans, KC, Frackowiak, RSJ, and Corfield, DR (2003) Neural correlates of voluntary breathing in humans. Journal of Applied Physiology, 95 . pp. 1170-1178. (doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00641.2002)

This list was generated on Thu May 24 05:46:40 2012 BST.
  • Development and maturation of the neural control of breathing.
    Medical Research Scotland
    2012 - 2015
     
  • Assessing the potential for gene therapy in Rett syndrome
    Rett Syndrome Association Scotland
    2011 - 2013
     
  • Confocal microscopic studies in Neuroscience
    Wellcome Trust
    2010 - 2013
     
  • Development and maturation of respiratory rhythm generation and chemosensitivity in mammals
    Tenovus-Scotland
    2009 - 2011
     
  • Reversibility and mapping of Rett Syndrome-like phenotypes in the mouse brain
    MRC
    2008 - 2011
     

Invited International Presentations

  • 2007: Paris, France - Faculté de Pharmacie respiratory control seminar
  • 2006: Lake Louise, Canada - Invited speaker The Xth Oxford Conference on Modeling and Control of Breathing, 2006: Conset and dissent on respiratory rhythm generation
  • 2006: Gif-Sur-Yvette, France - C.N.R.S. respiratory rhythm seminar

Professional Learned Society

  • 2005 - ongoing: Physiological Society - Member. Elected co-convener of Respitory Physiology Special Interest Group from 2007
  • 2002 - ongoing: Society for Neuroscience - Member

Research Fellowship

  • 2006 - 2006: Human Frontiers Science Programme short-term Fellowship
  • 2006 - 2008: Fondation pour la Recherche Medicale Fellowship