Undergraduate degree: B.S., Geology, George
Washington University, Washington, DC, 1975.
Graduate degrees: M.S., Biology, Towson State University,
1980.
Ph.D., Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 1984.
Post-doctoral fellowship: Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, 1984-1987.
Research Interests: Auditory neuroscience, Noise-induced hearing loss, ototoxicity, tinnitus, auditory development, neural plasticity
Academic Office phone number: 313-577-1257
Email address: jkalten@med.wayne.edu
Selected Publications:
Kaltenbach, J.A. & McCaslin, d. (1996) Increases in spontaneous activity of dorsal cochlear nucleus neurons following intense sound exposure. Auditory Neuroscience, 3, 57-78.
Meleca, R.J., Kaltenbach, J.A., & Falzarano, P.R. (1997) Changes in the tonotopic map of the dorsal cochlear nucleus following degeneration hair cells and primary afferent fibers. Brain Research. 750,201-213.
Mandal, A., Quirk, W.S., & Kaltenbach, J.A., (1997) Noise-induced changes in blood flow over the surface of the dorsal cochlear nucleus. Hearing Research, 106, 1-8.
Myers, S.F., H.H. Salem and Kaltenbach, J.A., (1997) Efferent neurons and vestibular cross-talk in the frog. Journal of Neurophysiology 77, 2061-2070.
Church, M. W., & Kaltenbach, J.A. (1997) Effects of fetal alcohol exposure on the auditory and vestibular systems. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 21, 495-512.
Kaltenbach, J.A.. Blakely.B., Church, M., McCaslin, d, and Burgio, D. (1997) Chemoprotective effects of 5 agents on Cisplatin-induced Ototoxicity. Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. 117, 493-504.
Kaltenbach, J.A. and Falzarano, P.R. (1997) Development of
the reticular lamina in the Syrian golden hamster. International Journal of
Development Neuroscience, (Special Issue), 15, 509-521.
Book Chapters
Sanders, J.C., Kaltenbach, J.A., & Relkin, E. M. (1983). The anatomical and functional development of the outer and middle ear. In R. Romand (Ed.) Development of Auditory and Vestibular systems. Academic Press, New York. pp. 3-25.
Kaltenbach, J.A., Meleca, R., & Falzarano, P.R. (1996) Alterations in the tonotopic organization of the cochlear nucleus following cochlear lesions. In R. Salvi et al., (Eds.), Auditory System Plasticity and Regeneration. Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 317-332.
Kaltenbach, J.A., McCaslin, D.L., Godfrey, D.A. & Squire, A. (1996) Sound-induced changes in the physiology and chemistry of the cochlear nucleus which may be relevant to tinnitus. In J. Vernon et al (Ed.) Proceedings of the 5th International Tinnitus Seminar, American Tinnitus Association, Portland, OR, pp. 429-440.
Godfrey, D.A., Godfrey, T.G., Mikesell, N.I., Waller,
II.J., Yao, W., Chen, K., and Kaltenbach, J.A., Chemistry of granular and closely related
regions of the cochlear.
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