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auditory cortex, plasticity, autism, speech
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Employment (3)

The University of Texas at Dallas: Richardson, TX, US

2020-08 to present | Assistant Professor (School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences)
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The University of Texas at Dallas: Richardson, TX, US

2016-06 to 2020-07 | Research Assistant Professor (Texas Biomedical Device Center)
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Crystal Engineer

University of Texas at Dallas: Richardson, TX, US

2009-01 to 2016-05 | Research associate (Behavioral and Brain Sciences)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Texas at Dallas: Richardson, TX, US

2003-08 to 2008-12 | Ph.D. (Behavioral and Brain Sciences)
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Crystal Engineer

University of Texas at Dallas: Richardson, TX, US

2003-08 to 2005-08 | M.S. (Behavioral and Brain Sciences)
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Crystal Engineer

University of Texas at Dallas: Richardson, TX, US

2000-08 to 2003-08 | B.S. (Behavioral and Brain Sciences)
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Funding (3)

Enhancing speech processing in a rat model of autism using vagus nerve stimulation

2019-01 to 2021-01 | Grant
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (NY, NY, US)
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Crystal Engineer

Enhancing Speech Processing In A Rat Model Of Autism Using Vagus Nerve Stimulation

2018-12-01 to 2023-11-30 | Grant
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (Bethesda, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: R01DC017480
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Animal Model of Speech Sound Processing in Autism

2009-11 to 2010-10 | Grant
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (MD, MD, US)
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Crystal Engineer

Works (40)

Pairing tones with vagus nerve stimulation improves brain stem responses to speech in the valproic acid model of autism

Journal of Neurophysiology
2024-11-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Yuko Tamaoki; Varun Pasapula; Tanya T. Danaphongse; Alfonso R. Reyes; Collin R. Chandler; Michael S. Borland; Jonathan R. Riley; Alan M. Carroll; Crystal T. Engineer
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Bursts of vagus nerve stimulation paired with auditory rehabilitation fail to improve speech sound perception in rats with hearing loss.

iScience
2024-03-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Carroll AM; Riley JR; Borland MS; Danaphongse TT; Hays SA; Kilgard MP; Engineer CT
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Degraded inferior colliculus responses to complex sounds in prenatally exposed VPA rats.

Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders
2024-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Yuko Tamaoki; Pasapula V; Chandler C; Borland MS; Olajubutu OI; Tharakan LS; Engineer CT
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Precise sound characteristics drive plasticity in the primary auditory cortex with VNS-sound pairing.

Frontiers in neuroscience
2023-09-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Borland MS; Buell EP; Riley JR; Carroll AM; Moreno NA; Sharma P; Grasse KM; Buell JM; Kilgard MP; Engineer CT
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Behavioral paradigm for the evaluation of stimulation-evoked somatosensory perception thresholds in rats.

Frontiers in neuroscience
2023-06-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Smith TJ; Wu Y; Cheon C; Khan AA; Srinivasan H; Capadona JR; Cogan SF; Pancrazio JJ; Engineer CT; Ana G. Hernandez-Reynoso
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Behavioral Paradigm for the Evaluation of Stimulation-Evoked Somatosensory Perception Thresholds in Rats

2023-05-05 | Preprint
Contributors: Thomas J. Smith; Yupeng Wu; Claire Cheon; Arlin A. Khan; Hari Srinivasan; Jeffrey R. Capadona; Stuart F. Cogan; Joseph J. Pancrazio; Crystal T. Engineer; Ana G. Hernandez-Reynoso
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Treatment for Fear and Anxiety in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Journal of psychiatry and brain science
2022-09-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Shivaswamy T; Souza RR; Engineer CT; McIntyre CK
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Auditory Brainstem Responses Predict Behavioral Deficits in Rats with Varying Levels of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Neuroscience
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85117767226

Part of ISSN: 18737544 03064522
Contributors: Riley, J.R.; Borland, M.S.; Tamaoki, Y.; Skipton, S.K.; Engineer, C.T.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Deficits in skilled motor and auditory learning in a rat model of Rett syndrome

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85092015811

Part of ISSN: 18661956 18661947
Contributors: Adcock, K.S.; Blount, A.E.; Morrison, R.A.; Alvarez-Dieppa, A.; Kilgard, M.P.; Engineer, C.T.; Hays, S.A.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Vagus nerve stimulation paired with tones restores auditory processing in a rat model of Rett syndrome

Brain Stimulation
2020-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Katherine S. Adcock; Collin Chandler; Elizabeth P. Buell; Bleyda R. Solorzano; Kristofer W. Loerwald; Michael S. Borland; Crystal T. Engineer
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Reversing degraded auditory processing using targeted plasticity

Proceedings of the International Congress on Acoustics
2019 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85099329788

Part of ISSN: 24151599 22267808
Contributors: Tamaoki, Y.; Riley, J.R.; Borland, M.S.; Hays, S.A.; Engineer, C.T.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Speech sound training alters auditory processing in rats

Proceedings of the International Congress on Acoustics
2019 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85099330065

Part of ISSN: 24151599 22267808
Contributors: Engineer, C.T.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Pairing vagus nerve stimulation with tones drives plasticity across the auditory pathway.

Journal of neurophysiology
2019-06-19 | Journal article
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Crystal Engineer
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation Rate and Duration Determine whether Sensory Pairing Produces Neural Plasticity.

Neuroscience
2019-03-21 | Journal article
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Crystal Engineer
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Protocol for Construction of Rat Nerve Stimulation Cuff Electrodes

Methods and Protocols
2019-02 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Manolo Rios; Jesse E. Bucksot; Kimiya C. Rahebi; Crystal Engineer; Michael P. Kilgard; Seth Hays
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Cortical map plasticity as a function of vagus nerve stimulation rate

Brain Stimulation
2018-11 | Journal article
Contributors: E.P. Buell; K.W. Loerwald; C.T. Engineer; M.S. Borland; J.M. Buell; C.A. Kelly; I.I. Khan; S.A. Hays; M.P. Kilgard
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Vagus nerve stimulation as a potential adjuvant to behavioral therapy for autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders
2017 | Journal article
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Crystal Engineer via Europe PubMed Central
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The Interval Between VNS-Tone Pairings Determines the Extent of Cortical Map Plasticity.

Neuroscience
2017-11 | Journal article
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Crystal Engineer via Europe PubMed Central
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Shank3-deficient rats exhibit degraded cortical responses to sound.

Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research
2017-10 | Journal article
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Crystal Engineer via Europe PubMed Central
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Temporal plasticity in auditory cortex improves neural discrimination of speech sounds

Brain Stimulation
2017-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Crystal T. Engineer; Jai A. Shetake; Navzer D. Engineer; Will A. Vrana; Jordan T. Wolf; Michael P. Kilgard
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Rodent Models of Speech Sound Processing

Neurobiology of Language
2016 | Other
Contributors: Crystal T. Engineer; Tracy M. Centanni; Michael P. Kilgard
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Crystal Engineer via Crossref Metadata Search

Cortical Map Plasticity as a Function of Vagus Nerve Stimulation Intensity

Brain Stimulation
2016-01 | Journal article
Contributors: M.S. Borland; W.A. Vrana; N.A. Moreno; E.A. Fogarty; E.P. Buell; P. Sharma; C.T. Engineer; M.P. Kilgard
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Degraded neural and behavioral processing of speech sounds in a rat model of Rett syndrome

Neurobiology of Disease
2015 | Journal article
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Crystal Engineer
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Neural Coding of Speech Sounds

Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience
2015 | Other
Contributors: Michael P. Kilgard; Crystal T. Engineer
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Crystal Engineer via Crossref Metadata Search

Pairing speech sounds with vagus nerve stimulation drives stimulus-specific cortical plasticity

Brain Stimulation
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84942980677

Contributors: Engineer, C.T.; Engineer, N.D.; Riley, J.R.; Seale, J.D.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Speech training alters consonant and vowel responses in multiple auditory cortex fields

Behavioural Brain Research
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84926649109

Contributors: Engineer, C.T.; Rahebi, K.C.; Buell, E.P.; Fink, M.K.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Abnormal emotional learning in a rat model of autism exposed to valproic acid in utero

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84927524054

Contributors: Banerjee, A.; Engineer, C.T.; Sauls, B.L.; Morales, A.A.; Kilgard, M.P.; Ploski, J.E.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Behavioral and neural discrimination of speech sounds after moderate or intense noise exposure in rats

Ear and Hearing
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84927674535

Contributors: Reed, A.C.; Centanni, T.M.; Borland, M.S.; Matney, C.J.; Engineer, C.T.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Degraded auditory processing in a rat model of autism limits the speech representation in non-primary auditory cortex

Developmental Neurobiology
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84927570150

Contributors: Engineer, C.T.; Centanni, T.M.; Im, K.W.; Borland, M.S.; Moreno, N.A.; Carraway, R.S.; Wilson, L.G.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Degraded speech sound processing in a rat model of fragile X syndrome

Brain Research
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84899920392

Contributors: Engineer, C.T.; Centanni, T.M.; Im, K.W.; Rahebi, K.C.; Buell, E.P.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Speech sound discrimination training improves auditory cortex responses in a rat model of autism

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84905502439

Contributors: Engineer, C.T.; Centanni, T.M.; Im, K.W.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Speech sound processing deficits and training-induced neural plasticity in rats with dyslexia gene knockdown

PLoS ONE
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84901596192

Contributors: Centanni, T.M.; Chen, F.; Booker, A.M.; Engineer, C.T.; Sloan, A.M.; Rennaker, R.L.; LoTurco, J.J.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Speech training alters tone frequency tuning in rat primary auditory cortex

Behavioural Brain Research
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84887152045

Contributors: Engineer, C.T.; Perez, C.A.; Carraway, R.S.; Chang, K.Q.; Roland, J.L.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Cortical speech-evoked response patterns in multiple auditory fields are correlated with behavioral discrimination ability

Journal of Neurophysiology
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84879651845

Contributors: Centanni, T.M.; Engineer, C.T.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Detection and identification of speech sounds using cortical activity patterns

Neuroscience
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84890846999

Contributors: Centanni, T.M.; Sloan, A.M.; Reed, A.C.; Engineer, C.T.; Rennaker, R.L.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Different timescales for the neural coding of consonant and vowel sounds

Cerebral Cortex
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84861850467

Contributors: Perez, C.A.; Engineer, C.T.; Jakkamsetti, V.; Carraway, R.S.; Perry, M.S.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Similarity of Cortical Activity Patterns Predicts generalization Behavior

PLoS ONE
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84885772476

Contributors: Engineer, C.T.; Perez, C.A.; Carraway, R.S.; Chang, K.Q.; Roland, J.L.; Sloan, A.M.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Inverted-U function relating cortical plasticity and task difficulty

Neuroscience
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84858004821

Contributors: Engineer, N.D.; Engineer, C.T.; Reed, A.C.; Pandya, P.K.; Jakkamsetti, V.; Moucha, R.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Cortical activity patterns predict robust speech discrimination ability in noise

European Journal of Neuroscience
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-82455212801

Contributors: Shetake, J.A.; Wolf, J.T.; Cheung, R.J.; Engineer, C.T.; Ram, S.K.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Cortical activity patterns predict speech discrimination ability

Nature Neuroscience
2008 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-42649130035

Contributors: Engineer, C.T.; Perez, C.A.; Chen, Y.H.; Carraway, R.S.; Reed, A.C.; Shetake, J.A.; Jakkamsetti, V.; Chang, K.Q.; Kilgard, M.P.
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Crystal Engineer via Scopus - Elsevier

Peer review (9 reviews for 7 publications/grants)

Review activity for Advanced science. (1)
Review activity for Hearing research. (2)
Review activity for International journal of molecular sciences. (1)
Review activity for Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders (2)
Review activity for Language learning. (1)
Review activity for PLoS biology. (1)
Review activity for The journal of neuroscience : (1)