Associate Professor Richard Vickery

Contact Details

Phone: +61 2 9065 5283
Email: richard.vickery@unsw.edu.au

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Research Interests:
My broad aim is to understand the neural mechanisms that give rise to sensory perception. I work on tactile perception and cortical coding in the somatosensory system, and on tactile prostheses to restore touch to amputees. Electrophysiological techniques are employed to study neural coding. Psychophysical and behavioural studies are carried out to look at integration.

Broad Research Areas:
Neuroscience, Physiology

Qualifications:
BSc Hons (Syd), PhD (UNSW)

Society Memberships & Professional Activities:
Australian Neuroscience Society, Society for Neuroscience (USA), Grant reviewer for NHMRC, ARC, NIH

Specific Research Keywords: tactile, cortical processing, neural coding, synaptic integration
Cortical Function, Electrophysiology, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Sensory Mechanisms, Bionics, Prostheses

University role:

Associate Professor

Groups:

Sensory Neuroscience

Research

Socio-economic Objective (SEO) tags:

Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences

Nervous System and Disorders

Teaching & Supervision

I am available to supervise:

Yes

Areas of supervision:

ILP, Honours, Engineering Thesis, Masters, PhD

Sensory neuroscience, tactile system

Supervision keywords:

sensation

touch

neurophysiology

peripheral nerve diseases

neuroprosthesis

Publications related to this Person

Book Chapters

Polly P; Vickery R; Thai T; Yang JL; Fath T; Herbert C; Jones N; Lewis T; Pather N; Schibeci S; Cox J, 2016, 'ePortfolios, Assessment and Professional Skills in the Medical Sciences', in Rowley J (ed.), ePortfolios in Australian Universities, Springer, Singapore, pp. 47 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1732-2_4

Journal articles

Ng KKW; Snow IN; Birznieks I; Vickery RM, 2021, 'Burst gap code predictions for tactile frequency are valid across the range of perceived frequencies attributed to two distinct tactile channels', Journal of Neurophysiology, vol. 125, pp. 687 - 692, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00662.2020

Loutit AJ; Vickery RM; Potas JR, 2021, 'Functional organization and connectivity of the dorsal column nuclei complex reveals a sensorimotor integration and distribution hub', Journal of Comparative Neurology, vol. 529, pp. 187 - 220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cne.24942

Ng KKW; Olausson C; Vickery RM; Birznieks I, 2020, 'Temporal patterns in electrical nerve stimulation: Burst gap code shapes tactile frequency perception', PLoS ONE, vol. 15, pp. e0237440, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237440

Vickery RM; Ng KKW; Potas JR; Shivdasani MN; McIntyre S; Nagi SS; Birznieks I, 2020, 'Tapping Into the Language of Touch: Using Non-invasive Stimulation to Specify Tactile Afferent Firing Patterns', Frontiers in Neuroscience, vol. 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.00500

Ho VW; Meng M; Hwang GJ; Pather N; Kumar RK; Vickery RM; Velan GM, 2019, 'Knowledge Maps: an Online Tool for Knowledge Mapping with Automated Feedback', Medical Science Educator, vol. 29, pp. 625 - 629, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40670-019-00736-y

Birznieks I; McIntyre S; Nilsson HM; Nagi SS; Macefield VG; Mahns DA; Vickery RM, 2019, 'Tactile sensory channels over-ruled by frequency decoding system that utilizes spike pattern regardless of receptor type', eLife, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.46510

Birznieks I; McIntyre S; Nilsson H; Nagi S; Macefield V; Mahns D; Vickery R, 2019, 'Tactile sensory channels over-ruled by frequency decoding system that utilizes spike pattern regardless of receptor type', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/570929

Loutit AJ; Shivdasani MN; Maddess T; Redmond SJ; Morley JW; Stuart GJ; Birznieks I; Vickery RM; Potas JR, 2019, 'Peripheral nerve activation evokes machine-learnable signals in the dorsal column nuclei', Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, vol. 13, pp. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2019.00011

Polly P; Thai T; Yang JL; Luo A; Herbert C; Jones N; Lewis T; Vickery R; Richardson A; Schibeci S, 2018, 'The teacher-student journey: Program-wide teamwork skills development and evaluation in the medical sciences', International Journal of Assessment and Evaluation, vol. 24, pp. 1 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/2327-7920/CGP/v24i04/1-24

Birznieks I; Vickery RM, 2017, 'Spike Timing Matters in Novel Neuronal Code Involved in Vibrotactile Frequency Perception', Current Biology, vol. 27, pp. 1485 - 1490.e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.011

McIntyre S; Birznieks I; Vickery RM; Holcombe AO; Seizova-Cajic T, 2016, 'The tactile motion aftereffect suggests an intensive code for speed in neurons sensitive to both speed and direction of motion', Journal of Neurophysiology, vol. 115, pp. 1703 - 1712, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00460.2015

Nagi SS; Dunn JS; Birznieks I; Vickery RM; Mahns DA, 2015, 'The effects of preferential A- and C-fibre blocks and T-type calcium channel antagonist on detection of low-force monofilaments in healthy human participants', BMC Neuroscience, vol. 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12868-015-0190-2

Carter AW; Chen SC; Lovell NH; Vickery RM; Morley JW, 2014, 'Convergence across tactile afferent types in primary and secondary somatosensory cortices', PLoS ONE, vol. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107617

Chelvanayagam D; Vickery RM; Kirkcaldie M; Coroneo MT; Morley JW, 2008, 'Multichannel surface recordings on the visual cortex: Implications for a neuroprosthesis', Journal of neural engineering, vol. 5, pp. 125 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/5/2/003

Tugnet N; Goddard JC; Vickery RM; Khoosal D; Terry TR, 2007, 'Current management of male-to-female gender identity disorder in the UK', Postgraduate Medical Journal, vol. 83, pp. 638 - 642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.2007.060533

Goddard JC; Vickery RM; Qureshi A; Summerton DJ; Khoosal D; Terry TR, 2007, 'Feminizing genitoplasty in adult transsexuals: Early and long-term surgical results', BJU International, vol. 100, pp. 607 - 613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.07017.x

Goddard JC; Vickery RM; Terry TR, 2007, 'Development of feminizing genitoplasty for gender dysphoria', Journal of Sexual Medicine, vol. 4, pp. 981 - 989, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00480.x

Morley JW; Vickery RM; Stuart M; Turman AB, 2007, 'Suppression of vibrotactile discrimination by transcranial magnetic stimulation of primary somatosensory cortex', European Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 26, pp. 1007 - 1010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05729.x

Vickery RM, 2007, 'Mind the neuron! The role of the single neuron in a theory of mind', ACTA Neuropsychiatrica, vol. 19, pp. 177 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1601-5215.2007.00206.x

Moorhouse AJ; Li S; Vickery RM; Hill MA; Morley JW, 2004, 'A patch-clamp investigation of membrane currents in a novel mammalian retinal ganglion cell line', Brain Research, vol. 1003, pp. 205 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2004.01.027

Vickery RM; Morley JW, 2002, 'Coding of disparity information in extrastriate cortex of the cat', Experimental Brain Research, vol. 145, pp. 130 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-002-1108-7

Vickery RM; Morley JW, 1999, 'Binocular interactions in area 21a of the cat', Neuroreport, vol. 10, pp. 2241 - 2244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00001756-199908020-00003

Vickery RM; Morley JW, 1999, 'Binocular phase interactions in area 21a of the cat', The Journal of Physiology, vol. 514, pp. 541 - 549, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.541ae.x

Vickery RM, 1999, 'Synaptic plasticity is complex, neurobiologists are not', Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 22, pp. 853 - 854, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X99492192

Vickery RM; Morris SH; Bindman LJ, 1997, 'Metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved in long-term potentiation in isolated slices of rat medial frontal cortex', Journal of Neurophysiology, vol. 78, pp. 3039 - 3046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.1997.78.6.3039

Morley JW; Vickery RM, 1997, 'Orientation-dependent binocular interactions in area 21a of the cat', Neuroreport, vol. 8, pp. 3173 - 3176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00001756-199709290-00033

Morley JW; Vickery RM, 1997, 'Spatial and temporal frequency selectivity of cells in area 21a of the cat', The Journal of Physiology, vol. 501, pp. 405 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.405bn.x

Morley JW; Yuan L; Vickery RM, 1997, 'Corticocortical connections between area 21a and primary visual cortex in the cat', Neuroreport, vol. 8, pp. 1263 - 1266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00001756-199703240-00041

Vickery RM; Bindman LJ, 1997, 'Long-lasting decreases of AMPA responses following postsynaptic activity in single hippocampal neurons.', Synapse (New York), vol. 25, pp. 103 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-2396(199701)25:1<103::AID-SYN12>3.0.CO;2-0

Barry MF; Vickery RM; Bolsover SR; Bindman LJ, 1996, 'Intracellular studies of heterosynaptic long-term depression (LTD) in CA1 of hippocampal slices', Hippocampus, vol. 6, pp. 3 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-1063(1996)6:1<3::AID-HIPO2>3.0.CO;2-S

Barry MF; Vickery RM; Bindman LJ, 1996, 'Postsynaptic induction of non-associative LTD and depotentiation in isolated slices of rat hippocampus', Journal of Physiology Paris, vol. 90, pp. 403, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0928-4257(97)87930-2

Morris SH; Vickery RM; Bindman LJ, 1996, 'An antagonist of metabotropic glutamate receptors reduces the potentiation of synaptic transmission produced by theta burst stimulation in isolated slices of rat medial frontal cortex', Journal of Physiology Paris, vol. 90, pp. 421 - 422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0928-4257(97)87947-8

Barry MF; Vickery RM; Bolsover SR; Bindman LJ, 1996, 'Intracellular studies of heterosynaptic long-term depression (LTD) in CA1 of hippocampal slices.', The Hippocampus, vol. 6, pp. 3 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-1063(1996)6:1<3::AID-HIPO2>3.0.CO;2-S

VICKERY RM, 1995, 'MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE (ADVANCES IN 2ND MESSENGER AND PHOSPHOPROTEIN RESEARCH, VOL 29) - STJARNE,L, GREENGARD,P, GRILLNER,SE, HOKFELT,TGM, OTTOSON,DR', TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES, vol. 18, pp. 326 - 326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0166-2236(95)90088-8

Gynther BD; Vickery RM; Rowe MJ, 1995, 'Transmission characteristics for the 1:1 linkage between SAII fibers and their cuneate target neurons in cat', Experimental Brain Research, vol. 105, pp. 67 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00242183

Vickery RM; Gynther BD; Rowe MJ, 1994, 'Synaptic transmission between single slowly adapting type I fibres and their cuneate target neurones in cat.', The Journal of Physiology, vol. 474, pp. 379 - 392, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1994.sp020030

Vickery RM; Morley JW; Rowe MJ, 1993, 'The role of single touch domes in tactile perception', Experimental Brain Research, vol. 93, pp. 332 - 334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00228402

Ghosh S; Turman AB; Vickery RM; Rowe MJ, 1992, 'Responses of cat ventroposterolateral thalamic neurons to vibrotactile stimulation of forelimb footpads', Experimental Brain Research, vol. 92, pp. 286 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00227971

Gynther BD; Vickery RM; Rowe MJ, 1992, 'Responses of slowly adapting type II afferent fibres in cat hairy skin to vibrotactile stimuli.', The Journal of Physiology, vol. 458, pp. 151 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1992.sp019411

Conference Papers

Ng KKW; Birznieks I; Tse ITH; Andersen J; Nilsson S; Vickery RM, 2018, 'Perceived frequency of aperiodic vibrotactile stimuli depends on temporal encoding', in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), pp. 199 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93445-7_18

Polly P; Thai T; Yang JL; Luo A; Herbert C; Jones N; Lewis T; Vickery R; Schibeci S, 2017, 'TEAMWORK SKILLS BUILDING AND REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IN THE MEDICAL SCIENCES USING EPORTFOLIO LEARNING AND AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT', in Chova LG; Martinez AL; Torres IC (eds.), 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES (EDULEARN17), IATED-INT ASSOC TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT, Barcelona, SPAIN, pp. 2086 - 2086, presented at 9th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN), Barcelona, SPAIN, 03 July 2017 - 05 July 2017, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000491356002027&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

McIntyre S; Birznieks I; Andersson R; Dicander G; Breen PP; Vickery RM, 2016, 'Temporal integration of tactile inputs from multiple sites', in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), SPRINGER INT PUBLISHING AG, Imperial Coll London, London, ENGLAND, pp. 204 - 213, presented at 10th International Conference on Haptics - Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications (EuroHaptics), Imperial Coll London, London, ENGLAND, 04 July 2016 - 07 July 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42321-0_19

McIntyre S; Seizova-Cajic T; Birznieks I; Holcombe AO; Vickery RM, 2014, 'Adaptation to motion presented with a tactile array', in Auvray M; Duriez C (ed.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Springer, Versailles, pp. 351 - 359, presented at Eurohaptics, Versailles, 24 - 26 June 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44193-0_44

Rager DM; Alvares D; Birznieks I; Redmond SJ; Morley JW; Lovell NH; Vickery RM, 2013, 'Generating tactile afferent stimulation patterns for slip and touch feedback in neural prosthetics', in Hirooka Y; Ide T; Kishi T; Sugimachi M (eds.), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2013), IEEE, Osaka, Japan, pp. 5922 - 5925, presented at 35th IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual International Conference, Osaka, Japan, 03 July 2013 - 07 July 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610900

Conference Presentations

Cederholm J; Goulton C; Vickery R; Moorhouse A, 2020, 'Online peer assessment: Challenges, triumphs and lessons learnt during COVID-19', UNSW Sydney, presented at UNSW Medicine & Health Education Forum, UNSW Sydney, 04 December 2020

Cederholm J; Goulton C; Vickery R; Moorhouse A, 2020, 'Our challenges and triumphs with online peer assessment in a fully remote course.', presented at Australian Physiological Society Education Forum, 25 November 2020

Cederholm J; Goulton C; Vickery R; Moorhouse A, 2020, 'Student Peer Assessment Using Moodle Workshop: Challenges in a COVID-19 world.', presented at UNSW Learning & Teaching Forum, 19 November 2020 - 20 November 2020

Cheung R; Walters C; Vickery R; Birznieks I; Potas J, 2019, 'What can the rat dorsal column nuclei tell us about the limits of human tactile perception?', Chicago, presented at Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, 24 October 2019

Conference Abstracts

Vickery R; Rodrigues B; Dahlman S; Schramko L; Morley J; Redmond S; Birznieks I, 2015, 'Non-invasive tactile feedback from artificial sensors using a biomimetic code', in JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Cairns, AUSTRALIA, Vol. 134, pp. 377 - 377, presented at 25th Biennial Meeting of the International-Society-for-Neurochemistry Jointly with the 13th Meeting of the Asian-Pacific-Society-for-Neurochemistry in Conjunction with the 35th Meeting of the Australasian-Neuroscience-Society, Cairns, AUSTRALIA, 23 August 2015 - 27 August 2015, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000360206300969&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Preprints

Kawashima Y; Li R; Chen SC-Y; Vickery RM; Morley JW; Tsuchiya N, Steady state evoked potential (SSEP) responses in the primary and secondary somatosensory cortices of anesthetized cats: nonlinearity characterized by harmonic and intermodulation frequencies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.22.307652

Loutit AJ; Vickery RM; Potas JR, Functional Organisation and Connectivity of the Dorsal Column Nuclei Complex Reveals a Sensorimotor Integration and Distribution Hub, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints201911.0084.v3

Loutit AJ; Vickery RM; Potas JR, The Dorsal Column Nuclei Complex Neuroanatomy Reveals a Complex Sensorimotor Integration and Distribution Hub, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints201911.0084.v2

Loutit AJ; Vickery RM; Potas JR, The Dorsal Column Nuclei Neuroanatomy Reveals A Complex Sensorimotor Integration and Distribution Hub, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints201911.0084.v1

Cellular and Systems Physiology