Tina Kao

Prof Kao is a full-time educator and researcher. Her research is fundamental to the understanding of how one's experiences, and/or injuries, are associated with the brain's ability to "rewire" itself. In the classroom, Prof Kao's core pedagogy is to translate exciting works of original research into everyday teaching. 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Joy Y, Kao T, Jensen G. (2025). Effects of posttransfer feedback informativeness in a transitive inference task. Mem Cognit. 2025 Jul;53(5):1330-1342.

Kao T, Michaelcheck C, Ferrera VP, Terrace HS, Jensen G. (2024). Transitive inference in a clinical childhood sample with a focus on autism spectrum disorder. Autism Res. Nov;17(11):2355-2369

Jensen G, Kao T, Michaelcheck C, Borge SS, Ferrera VP, Terrace HS. (2021). Category learning in a transitive inference paradigm. Mem Cognit. Jul;49(5):1020-1035.

Kao T, Jensen G, Michaelcheck C, Ferrera VP, Terrace HS. (2020). Absolute and relative knowledge of ordinal position on implied lists. J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. Dec;46(12):2227-2243. 

Sisco H. and Kao T. (2018). Learning style preferences and acculturation of multicultural students of the U.S. Institute for Learning Styles Journal. 1:1-10.

Strain MM, Kauer SD, Kao T, Brumley MR. (2014). Intra- and interimb adaptations to a sensory perturbation during activation of the serotonin system after a low thoracic spinal cord transection in neonatal rats. Front Neural Circuits. Jul 14;8:80.

Moxon KA, Kao T, Shumsky JS. (2013). Role of cortical reorganization on the effect of 5-HT pharmacotherapy for spinal cord injury. Exp Neurol. Feb;240:17-27.

Assimacopoulos S, Kao T, Issa NP, Grove EA. (2012). Fibroblast growth factor 8 organizes the neocortical area map and regulates sensory map topography. J Neurosci. 32(21):7191-7201.

Kao T, Shumsky JS, Knudsen EB, Murray M, Moxon K. (2011). Functional role of exercise-induced cortical organization of sensorimotor cortex after spinal transection. J Neurophysiol. 106(5):2662-2674.

Kao T, Shumsky JS, Murray M, Moxon KA. (2009). Exercise induces cortical plasticity after neonatal spinal cord injury in the rat. J Neurosci. 29(23):7549-7557.

Kao T, Shumsky JS, Jacob-Vadakot S, Himes BT, Murray M, Moxon KA. (2006). Role of the 5 HT2C receptor in improving weight-supported stepping in adult rats spinalized as neonates. Brain Res. 27:1112(1):159-168.

Shumsky JS, Kao T, Amato N, Simansky K, Murray M, Moxon KA. (2005). Partial 5-HT(1A) receptor agonist activity by the 5-HT(2C) receptor antagonist SB 206,553 is revealed in rats spinalized as neonates. Exp Neurol. 1(2):361-365.

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