Stephanie Khalfa, Ph.D

Contact

Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie et Neuropsychologie, Inserm EMI-U 9926
Université de la Méditerranée, Faculté de médecine Timone
27, Bd Jean Moulin 13385 Marseille cedex 5, FRANCE

Phone:(33) 4-91-29-98-15
Fax:(33) 4-91-78-99-14
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Research Interests and methods / Sujets de Recherche et methodes

Music and emotions
Functional neuroimagery of emotions (fMRI)
Autonomic nervous system and emotions
Intracranial EEG recordings of epileptic patients
Study of patients with brain seizures

Publications

* Music and Emotions

* Auditory asymmetries; medial olivo-cochlear system

Khalfa S., Bougeard R, Morand N., Veuillet E, Isnard J, Guenot M., Ryvlin P, Fischer C., Collet L. Evidence of peripheral auditory activity modulation by the auditory cortex in humans. Neuroscience 104(2):347-58 (2001).
Morand N., Khalfa S., Ravazzani P., Tognola G., Grandori F., Durrand JD., Collet L., Veuillet E. Frequency and temporal analysis of contralateral acoustic stimulation on evoked otoacoustic emissions in humans. Hearing Research 145(1-2):52-58 (2000).
Khalfa S., Micheyl C., Pham E., Maison S., Veuillet E., Collet L. Tones disappear faster in the right ear than in the left. Perception & Psychophysics 62(3): 647-55 (2000).
Veuillet E, Khalfa S., Collet L. Clinical relevance of medial efferent auditory pathways. Scandinavian Audiology 28, 53-62 (1999).
Perrot X., Micheyl C., Khalfa S., Collet L.Influences on cochlear biomechanical activity in musicians than in non musicians. Neuroscience letters.262, 167-170 (1999) .
Khalfa S., Veuillet E. & Collet L. Influence of handedness on peripheral auditory asymmetry. European Journal of Neuroscience. 10, 2731-2737 (1998).
Khalfa S., Micheyl C., Veuillet E., Collet L. Peripheral auditory lateralization assessment using TEOAEs. Hearing Research. 121, 29-34 (1998).
Khalfa S., Morlet T., Veuillet E., Perrot X. & Collet L. Existence d’une latéralisation de l’appareil auditif périphérique. Ann Otolaryngol Chir Cervico-fac. 115, 156-160 (1998).
Khalfa S., Morlet T., Micheyl C., Morgon A.& Collet L. Evidence for peripheral hearing asymmetry in humans: clinical implications. Acta Otolaryngol. 117, 192-196 (1997).
Khalfa S. & Collet L. Functional asymmetry of medial olivocochlear system in humans. Towards a peripheral auditory lateralization. Neuroreport. 7, 993-996 (1996).
Micheyl C., Khalfa S., Perrot X. & Collet L. Difference in auditory efferent activity between musicians and non-musicians. Neuroreport. 8, 1047-1050 (1997).

* Autism

Khalfa S, Bruneau N., Rogé B., Georgieff N., Veuillet E., Adrien J-L., Barthélémy C., Collet L.. Peripheral auditory asymmetry in infantile autism. European Journal of Neuroscience 13(3): 628-632 (2001).
Khalfa S., Bruneau N., Rogé B., Georgieff N., Veuillet E., Adrien J-L., Barthélémy C., Collet L. Increased perception of loudness in autism. Hearing Research (in press).

* Hyperacusia

Khalfa S, Dubal S, Veuillet E, Perez-Diaz F, Jouvent R, Collet L. Psychometric normalization of an hyperacusis questionnaire. ORL journal and its related specialities 64, 436-442 (2002).

Khalfa S., Chéry-Croze S., Collet L. Questionnaires d’évaluation. In: Acouphènes et hyperacousie. Société Française d’Oto-rhino-laryngologie et de Chirurgie de la Face et du Cou (2001), pp 444.