Eric E. Bauer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
322 Colton Hall
330.569.5848
baueree@hiram.edu
Education
Cornell University (Biology), B.A.
University of Texas at Austin (Zoology), Ph.D.
Teaching Interests
I am interested in teaching a wide variety of courses, from the introductory level through upper level courses in neuroscience, electrophysiology, sensory and general physiology, and developmental biology. I am also interested in interdisciplinary courses such as scientific writing, science in the popular press, and bioethics. I like to incorporate a variety of teaching pedagogies into my courses, such as interactive discussions, research-oriented laboratory exercises including collaborative group projects, web-based course management, and electronic classroom technologies.
Courses Taught
Introductory biology
Developmental biology
Neuroscience
Animal physiology
Science in the media
Research Interests
I am interested in the developmental processes by which brains wire themselves initially and then remain correctly wired during larval and juvenile growth when body size and neuron number may increase by several orders of magnitude. I use the zebrafish lateral line as a model system for my studies.
Selected Publications (*Denotes Co-First Authors)
- Bauer EE, Coleman MJ, Roberts TF, Roy A, Prather J, Mooney R. The synaptic basis for an auditory-vocal interface in the songbird brain. In preparation.
- Murakami SL, Cunningham LL, Werner LA, Bauer EE, Pujol R., Raible DW, Rubel EW. 2003. Developmental differences in susceptibility to neomycin-induced hair cell death in the lateral line neuromasts of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Hear Res 186: 47-56.
- Pollak GD, Klug A, Bauer EE. 2003. Processing and representation of species-specific communication calls in the auditory system of bats. Int Rev Neurobiol, 56: 83-121.
- Bauer EE, Klug A, Pollak GD. 2002. Spectral determination of responses to species specific calls in the dorsal nucleus of the lateal lemniscus. J. Neurophysiol 88: 1955-1967.
- Klug A, Bauer EE, Hanson JT, Hurley L, Meitzen J, Pollak GD. 2002. Response selectivity for species-specific calls in the inferior colliculus of mexican free-tailed bats is generated by inhibition. J. Neurophysiol 88: 1941-1954.
- Pollak GD, Burger RM, Park TJ, Klug A., Bauer EE. 2002. Roles of inhibition for transforming binaural properties in the brainstem auditory system. Hear Res 168: 60-78.
- Klug A, Khan A, Burger RM, Bauer EE, Hurley LM, Yang L, Grothe B, Halvorsen MB, Park TJ. 2000. Latency as a function of intensity in auditory neurons: influences of central processing. Hear Res 148: 107-123.
- Bauer EE*, Klug A*, Pollak GD. 2000. Features of contralaterally evoked inhibition in the Inferior Colliculus. Hear Res 141: 80-96.
- Klug A*, Bauer EE*, Pollak GD. 1999. Multiple components of ipsilaterally evoked inhibition in the inferior colliculus. J. Neurophysiol 82: 593–610.
- Gilbert C, Bauer EE. 1998. Resistance reflex that maintains upright head posture in the flesh fly Neobellieria bullata (Sarcophagidae). J. Exp Biology 201: 2735-2744.