Research Interests:

Dr. Morrow investigates neurobehavioral dysfunction in individuals with cerebral lesions and various medical disorders (e.g., solvent exposure, diabetes). A primary focus of her research centers on the investigations of covert attentional mechanisms in patients with parietal lobe damage. Dr. Morrow has demonstrated how specific operations of attention -- disengage, move and engage -- are affected in patients with hemispatial neglect and how these mechanisms may change over time. A second line of invetigation focuses on the assessment of neurobehavioral impairment in neurotoxin-exposed adults. Changes in specific cognitive processes (e.g., memory, attention), as well and cortical and subcortical damage that results from exposure to various neurotoxins, is examined. To that end, neurobehavioral, neurophysiological (event-related potentials) and anatomical (PET scans) data are obtained.

Recent Publications:

Bell IR; Rossi J-3rd; Gilbert ME; Kobal G; Morrow LA; Newlin DB; Sorg BA; Wood RW (1997). Testing the neural sensitization and kindling hypothesis for illness from low levels of environmental chemicals. Environ Health Perspect, 105 Suppl 2: 539-47

Morrow-LA; Condray-R; Steinhauer-SR (1995). Neuropsychiatric sequelae following chemical exposure. Arch Environ Health, 50(5): 390-1

Morrow-LA; Steinhauer-SR (1995) Alterations in heart rate and pupillary response in persons with organic solvent exposure. Biol Psychiatry, 37(10): 721-30

Morrow-LA; Steinhauer-SR; Ryan-CM (1994) The utility of psychophysiological measures in assessing the correlates and consequences of organic solvent exposure. Toxicol Ind Health, 10(4 5): 537-44.