Edward F. Kelly

Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Primary Location

The Division of Perceptual Studies
P.O. Box 800152
Charlottesville, VA 22908

Primary Phone Number

434.924.2281

Fax Number

434.924.1712

[email protected]

Website

https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/who-we-are/dops-staff/ed-kellys-bio/

Bio & Overview

Broadly, mind/brain issues and cognitive neuroscience, emphasizing (a) phenomena that challenge current neuroscientific dogma (mind-brain “identity” theory in all its forms) (b) neurobiologically realistic models of human cognitive function, and (c) research technologies that permit direct visualization of the activity of the working human brain. Psychophysiological and electrophysiological research methods, with special emphasis on development of novel high-resolution EEG techniques for non-invasive visualization of localized patterns of neocortical activity, and comparison of neuroelectric responses with the hemodynamic responses revealed by concurrent FMRI. Research methods in general, including statistics, computer programming, and applications of computers in research.

Academic Information

Department: Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Research Interests

physiological correlates of psi altered states of consciousness

Selected Publications

Kelly Edward F, Toward Reconciliation of Science and Spirituality: A Brief History of the “Sursem” Project, 2015; EdgeScience. 22(1) 3-6. PMID:

Greyson B, Kelly EF, Dunseath WJ, Surge of neurophysiological activity in the dying brain., 2013; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110(47) E4405. PMID: 24198339 | PMCID: PMC3839773

Kelly EdwardF, Kelly Emily W, Where Science and Religion Intersect: The Work of Ian Stevenson , 2008; Journal of Scientific Exploration. 22(1) 73-80. PMID:

Francis ST, Kelly EF, Bowtell R, Dunseath WJ, Folger SE, McGlone F, fMRI of the responses to vibratory stimulation of digit tips., 2000; NeuroImage. 11(3) 188-202. PMID: 10694461

Kelly EF, Folger SE, EEG evidence of stimulus-directed response dynamics in human somatosensory cortex., 1999; Brain research. 815(2) 326-36. PMID: 9878812

Kelly EF, McLaughlin DF, Dunseath WJ, Folger S, Jones F, Hudnell HK, Frequency-domain measurement of vibrotactile driving responses in first-order afferent populations., 1996; Experimental brain research. 109(3) 500-6. PMID: 8817281

Dunseath WJ, Kelly EF, Multichannel PC-based data-acquisition system for high-resolution EEG., 1995; IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering. 42(12) 1212-7. PMID: 8550064