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Leah Krubitzer

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PhD Neurobiology University of California, Davis
Bachelors Psychology University of California, Santa Cruz

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According to Wikipedia, Leah Krubitzer is an American neuroscientist, Professor of Psychology at University of California, Davis, and head of the Laboratory of Evolutionary Neurobiology. Her research interests center on how complex brains in mammals evolve from simpler forms. To do this, she focuses on anatomical connections and electrophysiological characteristics of neurons in the neocortex . Using comparative studies, she determines which features of the neocortex are shared by all mammals and how new features of the neocortex have evolved. This allows her to reconstruct evolutionary phylogenies of the neocortex together with their relationship to functional changes. Thus, her work aims to explain the diversity in mammalian behavioral and perceptual abilities by investigating how evolutionarily old developmental mechanisms constrain evolutionary change while also providing the variation needed for the evolution of the diversity of brains found in mammals.

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Reorganization of retinotopic cortical maps in adult mammals after lesions of the retina. (1990) (700)
Frontal eye field as defined by intracortical microstimulation in squirrel monkeys, owl monkeys, and macaque monkeys II. cortical connections (1986) (467)
Frontal eye field as defined by intracortical microstimulation in squirrel monkeys, owl monkeys, and macaque monkeys: I. Subcortical connections (1987) (413)
A redefinition of somatosensory areas in the lateral sulcus of macaque monkeys (1995) (321)
Somatotopic organization of cortical fields in the lateral sulcus of Homo sapiens: Evidence for SII and PV (2000) (311)
Cortical connections of MT in four species of primates: Areal, modular, and retinotopic patterns (1990) (297)
The organization of neocortex in mammals: are species differences really so different? (1995) (281)
Functional MRI at 1.5 tesla: a comparison of the blood oxygenation level-dependent signal and electrophysiology. (2000) (192)
The Magnificent Compromise: Cortical Field Evolution in Mammals (2007) (191)
Microelectrode maps, myeloarchitecture, and cortical connections of three somatotopically organized representations of the body surface in the parietal cortex of squirrels (1986) (188)
Area 3a: topographic organization and cortical connections in marmoset monkeys. (2001) (187)
The evolution of the neocortex in mammals: how is phenotypic diversity generated? (2005) (185)
Cortical connections of the second somatosensory area and the parietal ventral area in macaque monkeys (2003) (180)
Early blindness results in abnormal corticocortical and thalamocortical connections (2006) (161)
Organization of somatosensory cortex in monotremes: In search of the prototypical plan (1995) (157)
Parallel Evolution of Cortical Areas Involved in Skilled Hand Use (2007) (147)
Massive cross-modal cortical plasticity and the emergence of a new cortical area in developmentally blind mammals (2002) (141)
Evidence for interhemispheric processing of inputs from the hands in human S2 and PV. (2001) (126)
The evolution of visual cortex: where is V2? (1999) (125)
Nature versus nurture revisited: an old idea with a new twist (2003) (119)
The dorsomedial visual area of owl monkeys: Connections, myeloarchitecture, and homologies in other primates (1993) (117)
In Search of a Unifying Theory of Complex Brain Evolution (2009) (112)
The organization and connections of anterior and posterior parietal cortex in titi monkeys: do New World monkeys have an area 2? (2005) (111)
All Rodents Are Not the Same: A Modern Synthesis of Cortical Organization (2011) (107)
The somatosensory thalamus of monkeys: Cortical connections and a redefinition of nuclei in marmosets (1992) (107)
Five topographically organized fields in the somatosensory cortex of the flying fox: Microelectrode maps, myeloarchitecture, and cortical modules (1992) (106)
Multisensory plasticity in congenitally deaf mice: How are cortical areas functionally specified? (2006) (103)
Noninvasive, in vivo imaging of subcortical mouse brain regions with 1.7 μm optical coherence tomography. (2015) (100)
Organization of area 3a in macaque monkeys: Contributions to the cortical phenotype (2004) (100)
Cortical integration of parallel pathways in the visual system of primates (1989) (98)
The subventricular zone is the developmental milestone of a 6-layered neocortex: comparisons in metatherian and eutherian mammals. (2010) (95)
Cortical connections of electrophysiologically and architectonically defined subdivisions of auditory cortex in squirrels (1988) (93)
Cortical connections of areas 17 (V‐I) and 18 (V‐II) of squirrels (1989) (90)
Topographic Maps within Brodmann's Area 5 of macaque monkeys. (2012) (90)
Cortical evolution in mammals: The bane and beauty of phenotypic variability (2012) (88)
Organization of sensory cortex in a Madagascan insectivore, the tenrec (Echinops telfairi) (1997) (87)
Connections of auditory and visual cortex in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster): evidence for multisensory processing in primary sensory areas. (2010) (85)
Sensorimotor integration in S2, PV, and parietal rostroventral areas of the human sylvian fissure. (2007) (80)
Organization of somatosensory cortex in three species of marsupials, Dasyurus hallucatus, Dactylopsila trivirgata, and Monodelphis domestica: Neural correlates of morphological specializations (1999) (78)
Modular Subdivisions of Dolphin Insular Cortex: Does Evolutionary History Repeat Itself? (1998) (76)
Arealization of the Neocortex in Mammals: Genetic and Epigenetic Contributions to the Phenotype (2000) (76)
Thalamocortical connections of parietal somatosensory cortical fields in macaque monkeys are highly divergent and convergent. (2009) (75)
The functional and anatomical organization of marsupial neocortex: Evidence for parallel evolution across mammals (2007) (70)
Thalamo‐cortical connections of areas 3a and M1 in marmoset monkeys (2001) (68)
Comparative aspects of subplate zone studied with gene expression in sauropsids and mammals. (2011) (67)
The Emergence of Somatotopic Maps of the Body in S1 in Rats: The Correspondence Between Functional and Anatomical Organization (2012) (65)
Effects of bilateral enucleation on the size of visual and nonvisual areas of the brain. (2009) (63)
Visual-manual exploration and posterior parietal cortex in humans. (2009) (62)
Comparative studies of diurnal and nocturnal rodents: Differences in lifestyle result in alterations in cortical field size and number (2010) (58)
Interhemispheric connections of somatosensory cortex in the flying fox (1998) (57)
Formation of Cortical Fields on a Reduced Cortical Sheet (1999) (56)
Convergence of processing channels in the extrastriate cortex of monkeys (1990) (55)
Thalamic connections of three representations of the body surface in somatosensory cortex of gray squirrels (1987) (53)
Area 17 lesions deactivate area MT in owl monkeys (1992) (51)
What can monotremes tell us about brain evolution? (1998) (47)
Organization and connections of V1 in Monodelphis domestica (2000) (47)
Multiple somatosensory areas in the anterior parietal cortex of the California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyii) (2000) (44)
Lesions in Posterior Parietal Area 5 in Monkeys Result in Rapid Behavioral and Cortical Plasticity (2010) (41)
What are the Effects of Severe Visual Impairment on the Cortical Organization and Connectivity of Primary Visual Cortex? (2009) (41)
Intracortical Microstimulation Maps of Motor, Somatosensory, and Posterior Parietal Cortex in Tree Shrews (Tupaia belangeri) Reveal Complex Movement Representations (2016) (40)
The Combinatorial Creature: Cortical Phenotypes within and across Lifetimes (2018) (40)
How does evolution build a complex brain? (2000) (38)
The use of fMRI for determining the topographic organization of cortical fields in human and nonhuman primates (1999) (38)
The relationship between magnetic and electrophysiological responses to complex tactile stimuli (2009) (36)
Cortical plasticity within and across lifetimes: how can development inform us about phenotypic transformations? (2013) (36)
The functional organization and cortical connections of motor cortex in squirrels. (2012) (35)
Organization of sensory neocortex in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) (2007) (33)
A Modular Approach to Vocal Learning: Disentangling the Diversity of a Complex Behavioral Trait (2019) (33)
Comparison of Area 17 Cellular Composition in Laboratory and Wild-Caught Rats Including Diurnal and Nocturnal Species (2011) (33)
6.10 – The Evolution of Parietal Areas Involved in Hand Use in Primates (2008) (32)
Thalamocortical connections of the parietal ventral area (PV) and the second somatosensory area (S2) in macaque monkeys (2002) (29)
Individual differences in cortical connections of somatosensory cortex are associated with parental rearing style in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) (2016) (29)
Representations of Fine Digit Movements in Posterior and Anterior Parietal Cortex Revealed Using Long-Train Intracortical Microstimulation in Macaque Monkeys (2017) (29)
Play, attention, and learning: How do play and timing shape the development of attention and influence classroom learning? (2013) (28)
The evolutionary masquerade: genetic and epigenetic contributions to the neocortex (2014) (27)
Not all cortical expansions are the same: the coevolution of the neocortex and the dorsal thalamus in mammals (2019) (26)
Phenotypic diversity is the cornerstone of evolution: Variation in cortical field size within short‐tailed opossums (2006) (26)
Aberrant retinal projections in congenitally deaf mice: how are phenotypic characteristics specified in development and evolution? (2005) (26)
Evolution of Parietal Cortex in Mammals: From Manipulation to Tool Use (2020) (25)
Thalamocortical connections of anterior and posterior parietal cortical areas in New World titi monkeys (2006) (24)
Responsiveness and somatotopic organization of anterior parietal field 3b and adjoining cortex in newborn and infant monkeys. (1988) (19)
Cortical connections of area 2 and posterior parietal area 5 in macaque monkeys (2019) (19)
Fabrication of an inexpensive, implantable cooling device for reversible brain deactivation in animals ranging from rodents to primates. (2012) (18)
A Connection to the Past: Monodelphis domestica Provides Insight Into the Organization and Connectivity of the Brains of Early Mammals (2013) (18)
Retinofugal projections in the short‐tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) (2002) (17)
Differential changes in the cellular composition of the developing marsupial brain (2013) (17)
Alterations in cortical and thalamic connections of somatosensory cortex following early loss of vision (2018) (17)
Reversible deactivation of higher-order posterior parietal areas. I. Alterations of receptive field characteristics in early stages of neocortical processing. (2014) (16)
Distributed Motor Control of Limb Movements in Rat Motor and Somatosensory Cortex: The Sensorimotor Amalgam Revisited. (2020) (16)
Early experiences can alter the size of cortical fields in prairie voles ( Microtus ochrogaster ) (2016) (16)
The Multiple Representations of Complex Digit Movements in Primary Motor Cortex Form the Building Blocks for Complex Grip Types in Capuchin Monkeys (2019) (15)
Neural Coding of Whisker-Mediated Touch in Primary Somatosensory Cortex Is Altered Following Early Blindness (2018) (14)
Captured in the Net of Space and Time: Understanding Cortical Field Evolution (2007) (14)
Genetic and epigenetic contributions to the cortical phenotype in mammals (2008) (13)
The evolution of the neocortex in mammals: intrinsic and extrinsic contributions to the cortical phenotype. (2006) (13)
Reversible Deactivation of Motor Cortex Reveals Functional Connectivity with Posterior Parietal Cortex in the Prosimian Galago (Otolemur garnettii) (2015) (13)
Evolution of mammalian sensorimotor cortex: thalamic projections to parietal cortical areas in Monodelphis domestica (2015) (12)
Reversible deactivation of higher-order posterior parietal areas. II. Alterations in response properties of neurons in areas 1 and 2. (2014) (11)
The organization of lateral somatosensory cortex in primates and other mammals (1996) (10)
MEG in the macaque monkey and human: Distinguishing cortical fields in space and time (2010) (10)
The evolution of whisker‐mediated somatosensation in mammals: Sensory processing in barrelless S1 cortex of a marsupial, Monodelphis domestica (2016) (10)
Of mice and monkeys: Somatosensory processing in two prominent animal models (2021) (10)
The Evolution of Parietal Areas Involved in Hand Use in Primates (2020) (9)
Visual acuity in the short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) (2012) (8)
The organization and connections of somatosensory cortex in the Australian marsupial, brush tailed possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) (1993) (8)
Cross-Modal Plasticity in the Mammalian Neocortex (2009) (7)
Architectonic characteristics of the visual thalamus and superior colliculus in titi monkeys (2018) (7)
The organization of somatosensory cortex in the west European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) (1998) (7)
Normal organ weights, serum chemistry, hematology, and cecal and nasopharyngeal bacterial cultures in the gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica). (2010) (6)
Lessons from Evolution (2014) (6)
Early postnatal gene expression in the developing neocortex of prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) is related to parental rearing style (2019) (5)
Hand Use and the Evolution of Posterior Parietal Cortex in Primates (2007) (5)
Available Sensory Input Determines Motor Performance and Strategy in Early Blind and Sighted Short-Tailed Opossums (2020) (5)
The rod signaling pathway in marsupial retinae (2018) (5)
Modelling the emergence of whisker barrels (2019) (4)
Photic preference of the short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) (2014) (4)
Cortical connections of the primary visual area, VI, of the grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus): Evidence for multiple extrastriate cortical fields (1990) (4)
Neocortical Organization in Monotremes (2009) (4)
SOMATOTOPIC ORGANIZATION IN THE LATERAL SULCUS IN HUMANS (1998) (4)
Cortical plasticity following stripe rearing in the marsupial Monodelphis domestica: neural response properties of V1. (2017) (3)
Response characteristics and connections of auditory cortex in squirrels (1985) (3)
Evo-devo (2018) (3)
A comparison of fMRI and electrophysiology in the anesthetized macaque monkey (2000) (2)
Comparing cortex-wide gene expression patterns between species in a common reference frame (2021) (2)
Revisiting Kaas and colleagues: The homunculus: The discovery of multiple representations within the “primary” somatosensory cortex (2017) (2)
Effect of focal cooling of area 1 on ipsilateral area 3b responses in flying foxes and marmosets (1993) (2)
Developmental plasticity of texture discrimination following early vision loss in the marsupial Monodelphis domestica (2020) (2)
Limit cycle dynamics can guide the evolution of gene regulatory networks towards point attractors (2019) (2)
Inactivation of Descending Controls to Concurrent Harmonic Series and the Effect of Responses in the Inferior Colliculus of the Guinea Pig (2015) (2)
Movement in a Sequential Reach Task The Parietal Reach Region Codes the Next Planned (2015) (1)
Functional characterization of the fronto-parietal reaching and grasping network: Reversible deactivation of M1, areas 2, 5 and 7b in awake behaving monkeys. (2022) (1)
The evolution of visual cortex in mammals: Genetic and epigenetic contributions to the phenotype (2005) (1)
Supplementary Material for: Comparison of Area 17 Cellular Composition in Laboratory and Wild-Caught Rats Including Diurnal and Nocturnal Species (2017) (1)
Neocortical areas and their connections in the opossum Monodelphis domestica (2001) (1)
The organization and connections of somatosensory cortex in the megachiroptera bat pteropus poliocephalus (1990) (1)
Formation of cortical maps on a reduced cortical sheet in Monodelphis domestica. (1998) (1)
Performance and behavioral flexibility on a complex motor task depend on available sensory inputs in early blind and sighted short-tailed opossums (2020) (1)
, characteristics in early stages of neocortical processing parietal areas . I . Alterations of receptive field Reversible deactivation of higher-order posterior (2014) (1)
Frontal Intracortical Eye Field as Defined by Microstimulation in Squirrel Monkeys , Owl Monkeys , and Macaque Monkeys : I . Subcortical Connections (2004) (1)
Review for "Cortical connections of the functional domain for climbing or running in posterior parietal cortex of galagos" (2020) (1)
Phenotypic Alterations in Cortical Organization and Connectivity across Different Time Scales (2022) (1)
The combined use of functional imaging and neuroanatomy to examine the second somatosensory area and surrounding cortex (1999) (1)
Coevolution of motor cortex and behavioral specializations associated with flight and echolocation in bats (2022) (1)
Author response: Modelling the emergence of whisker barrels (2020) (0)
Cortical integration of simple somatosensory and visual input (2001) (0)
Macaque Monkey Prehension in Posterior Parietal Cortex of the Neural Representation of Hand Kinematics During (2015) (0)
(M-I) Cortices Diversity in Primary Somatosensory (S-I) and Motor Neurophysiology of Prehension. II. Response (2015) (0)
In vitro and in vivo evidence for areal commitment of neuron precursors in the ventricular zone of the neocortex - General discussion IV (1995) (0)
Parietal Cortex Locus of Attention, Modulates Activity in Posterior Change in Motor Plan, Without a Change in the Spatial (2015) (0)
Molecular contributions to cerebral cortical specification - Discussion (1995) (0)
The subplate as a developmental target for neocortical evolution (2011) (0)
Teleology for tangential migration - General discussion II (1995) (0)
The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Table of Content, Vol. 526, No. 4, March 1, 2018 (2018) (0)
Decision letter: Chimpanzee brain morphometry utilizing standardized MRI preprocessing and macroanatomical annotations (2020) (0)
Contents Vol. 55, 2000 (2000) (0)
Subject Index Vol. 55, 2000 (2000) (0)
Comparative Approaches in Neurobiology Cortical plasticity following stripe rearing in the marsupial Monodelphis domestica : neural response properties of V 1 (2017) (0)
Developmental plasticity of texture discrimination following early vision loss in the marsupial <italic>Monodelphis domestica</italic> (2021) (0)
ranging from rodents to primates device for reversible brain deactivation in animals Fabrication of an inexpensive, implantable cooling (2015) (0)
rodents to primates for reversible brain deactivation in animals ranging from Fabrication of an inexpensive, implantable cooling device (2012) (0)
Reversible deactivation of higher order posterior parietal areas I : 1 Alterations of receptive field characteristics in early stages of 2 neocortical processing 3 4 5 6 * (2014) (0)
Comparing the development of cortex-wide gene expression patterns between two species in a common reference frame (2022) (0)
Contents Vol. 94, 2019 (2020) (0)
The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Table of Content, Vol. 526, No. 7, May 1, 2018 (2018) (0)
The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Table of Content, Vol. 526, No. 1, January 1, 2018 (2017) (0)
Kinematic analysis of sensorimotor behavior during variable ladder rung walking in short-tailed opossums (Monodelphis domestica) (2021) (0)
Cortical development and neuropathology in schizophrenia - Discussion (1995) (0)
Rostroventral Areas of the Human Sylvian Fissure Sensorimotor Integration in S2, PV, and Parietal (2013) (0)
Overview of Volume 4 – Somatosensation (2020) (0)
Editors’ acknowledgements (1998) (0)
Comparing the size of thalamic nuclei in primate brains relative to other mammalian clades (2018) (0)
The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Table of Content, Vol. 529, No. 8, June, 2021 (2021) (0)
GENERAL DISCUSSION III (1979) (0)
ColliculusControls Multisensory Depression in Superior (2015) (0)
Introduction to Volume 3 (2007) (0)

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