Faculty Advisor
Contact Information
Email
(615) 343-4883
604 Wilson Hall
Research Area
Education
B.A., Neuroscience with Honors
B.A., Anthroplogy
Vanderbilt University (Spring 2006)
Curriculum Vitae
Current Courses
“The Evolution of Human Behavior.” Vanderbilt University, Animal Behavior and Evolutionary Psychology: Spring 2012.
“Special Sensory Systems.” Vanderbilt University, Animal Behavior and Evolutionary Psychology: Spring 2012.
“The Anatomy and Genetics of Human Evolution.” Vanderbilt University, Advanced General Psychology: Fall 2011.
“Brain Evolution.” Vanderbilt University, Neuroanatomy: Fall 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
“Brain Evolution.” Vanderbilt University, An Introduction to Biological Anthropology: Spring 2010.
Societies
Society for Neuroscience (2007-present)
Christina Cerkevich
Graduate Student
Research Area: Neuroscience
Studying the structure and function of sensory systems using a variety anatomical and fucntional techniques
I am currently studying connections of the brian's sensory systems. My work involves multiunit sensory mapping, intracortical-microstimulation motor mapping, tracer injections, histological tissue processing, and data analysis using a variety of analytic techniques and design software.
Representative Publications
Journal Articles
Bowes C, Massey JM, Burish M, Cerkevich CM, Kaas JH. (2012) Chondroitinase ABC promotes selective reactivation of somatosensory cortex in squirrel monkeys after a cervical dorsal column lesion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 109(7): 2595-2600.
Stepniewska I, Friedman RM, Gharbawie OA, Cerkevich CM, Roe AW, Kaas JH. (2011) Optical imaging in galagos reveals parietal-frontal circuits underlying motor behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 108(37): E725-E732.
Stepniewska I, Cerkevich CM, Fang P-C, Kaas JH. (2009) Organization of the posterior parietal cortex in galagos: II. Ipsilateral cortical connections of physiological identified zones within anterior sensorimotor region. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 517(6): 783-807.
Padberg J, Cerkevich, CM, Engle J, Rajan A, Recanzone G, Kaas JH, Krubitzer L. (2009) Thalamocortical connections of parietal somatosensory cortical fields in macaque monkeys are highly divergent and convergent. Cerebral Cortex, 19(9):2038-64.
Abstracts:
Cerkevich CM, Qi H-X, Balaram P, Young NA, Kaas JH. (2012) Projections to cortical area 1 reveal organization in the thalamus and cortex Neuroscience 2012 Abstracts. New Orleans, LA: Society for Neuroscience, 2012. Online.
Cerkevich CM, Qi H-X, Kaas JH. (2011) Connections of the face and oral cavity representations in somatosensory cortex of macaque monkeys. Program No. 75.03. Neuroscience 2011 Abstracts. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2011. Online.
Cerkevich CM, QI HX, Iyengar S, Kaas JH. (2010) Thalamocortical Connections of the Oral Cavity Representation Somatosensory Cortex of Monkeys. Brain Evolution and its Consequences for Brain Pathology. Naples, Italy: Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, International Brain Research Organization, and the Society for Neuroscience.
Cerkevich CM, Qi HX, Kaas JH. (2009) Thalamocortical connections of the macaque 3b oral cavity representation. Program No, 464.12. Neuroscience 2009 Abstracts. Chicago, IL: Society for Neuroscience, 2009. Online.
Cerkevich CM, Baldwin MLK, Collins CE, Lyon DC, Kaas JH. (2008) Distribution of cortical neuron projections to the superior colliculus in macaque monkeys and prosimian primates. Program No. 78.9. Neuroscience 2008 Abstracts. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2008. Online.
Honors
Sackler Colloquium on In the Light of Evolution VI: Brain and Behavior Travel Award, National Academy of Sciences (2012).
William F. Hodges Teaching Assistant Award, Department Psychology Vanderbilt University (2009).
Lisa M. Queensberry Foundation Grant, Lisa M. Queensberry Foundation at the Community Foundation of Louisville (2008).
University Fellowship, Vanderbilt University (2006-Present).