Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Leah Krubitzer is professor in the Department of Psychology and Center for Neuroscience at the University of California, Davis.   Her current research focuses on the impact of early experience on the cortical phenotype, and she specifically examines the effects of the sensory environment on the development of connections, functional organization and behavior and seeks to understand how culture impacts brain development.   

The Combinatorial Creature: Cortical Phenotypes within and across Lifetimes.   

Not all cortical expansions are the same: The coevolution of the neocortex and the dorsal thalamus in mammals  Future of the Brain: Essays by the World’s Leading Neuroscientists  

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