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Iwona Stepniewska is a researcher affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on the field of Neuroscience, with a concentration in subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, Sensory Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Social Psychology.

The scientific topics covered by Stepniewska emphasize neural dynamics and brain function, visual perception and processing mechanisms, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, face recognition and perception, motor control and adaptation, neurological disorders and treatments, as well as memory and neural mechanisms.

Stepniewska has contributed to multiple publications in various reputable journals. Selected recent papers include:

  • Escaping the nocturnal bottleneck, and the evolution of the dorsal and ventral streams of visual processing in primates (2021) - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Cortical connections of the functional domain for climbing or running in posterior parietal cortex of galagos (2021) - The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • The dorsal stream of visual processing and action-specific domains in parietal and frontal cortex in primates (2023) - The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • Functionally matched domains in parietal-frontal cortex of monkeys project to overlapping regions of the striatum (2020) - Progress in Neurobiology
  • Thalamocortical and corticothalamic connections of multiple functional domains in posterior parietal cortex of galagos (2022) - The Journal of Comparative Neurology

Top publication venues for Stepniewska's work include:

  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Progress in Neurobiology
  • Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stepniewska comprise:

  • Jon H. Kaas
  • Qimeng Wang
  • Hui-Xin Qi
  • Chia-Chi Liao
  • Jamie L. Reed

Best Publications

  • Subdivisions of Auditory Cortex and Ipsilateral Cortical Connections of the Parabelt Auditory Cortex in Macaque Monkeys

    T.A. Hackett;I. Stepniewska;J.H. Kaas

  • Architectonics, somatotopic organization, and ipsilateral cortical connections of the primary motor area (M1) of owl monkeys.

    Iwona Stepniewska;Todd M. Preuss;Jon H. Kaas

  • Prefrontal connections of the parabelt auditory cortex in macaque monkeys

    Troy A. Hackett;Iwona Stepniewska;Jon H. Kaas

  • Movement representation in the dorsal and ventral premotor areas of owl monkeys: a microstimulation study.

    Todd M. Preuss;Iwona Stepniewska;Jon H. Kaas

  • Thalamocortical connections of the parabelt auditory cortex in macaque monkeys

    T.A. Hackett;I. Stepniewska;J.H. Kaas

  • Microstimulation reveals specialized subregions for different complex movements in posterior parietal cortex of prosimian galagos.

    Iwona Stepniewska;Pei-Chun Fang;Jon H. Kaas

  • Histological validation of diffusion MRI fiber orientation distributions and dispersion.

    Kurt G. Schilling;Vaibhav A. Janve;Yurui Gao;Iwona Stepniewska

  • Topography and collateralization of the dopaminergic projections to motor and lateral prefrontal cortex in owl monkeys

    P. Gaspar;I. Stepniewska;J. H. Kaas

  • Do superior colliculus projection zones in the inferior pulvinar project to MT in primates

    Iwona Stepniewska;Hui‐Xin Qi;Jon H. Kaas

  • Projections of the superior colliculus to subdivisions of the inferior pulvinar in New World and Old World monkeys.

    Iwona Stepniewska;Hui-Xin Qi;J. O. N. H. Kaas

  • Ipsilateral cortical connections of motor, premotor, frontal eye, and posterior parietal fields in a prosimian primate, Otolemur garnetti.

    Pei-Chun Fang;Iwona Stepniewska;Jon H. Kaas

  • Reorganization of Primary Motor Cortex in Adult Macaque Monkeys With Long-Standing Amputations

    Hui-Xin Qi;Iwona Stepniewska;Jon H. Kaas

  • Multiple parietal-frontal pathways mediate grasping in macaque monkeys

    Omar A. Gharbawie;Iwona Stepniewska;Huixin Qi;Jon H. Kaas

  • Confirmation of a gyral bias in diffusion MRI fiber tractography.

    Kurt Schilling;Yurui Gao;Vaibhav Janve;Iwona Stepniewska

  • Evolution of posterior parietal cortex and parietal-frontal networks for specific actions in primates.

    Jon H. Kaas;Iwona Stepniewska

  • Cortical connections of functional zones in posterior parietal cortex and frontal cortex motor regions in new world monkeys.

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  • Thalamocortical Connections of Functional Zones in Posterior Parietal Cortex and Frontal Cortex Motor Regions in New World Monkeys

    Omar A. Gharbawie;Iwona Stepniewska;Mark J. Burish;Jon H. Kaas

  • Visual and Motor Connectivity and the Distribution of Calcium-Binding Proteins in Macaque Frontal Eye Field: Implications for Saccade Target Selection

    Pierre Pouget;Iwona Stepniewska;Erin A Crowder;Melanie W Leslie

  • Architectonic subdivisions of the inferior pulvinar in New World and Old World monkeys

    Iwona Stepniewska;Jon H. Kaas

  • Pallidal and cerebellar afferents to pre-supplementary motor area thalamocortical neurons in the owl monkey: A multiple labeling study

    Sharleen T. Sakai;Iwona Stepniewska;Hui Xin Qi;Jon H. Kaas

  • Topographic Patterns of V2 Cortical Connections in Macaque Monkeys

    Iwona Stepniewska;Jon H. Kaas

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon H. Kaas
Jon H. Kaas Vanderbilt University
Todd M. Preuss
Todd M. Preuss Emory University
Troy A. Hackett
Troy A. Hackett Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Baxter P. Rogers
Baxter P. Rogers Vanderbilt University
Robert M. Friedman
Robert M. Friedman Oregon Health & Science University
Howard Poizner
Howard Poizner University of California, San Diego
Leah Krubitzer
Leah Krubitzer University of California, Davis
Lori L. Beason-Held
Lori L. Beason-Held National Institutes of Health
Daniel W. Moran
Daniel W. Moran Washington University in St. Louis
Susan M. Resnick
Susan M. Resnick National Institutes of Health

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