Graduate Student
Department of Psychology
Wilson Hall 313
Vanderbilt University
111 21st Ave S.
Nashville, TN 37240
phone: 615-343-6970
email: michele.a.cox[at]vanderbilt.edu
Education
B.Sc. Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, 2010
Awards / Honors
Gordon Research Seminar Travel Award, 2016
Pat Burns Memorial Graduate Student Research Award, Vanderbilt, 2016
Graduate Research Fellowship Awardee, NSF, 2012
Elsevier/Vision Research Travel Award, Vision Sciences Society 2012
FST Student Travel Award, 2011
Department of Psychology Scientific Development Award, 2011
NIH Postbaccalauerate Intramural Research Training Award, 2010
Publications
Dougherty, K., Cox, M.A., Ninomiya, T., Leopold, D.A. & Maier, A. (2015) Ongoing alpha activity in V1 regulates visually driven spiking responses. Cereb Cortex doi:10.1093/cercor/bhv304
Cox, M.A. & Maier, A. (2015) Filling-in the details of spatial interpolation: New evidence for parallel processing in mid-level vision. Neuroscience of Consciousness 2015:1,1-7
Maier, A., Cox, M.A., Dougherty, K., Moore, B. & Leopold, D.A. (2014) Anisotropy of ongoing neural activity in primate visual cortex. Eye and Brain 6(1):113-120
Cox, M.A., Lowe, K.A., Blake, R. & Maier, A. (2014) Sustained perceptual invisibility of solid shapes following contour adaptation to partial outlines. Consciousness and Cognition 26:37-50
Cox, M.A., Schmid, M.C., Peters, A.J., Saunders, R.C., Leopold, D.A. & Maier A. (2013) Receptive field focus of visual area V4 neurons determines responses to illusory surfaces. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 110(42):17095-17100
Conference Abstracts/Presentations
Westerberg J.A., Cox, M.A., Dougherty, K. and Maier, A. (2017) Pre- vs post-stimulus comparison of correlated spiking variability across V1 laminae. VSS
Dougherty, K., Cox, M.A., Westerberg J.A. and Maier, A. (2017) Interocular interactions in macaque LGN. VSS
Westerberg J.A., Cox, M.A., Dougherty, K. and Maier, A. (2017) Layer-specific differences between spontaneous and visually evoked spiking correlations in V1. Cosyne
Dougherty, K., Cox, M.A. & Maier, A. (2016) Interocular gain control in primate LGN. SfN
Cox, M.A., Dougherty, K., Maier, A. (2016) Interocular suppression across the layers of V1. SfN
Dougherty, K., Cox, M.A. & Maier, A. (2016) Binocular modulation of LGN responses in the primate. GRC
Cox, M.A., Dougherty, K., Maier, A. (2016) Interocular suppression in the input layers of V1. GRC
Dougherty, K., Cox, M.A., Leopold, D.A. & Maier, A. "Visual spiking responses in V1 couple to alpha fluctuations in deep layers" Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society (VSS), 2015
Moore, B., Cox, M.A., Dougherty, K., Young, M.S. & Maier A. "Resting state correlations in visual cortex reflect fluctuations of cortical arousal." Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), 2014.
Dougherty, K., Cox, M.A., Leopold, D.A. & Maier A. "Spiking responses in primary visual cortex are coupled to the alpha phase of infragranular LFP." Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), 2014.
Cox, M.A., Leopold, D.A. & Maier, A. "Sensory stimulation and attentional allocation evoke opposing patterns of columnar activation in primary visual cortex." Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), 2014.
Kienitz, R., Cox, M.A., Schmiedt, J.T., Saunders, R.C., Leopold, D.A., Maier, A. & Schmid, M.C. "Neural rhythms during perceptual grouping in visual area V4 and their dependence on area V1 input." Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), 2014.
Cox, M.A., Schmid, M.C., Peters, A., Saunders, R., Leopold, D.A. & Maier, A. (2014) Unexpected spatial sensitivity of neuronal response to illusory figures in area V4. VSS
Kienitz, R., Cox, M.A., Schmiedt, J.T., Saunders, R.C., Leopold, D.A., Maier, A. & Schmid, M. (2014) Perceptual grouping and theta oscillations in visual area V4. German Primate Neurobiology Conference
Cox, M.A., Moore, B., Dougherty, K., Young, M.S. & Maier, A. "LFP coherence as a function of laminar depth and lateral distances in macaque visual cortex" Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), 2013.
Moore, B., Cox, M.A., Dougherty, K., Young, M.S. & Maier, A. "Laminar profile of state-dependent visually evoked responses in primate visual cortex" Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), 2013.
Dougherty, K., Cox, M.A., Leopold, D.A. & Maier, A. "Visually evoked cross-frequency coupling between deep and superficial layers of macaque V1" Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), 2013.
Cox, M.A., Schmid, M.C., Peters, A.J., Saunders, R.C., Leopold, D.A. & Maier, A. "Neuronal representation of subjective shapes in primate area V4." Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society (VSS), 2012.
Cox, M.A., Schmid, M.C., Peters, A.J., Saunders, R.C., Leopold, D.A. & Maier, A. "Single neuron and LFP responses to subjective shapes in area V4." Program No. 485.03. 2011 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2011.
Maier, A., Cox, M.A., Reavis, E.A., Adams, G.K. & Leopold, D.A. "Perceptual awareness and selective attention differentially modulate neuronal responses in primary visual cortex." Program No. 800.09. 2011 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2011.
Cox, M.A., Maier, A., Schmid, M.C., Peters, A.J., Smith, K., Saunders, R.C., Mitz, A.R. & Leopold, D.A. "Neural Correlates of Illusory Shape Perception in Primate Visual Cortex." Poster Presentation. Association for Psychological Science Convention, Washington, DC. May 2011.