Sarah K. Barks

Areas of Expertise

Comparative neuroscience; social cognition.

Dr. Barks studies human and primate brain evolution, primate social cognition and behavior, comparative neurobiology, language and language acquisition, and the evolution of hominins and other primates at the Laboratory for Evolutionary Neuroanatomy.

Education

PhD 2010, Emory University
MA 2007, Emory University
BA, 2002, Washington University in St. Louis

Publications

Selected Articles and Book Chapters

2012  McFarlin S.C., S.K. Barks, M.W. Tocheri, T.G. Bromage, K.A. Fawcett, P.R. Hof, A. Mudakikwa, M.R. Cranfield, C.C. Sherwood. "Early brain growth cessation in Virunga mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei)," American Journal of Primatology. Published online December 3.

2009  Parr, L.A., E. Hecht, S.K. Barks, T.M. Preuss, J.R. Votaw. "Face processing in the chimpanzee brain," Current Biology 19: 1-4.

2008  Rilling, J.K., A. Lacreuse, S.K. Barks, H.A. Elfenbein, G. Pagnoni, J.R. Votaw, and J.G. Herndon. "Effect of menstrual cycle on resting brain metabolism in female rhesus monkeys," NeuroReport 19: 537-541.

2007  Rilling, J.K., S.K. Barks, L.A. Parr, T.M. Preuss, T.L. Faber, G. Pagnoni, J.D. Bremner, and J.R. Votaw. "A comparison of resting state brain activity in humans and chimpanzees," PNAS 104: 17146-17151.