Keywords:
Brain -- Evolution.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (493 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780444538673
Series Statement:
Issn Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=858696
DDC:
599.8138
Language:
English
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Front Cover -- Evolution of the Primate Brain: From Neuron to Behavior -- Copyright -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Contents -- Section I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: From tetrapods to primates: Conserved developmental mechanisms in diverging ecological adaptations -- Introduction -- Nonmammalian brains and the problem of homology -- Neocortical development: The basics -- Cortical patterning -- Toward a unifying hypothesis of amniote brain evolution -- The ecological context and the elaboration of cortical networks -- Expansion of the neocortex in mammal evolution -- New tracts in the mammalian neocortex -- Primates arrive -- Increase in brain size -- Humans and language -- Discussion -- References -- Section II: Genes and development -- Chapter 2: Genetic correlates of the evolving primate brain -- Introduction -- Canonical gene evolution studies in primate perception -- Gene gain and loss -- Detecting adaptive genetic change -- Implications of genetic change -- Phenotypic change in the primate brain -- Implications of phenotypic change for genetic evolution -- Surveys of genetic evolution -- Candidate gene studies -- Nontraditional substrates of evolution -- The future of primate brain evolution genetics -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 3: Cerebral cortical development in rodents and primates -- Introduction -- Rodent and primate cortices demonstrate much heterogeneity in their radial and tangential dimensions and folding patterns -- General developmental pattern of the mammalian cerebral cortex -- Distinctions in the preplate stage between primate and rodent -- Cortical germinal zones in rodents and primates -- Intermediate progenitors amplify the output of the cortical germinal zone -- Multiple progenitor subtypes in the cortical germinal zone in mouse and human -- What is the cell lineage in rodents and primates?.
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Compartmentalization of the germinal zone is not primate specific -- Is the generation of inhibitory neurons different in rodent and primate? -- Thalamocortical development and the subplate in rodents and primates -- Functional specification of the neocortex -- Lateralization in cortical representation -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4: Embracing covariation in brain evolution: Large brains, extended development, and flexible primate social systems -- Introduction -- The social brain hypothesis -- Coordinated changes in time and size -- Variation in size and time -- Some intrinsic difficulties on the use of residuals and ratios in allometric studies -- Variation in social structure within a species -- Constancy in size and time within a species: An unusual example from human pygmies -- Constancy in brain architecture fosters variation in brain function -- Predictable relationships in brain architecture and brain size -- Causal scenarios, which depend on covariation, give development a central role -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Section III: Comparative neuroanatomy -- Chapter 5: The evolution of neocortex in primates -- Introduction -- Cortical organization in prosimian galagos: Comparisons with other primates -- Visual cortex -- Auditory cortex -- Somatosensory cortex -- Motor cortex -- Posterior parietal sensorimotor cortex -- Prefrontal cortex -- The evolution of structural and cellular differences in cortical areas in primates -- Epilogue -- References -- Chapter 6: Lateralization of the human brain -- Introduction -- The gestural theory of language origins -- Speech as gesture -- The mirror system -- Handedness and language lateralization -- Language and praxis -- The puzzle of handedness -- Comparative perspectives -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7: The insular cortex: A review.
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Introduction -- Neuroanatomical studies -- Functional studies -- Gross morphology of the human insula -- Cytoarchitecture of the human insula -- Presentation of data -- Commentary -- The basic subdivision of the human insular cortex -- The ``anterior-posterior´´ concept -- The ``concentric´´ concept -- Once again, the studies of Rose and Brockhaus -- The studies of Bonthius et al. (2005) and Kurth et al. (2010a) -- The comparative anatomy of the insula -- Presentation of data -- Commentary -- The relation between the insular cortex and the claustrum -- Differences between the results of the comparative studies of Brodmann and Rose -- Are agranular insular cortices primitive? -- Comparison of the results of Rose´s cytoarchitectonic analysis of the insular cortex of the baboon, with those of simila -- Comparison of the insular cortex of the rhesus monkey, with that of the human -- Special neurons in the insular cortex -- Presentation of data -- Commentary -- Conclusions from the data reviewed -- The current focus on the insular spindle cells -- The architecture of the human insular cortex: synopsis and perspective -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 8: The missing link: Evolution of the primate cerebellum -- Introduction: The cerebellum and cognition -- Cerebellar structure and connectivity -- Cerebellar microcircuitry -- Comparative cerebellar anatomy in primates -- Volumetric analysis -- Anterior-posterior torque -- Cerebellar hemispheres -- Dentate and principal inferior olivary nuclei -- Lobules -- Measuring prefrontal input -- Statistical treatment of volumes -- Interpreting lateral cerebellar expansion -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Section IV: Human brain evolution -- Chapter 9: Human prefrontal cortex: Evolution, development, and pathology -- Introduction -- Development -- Evolution.
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Gross anatomical cross-species comparisons: Frontal lobe -- Comparative work on PFC subdivisions: Volumetric, DTI, and minicolumn studies -- Pathology -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 10: Minicolumn size and human cortex -- Introduction -- Encephalization and organization -- The ontogenetic column -- Minicolumns in primate evolution -- Are minicolumns in the primate order smaller than expected for their size? -- Minicolumn size and cortical organization -- Increased minicolumn size in hominids -- A time for downsizing? -- Small minicolumns in modern humans -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 11: Human brain evolution writ large and small -- Human brain evolution writ large -- Scaling regularities and the human brain writ small: Cellular distributions and morphology -- The neuroanatomy of cognitive specializations: Comparing cortical area size and neurotransmission between humans and apes -- The emergence of neuronal specializations for social cognition: VENs -- Energetics and microstructural changes in human neocortical evolution -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 12: Hominin paleoneurology: Where are we now? -- Introduction -- Brain size -- Human brains are large -- Conclusion regarding brain size -- Neocortical reorganization of sulcal patterns -- Sulcal pattern difference 1 -- Sulcal pattern difference 2 -- Current findings regarding the lunate sulcus -- The evolution of cortical sulci -- Summary and conclusion regarding sulcal patterns -- Neocortical reorganization of endocast (brain) shape -- Petalias -- Shape of the lobes -- Conclusion regarding endocast (brain) shape -- Comparative neuroanatomical studies: Implications for hominin paleoneurology -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 13: Evolution of hominin cranial ontogeny -- Introduction.
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Fossil hominin evo-devo: Concepts and terminology -- Measuring cranial morphology in time and space -- Human and chimpanzee cranial ontogeny -- Skull growth -- Skull development -- Reconstructing fossil hominin cranial ontogenies -- Evolutionary modifications of cranial ontogeny in the earliest hominins -- Cranial ontogeny in the australopiths: A theme with ontogenetic variations -- Cranial ontogeny in Homo erectus -- The Neanderthals and us -- Evolved or diseased, or both?-Homo floresiensis -- Hominin cranial ontogeny and birth -- Outlook: Evolutionary developmental paleogenomics -- References -- Chapter 14: Hominins and the emergence of the modern human brain -- Introduction -- Pathology's contributions to brain evolution research -- Pathologies mark neural and genetic mechanisms -- Recognizing pathology in fossils -- Fossil hominin brain size -- Fossil hominin brain morphology -- Left-occipital right-frontal petalia -- Orbital frontal lobe shape -- Fronto-orbital sulcus -- Broca's cap -- Temporal poles -- Lunate sulcus position -- Parietal lobe expansion -- Cerebellum size -- Archeological implications for fossil brain function -- Tool-use -- Intentionality -- Handedness -- Symmetry -- Symbolism -- Neuroimaging fossil hominin archeology -- Fossil brain genetics -- Fossil brain ontogeny -- Bringing together evidence for fossil hominin brain structure and function -- Possible hominins -- Archaic hominins: Reintroducing ``Man the Toolmaker´´ -- Megadont archaic hominins: Potential parallels -- Transitional hominins: Intelligent, assuming we are related -- Premodern Homo: Making space for H. floresiensis -- Anatomically modern Homo: When ``modern´´ is not ``recent´´ -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- Appendix -- References -- Section V: Theories of neural organization -- Chapter 15: Neuronal scaling rules for primate brains: The primate advantage.
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Introduction.
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