Origin and Evolution of the Vertebrate Telencephalon, with Special Reference to the Mammalian Neocortex
Introduction
Evolution of the vertebrate nervous system and the telencephalon
Animal phylogenetic relationships
The origin of vertebrates
Evolution of the telencephalon in vertebrates
Origin of the mammalian brain
The first mammals
Origins of the mammalian neocortex: hypotheses on homology
Embryological evidence
The olfactory-hippocampal hypothesis
Origin of neocortical lamination
Expansion of the neocortex
Discussion
An overview
Issues with evolutionary theory
Final comments
Acknowledgements
References
Subject index.
Aboitiz, Francisco
Montiel, Juan
ISBN | 978-3-540-49760-8 |
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Artikelnummer | 9783540497608 |
Medientyp | Buch |
Copyrightjahr | 2007 |
Verlag | Springer, Berlin |
Umfang | VII, 121 Seiten |
Abbildungen | VII, 121 p. |
Sprache | Englisch |