Origin and Evolution of the Vertebrate Telencephalon, with Special Reference to the Mammalian Neocortex
Title:
Origin and Evolution of the Vertebrate Telencephalon, with Special Reference to the Mammalian Neocortex
Author:
Aboitiz, Francisco. author.
ISBN:
9783540497615
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Physical Description:
VII, 121 p. online resource.
Series:
Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, 193
Contents:
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.
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Electronic Access:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49761-5