FrontMatter -- Arthur M. Sackler, M.D.: 1913-1987 -- Contents -- Preface to the *In the Light of Evolution* Series -- Preface to *In the Light of Evolution, Volume VI: Brain and Behavior* -- Part I: EVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS OF NEURONS AND NERVOUS SYSTEMS -- 1 Functionalization of a Protosynaptic Gene Expression Network--Cecilia Conaco, Danielle S. Bassett, Hongjun Zhou, Mary Luz Arcila, Sandie M. Degnan, Bernard M. Degnan, and Kenneth S. Kosik -- 2 Adaptive Evolution of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels: The First 800 Million Years--Harold H. Zakon -- 3 Evolution of Centralized Nervous Systems: Two Schools of Evolutionary Thought--R. Glenn Northcutt -- Part II: DEVELOPMENTAL AND ADULT VARIATION IN NEURAL ORGANIZATION -- 4 Evolving Specialization of the Arthropod Nervous System--Erin Jarvis, Heather S. Bruce, and Nipam H. Patel -- 5 Expansion, Folding, and Abnormal Lamination of the Chick Optic Tectum After Intraventricular Injections of FGF2--Luke D. McGowan, Roula A. Alaama, Amanda C. Freise, Johnny C. Huang, Christine J. Charvet, and Georg F. Striedter -- 6 Cortical Evolution in Mammals: The Bane and Beauty of Phenotypic Variability--Leah A. Krubitzer and Adele M. H. Seelke -- 7 Evolution of Columns, Modules, and Domains in the Neocortex of Primates--Jon H. Kaas -- 8 The Remarkable, Yet Not Extraordinary, Human Brain as a Scaled-Up Primate Brain and Its Associated Cost--Suzana Herculano-Houzel -- Part III: FROM NEURAL CIRCUIT EVOLUTION TO ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR -- 9 Homology and Homoplasy of Swimming Behaviors and Neural Circuits in the Nudipleura (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)--James M. Newcomb, Akira Sakurai, Joshua L. Lillvis, Charuni A. Gunaratne, and Paul S. Katz -- 10 Shared Developmental and Evolutionary Origins for Neural Basis of Vocal-Acoustic and Pectoral-Gestural Signaling--Andrew H. Bass and Boris P. Chagnaud.

11 To Flock or Fight: Neurochemical Signatures of Divergent Life Histories in Sparrows--James L. Goodson, Leah C. Wilson, and Sara E. Schrock -- 12 From Chemotaxis to the Cognitive Map: The Function of Olfaction--Lucia F. Jacobs -- 13 Evolution of Brains and Behavior for Optimal Foraging: A Tale of Two Predators--Kenneth C. Catania -- Part IV: PHYLOGENY OF HUMAN BRAINS AND HUMAN MINDS -- 14 Human Brain Evolution: From Gene Discovery to Phenotype Discovery--Todd M. Preuss -- 15 Integration of Faces and Vocalizations in Ventral Prefrontal Cortex: Implications for the Evolution of Audiovisual Speech--Lizabeth M. Romanski -- 16 Math, Monkeys, and the Developing Brain--Jessica F. Cantlon -- 17 A Hierarchical Model of the Evolution of Human Brain Specializations--H. Clark Barrett -- Epilogue: A TANGLED MULTILAYERED WEB -- References -- Index.