Origin and Evolution of the Vertebrate Telencephalon, with Special Reference to the Mammalian Neocortex

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Aboitiz, Francisco. (Autor), Montiel, J. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Colección:Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, 193
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49761-5
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.