The “radiator” theory of brain evolution is proposed to account for “mosaic evolution”
whereby brain size began to increase rapidly in the genus Homo well over a million years …

Neuroconstructivism: How the Brain Constructs Cognition proposes a unifying framework for
the study of cognitive development that brings together (1) constructivism (which views …

Human evolution was marked by an extraordinary increase in total brain size relative to
body size. While it is certain that increased encephalization is an important factor …

The size of the brain—its weight or volume—is an extraordinarily useful measure in
neurobiology. Other chapters in this volume show many of the ways in which it is useful. In …

The cerebral cortex of the human infant at term is complexly folded in a similar fashion to
adult cortex but has only one third the total surface area. By comparing 12 healthy infants …

How do cell number and size determine brain size? Here, we show that, in the order
Rodentia, increased size of the cerebral cortex, cerebellum, and remaining areas across six …

During the first two years of human life a common neural substrate (roughly Broca's area)
underlies the hierarchical organization of elements in the development of speech as well as …

During the first two years of human life a common neural substrate (roughly Broca's area)
underlies the hierarchical organization of elements in the development of speech as well as …

The isocortex is a distinctive feature of mammalian brains, which has no clear counterpart in
the cerebral hemispheres of other amniotes. This paper speculates on the evolutionary …

Group size covaries with relative neocortical volume in nonhuman primates. This regression
equation predicts a group size for modern humans very similar to that for hunter-gatherer …