The callosal visual connections of the cat provide a model for studying the phenotypes of
cortical axons and their differentiation. The terminal arbor of a callosal axon develops in …

Abstract Development is the constructive process by which genes interact with their
environment to yield complex organic structures such as the human brain and the cognitive …

Palaeontologically recognizable eutherians originated no later than the Early Cretaceous in
warm, probably moderately seasonal climates. Immediate ancestors were small, sharing …

Much of the forebrain of many extant species of mammals appears to be sensory-perceptual
in nature. Thus, much of the forebrain, especially the dorsal thalamus and neocortex …

It is commonly argued that the rules of language, as distinct from its semantic features, are
the characteristics which most clearly distinguish language from the communication systems …

Several conjectures by AS Iberall on life and mind are used as a backdrop to sketch a theory
of mental activity that respects both the contents of thought and the dynamics of thinking. The …

Fiber connections of the rostrolateral region of the lateral preglomerular nucleus (PGlr) were
studied by tract‐tracing methods in carp and goldfish. The PGlr receives fibers from the optic …

Comparative neuroanatomists since Herrick [1914] have been aware of the paradox that the
brain of amphibians, especially salamanders, is less complex than one would expect based …

This is a portion of the eBook at doi: 10.7551/mitpress/1994.001. 0001 manner, Portia is
reminiscent of a robot in a 1950s science fiction movie. Under natural circumstances …

There are several reasons why we lack detailed and comprehensive theories of how
isocortex evolved in the various lines of mammalian evolution. Although current methods …