Regardless of how a nervous system is genetically built, natural selection is acting on the
functional outcome of its activity. To understand how nervous systems evolve, it is essential …

Neuronal death Is a malor phenomenon tn vertebrate neural development, and research tn
this area has greatly mcreased over the last decade The survival of developing neurons …

The frontal lobes of the brain continue to fascinate brain scientists and neuropsychologists in
spite of the fact that, or perhaps because, their functions remain elusive. In The Frontal …

We review the evidence for the concept of the “initial” or prototype brain. We outline four
possible modes of brain evolution suggested by our new findings on the evolutionary status …

The chapters in this volume attempt to establish some foundational principles of a theory of
the mind/brain grounded in evolutionary and process theory. From this standpoint, the book …

Contrairement aux croyances populaires, il n'y a pas chezľhumain de relations Claires entre
la taille du cerveaux et les paramètres corporels. Dans le même sexe, une foisľâge et ľétat …

During development, a cerebral cortex appears in the wall of the telencephalic vesicle in
reptiles and mammals. It arises from a cell-dense cortical plate, which develops within a …

The reunification of embryology with evolutionary biology is impeded by the perception that
a phylogenetic view of homology is incompatible with a developmental approach. This …

The distribution of dopamine (DA)‐containing cell bodies, fibers, and terminals in the brain
and spinal cord of Lampetra fluviatilis was investigated by immunohistochemical means. In …

Although the common marmoset has become a model for the study of several neurological
conditions that affect the frontal lobe, knowledge of the boundaries of the areas located in …