Every species' brain, body and behavior is shaped by the contingencies of their evolutionary
history; these exert pressures that change their developmental trajectories. There is …

The neocortex is the part of the brain that is involved in perception, cognition, and volitional
motor control. In mammals it is a highly dynamic structure that has been dramatically altered …

For millennia, naturalists have marveled at the question of how complex traits originate and
diversify. From the notion of development as a series of transformations beyond “pre-formed” …

I have written this book for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as some
more senior scientists, who already know something about the brain but want a deeper …

Evolution operates through intraspecific variation. It takes the genetic variation responsible
for the differences that we see between individuals and drives them to fixation, whether by …

Over the past three decades, developmental neurobiologists have made tremendous
progress in defining basic principles of brain development. This work has changed the way …

Though we have other distinguishing characteristics (walking on two legs, for instance, and
relative hairlessness), the brain and the behavior it produces are what truly set us apart from …

The neocortex is that portion of the brain that is involved in volitional motor control,
perception, cognition and a number of other complex behaviours exhibited by mammals …

A widespread misconception in much of psychology is that (a) as vertebrate animals
evolved,“newer” brain structures were added over existing “older” brain structures, and (b) …

Human evolution has been marked by a striking increase in total brain volume relative to
body size. While a prominent and characteristic feature of this volumetric shift has been the …