Although hand grip strength is critical to the daily lives of humans and our arboreal great ape
relatives, the human hand has changed in form and function throughout our evolution due to …

The left and right hemispheres of our brains differ subtly in structure, and each is dominant in
processing specific cognitive tasks. Our species has a unique system of distributing behavior …

Aspects of trabecular bone architecture are thought to reflect regional loading of the
skeleton, and thus differ between primate taxa with different locomotor and postural modes …

Trabecular bone—the spongy bone inside marrow cavities—adapts to its mechanical
environment during growth and development. Trabecular structure can therefore be …

Morphological variation in the hominoid capitate has been linked to differences in habitual
locomotor activity due to its importance in movement and load transfer at the midcarpal joint …

Trabecular bone remodels during life in response to loading and thus should, at least in part,
reflect potential variation in the magnitude, frequency and direction of joint loading across …

Objectives The objective of this study is to demonstrate a new method for analyzing
trabecular bone volume fraction and degree of anisotropy in three dimensions. Methods We …

Objectives Trabecular bone adapts to the strains placed upon the skeleton during life.
Anthropological research has largely focused on linking variation in primate trabecular bone …

Hand bone morphology is regularly used to link particular hominin species with behaviors
relevant to cognitive/technological progress. Debates about the functional significance of …

This paper is the first of a three-part series that investigates the architecture of cancellous
('spongy') bone in the main hindlimb bones of theropod dinosaurs, and uses cancellous …