Conscious perception in mammals depends on precise circuit connectivity between cerebral
cortex and thalamus; the evolution and development of these structures are closely linked …

The six-layered neocortex of the mammalian pallium has no clear homolog in birds or non-
avian reptiles. Recent research indicates that although these extant amniotes possess a …

Amniotes, such as mammals and reptiles, have vision and other senses represented in the
pallium, whereas anamniotes, such as amphibians, fish and cyclostomes (including …

The cerebral cortex varies dramatically in size and complexity between amniotes due to
differences in neuron number and composition. These differences emerge during embryonic …

ABSTRACT Cajal-Retzius neurons (CRs) are among the first-born neurons in the
developing cortex of reptiles, birds and mammals, including humans. The peculiarity of CRs …

The human claustrum, a major hub of widespread neocortical connections, is a thin, bilateral
sheet of gray matter located between the insular cortex and the striatum. The subplate is a …

Highlights•Neocortex is one of many outcomes of vertebrate dorsal pallium evolution.•
Transcriptomics helps recognize cell-type homologies, novelties and convergence.• …

The pallium is the largest part of the telencephalon in amniotes, and comparison of its
subdivisions across species has been extremely difficult and controversial due to its high …

Charles Darwin stated,“community in embryonic structure reveals community of descent”.
Thus, to understand how the neocortex emerged during mammalian evolution we need to …

The avian brain displays a different brain architecture compared to mammals. This has led
the first pioneers of comparative neuroanatomy to wrong conclusions about bird brain …