Adult neurogenesis appears very well conserved among mammals. It was, however, not
until recently that quantitative data on the extent of this process became available in …

The intricate pathophysiology of brain disorders, difficult access to the brain, and the
complexity and high risks and costs of drug development represent major hurdles for …

Quantifying integration and modularity of evolutionary changes in morphometric traits is
crucial for understanding how organismal shapes evolve. For this purpose, comparative …

Previous research has identified morphological differences between the brains of
Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans (AMHs). However, studies using endocasts …

Morphological integration and modularity have become central concepts in evolutionary
biology and geometric morphometrics. This review summarizes the most frequently used …

Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archeology and Ecology synthesizes the current
knowledge about our sister species the Neandertals, combining data from a variety of …

The present study attempted to reconstruct 3D brain shape of Neanderthals and early Homo
sapiens based on computational neuroanatomy. We found that early Homo sapiens had …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Chemosignals and Reproduction” Across phyla,
chemosensory communication is crucial for mediating a variety of social behaviors, which …

The globular braincase of modern humans is distinct from all fossil human species, including
our closest extinct relatives, the Neandertals. Such adult shape differences must ultimately …

A high level of encephalization is critical to the human adaptive niche and emerged among
hominins over the course of the past 2 Myr. Evolving larger brains required important …