Principles of brain evolution
Brain evolution is a complex weave of species similarities and differences, bound by diverse rules or principles. This book is a detailed examination of these principles, using data from a wide array of vertebrates but minimizing technical details and terminology. It is written for advanced undergra...
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| Glavni autor: | Striedter, Georg F. (-) |
| Vrsta građe: | Knjiga |
| Jezik: | eng |
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Sunderland, Mass. :
Sinauer Associates,
cop. 2005.
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- 1. Evolutionary Neuroscience: This Book's Scope and Ambition * The Book's Scope and Major Themes
- 2. A History of Comparative Neurobiology * The Birth of Comparative Neuroanatomy * Darwin's Time: The Owen-Huxley Debate * The Era of Comparative Cytoarchitectonics * Comparative Hodology and Histochemistry * The Rise of Neurocladistics * The Rejuvenation of Comparative Neuroembryology * Conclusions
- 3. Conservation in Vertebrate Brains * A "Who's Who" of Vertebrates * Comparing Adult Brains o Adult brain regions o Adult cell types o Neuron-typical molecules * Comparing Embryonic Brains o The neuromeric model o Criticisms of the neuromeric model * Mapping Embryos onto Adults * Conclusion
- 4. Evolutionary Changes in Overall Brain Size * Changes in Relative Brain Size o Mechanisms of brain-body scaling * Functional Correlates of Relative Brain Size * Changes in Absolute Brain Size * Constraints and Compromises * Conclusions
- 5. Evolutionary Changes in Brain Region Size * Concerted versus Mosaic Evolution o Concerted evolution o Mosaic evolution o Toward a synthesis * Functional Correlates of Brain Region Size o The principle of proper mass o Absolute size and functional capacity o Proportional size and influence o Relative size and adaptation o Synthesis: The avian hippocampus * Conclusions
- 6. Evolutionary Changes in Brain Region Structure * Homology and Novelty * Phylogenetic Conversion: Lamination * Phylogenetic Proliferation: Segregation * Phylogenetic Proliferation: Addition * Conclusions
- 7. Evolution of Neuronal Connectivity * Epigenetic Population Matching and Cascades * The Parcellation Hypothesis * Connectional Invasion and Its Consequences * General Principles of Network Design * Synthesis and Conclusions
- 8. What's Special about Mammal Brains? * Early Mammals and their Brains * The Phylogenetic History of Neocortex * Beyond the Neocortex * Conclusion
- 9. What's Special about Human Brains? * Primate Behavior and Overall Brain Size * Evolutionary Changes in Primate Brain Organization * Hominin Behavior and Overall Brain Size * Evolutionary Changes in Hominin Brain Organization * Conclusions
- 10. Reflections and Prospect * Explanatory Strategies in Evolutionary Neuroscience * Steps Toward Synthesis * Absolute and Relative Brain Size * Conclusion