Evolutionary developmental biology of the cerebral cortex /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Novartis Foundation, Symposium on Evolutionary Developmental Biology of the Cerebral Cortex
Other Authors: Bock, Gregory, Cardew, Gail
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester ; New York : Wiley, 2000.
Series:Novartis Foundation symposium ; 228.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • What is evolutionary developmental biology?
  • Thoughts on the cerebellum as a model for cerebral cortical development and evolution
  • Radial unit hypothesis of neocortical expansion
  • Genetic control of regional identity in the developing vertebrate forebrain
  • Intrinsic and extrinsic control of cortical development
  • A hypothesis as to the organization of cerebral cortex in the common amniote ancestor of modern reptiles and mammals
  • Evolution of cortical lamination: the reelin/Dab1 pathway
  • The contribution of the ganglionic eminence to the neuronal cell types of the cerebral cortex
  • Conserved developmental algorithms during thalamocortical circuit formation in mammals and reptiles
  • Regionalization of the cerebral cortex : developmental mechanisms and models
  • Organizing principles of sensory representations
  • How does evolution build a complex brain?
  • Developmental plasticity: to preserve the individual or to create a new species?
  • The relevance of visual perception to cortical evolution and development.