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Cerebral Cortex
. Ed(S): Jones, Edward G.; Peters, Alan
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Paperback. Editor(s): Jones, Edward G.; Peters, Alan. Series: Cerebral Cortex. Num Pages: 496 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 972.
The cerebral cortex, especially that part customarily designated "neocortex," is one of the hallmarks of mammalian evolution and reaches its greatest size, relatively speaking, and its widest structural diversity in the human brain. The evolution of this structure, as remarkable for the huge numbers of neurons that it contains as for the range of behaviors that it controls, has been of abiding interest to many generations of neuroscientists. Yet few theories of cortical evo lution have been proposed and none has stood the test of time. In particular, no theory has been successful in bridging the evolutionary gap that appears ... Read more
The cerebral cortex, especially that part customarily designated "neocortex," is one of the hallmarks of mammalian evolution and reaches its greatest size, relatively speaking, and its widest structural diversity in the human brain. The evolution of this structure, as remarkable for the huge numbers of neurons that it contains as for the range of behaviors that it controls, has been of abiding interest to many generations of neuroscientists. Yet few theories of cortical evo lution have been proposed and none has stood the test of time. In particular, no theory has been successful in bridging the evolutionary gap that appears ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Series
Cerebral Cortex
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461367062
SKU
V9781461367062
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