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Comparative Structure and Evolution of Cerebral Cortex
. Ed(S): Jones, Edward G., Phd; Peters, Alan
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hardcover. Editor(s): Jones, Edward G., PhD; Peters, Alan. Series: Cerebral Cortex. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1600.
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
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Series
Cerebral Cortex
Number of Pages
372
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306434778
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V9780306434778
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