Dogs Have the Most Neurons, Though Not the Largest Brain: Trade-Off between Body Mass and Number of Neurons in the Cerebral Cortex of Large Carnivoran Species

Dogs Have the Most Neurons, Though Not the Largest Brain: Trade-Off between Body Mass and Number of Neurons in the Cerebral Cortex of Large Carnivoran Species

Carnivorans are a diverse group of mammals that includes carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous, domesticated and wild species, with a large range of brain sizes. Carnivory is one of several factors expected to be cognitively demanding for carnivorans due to a requirement to outsmart larger prey. O...

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Main Authors: Débora Jardim-Messeder, Kelly Lambert, Stephen Noctor, Fernanda M. Pestana, Maria E. de Castro Leal, Mads F. Bertelsen, Abdulaziz N. Alagaili, Osama B. Mohammad, Paul R. Manger, Suzana Herculano-Houzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
Subjects:
number of neurons
brain size
carnivorans
evolution
metabolic cost
domestication
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnana.2017.00118/full

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