THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SUBPLATE FOR EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENTAL PLASTICITY OF THE HUMAN BRAIN

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SUBPLATE FOR EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENTAL PLASTICITY OF THE HUMAN BRAIN

The human life-history is characterized by long development and introduction of new developmental stages, such as childhood and adolescence. The developing brain had important role in these life-history changes because it is expensive tissue which uses up to 80% of resting metabolic rate in the newb...

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Main Authors: MILOS eJUDAS, Goran eSedmak, Ivica eKostovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Cerebral Cortex
neuron number
Life-history
metabolic cost
subplate zone
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00423/full

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