The evolutionary origin of the mammalian isocortex: towards an integrated developmental and functional approach.
The isocortex is a distinctive feature of mammalian brains, which has no clear counterpart in the cerebral hemispheres of other amniotes. This paper speculates on the evolutionary processes giving rise to the isocortex. As a first step, we intend to identify what structure may be ancestral to the is...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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