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The Neocortex

Ontogeny and Phylogeny

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Barbara L. Finlay

    1. Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

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  2. Giorgio Innocenti

    1. University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  3. Henning Scheich

    1. Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series A: (NSSA, volume 200)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Evolutionary and Developmental Syntheses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Evolutionary and Developmental Syntheses: Introduction

      • Barbara L. Finlay, Giorgio Innocenti, Henning Scheich
      Pages 3-4

    3. Fossil Brains and the Evolution of the Neocortex

      • Harry J. Jerison
      Pages 5-19

    4. Critical Cellular Events During Cortical Evolution: Radial Unit Hypothesis

      • Pasko Rakic
      Pages 21-32

    5. Control of Cell Number and Type in the Developing and Evolving Neocortex

      • Barbara L. Finlay
      Pages 33-41

    6. Pathways Between Development and Evolution

      • Giorgio M. Innocenti
      Pages 43-52

    7. Introduction to Section 2 and 3

      • Barbara L. Finlay, Giorgio Innocenti, Henning Scheich
      Pages 53-55

  3. Comparative Aspects of Forebrain Organization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. The Dorsal Ventricular Ridge and Cortex of Reptiles in Historical and Phylogenetic Perspective

      • Anthony H. M. Lohman, Wilhelmus J. A. J. Smeets
      Pages 59-74

    3. Multiple Origins of Neocortex: Contributions of the Dorsal Ventricular Ridge

      • Toru Shimizu, Harvey J. Karten
      Pages 75-86

    4. Aspects of Phylogenetic Variability of Neocortical Intrinsic Organization

      • Facundo Valverde
      Pages 87-102

    5. On the Coincidence of Loss of Electroreception and Reorganization of Brain Stem Nuclei in Vertebrates

      • Bernd Fritzsch
      Pages 103-109

    6. The Design of Striate Cortex

      • N. V. Swindale
      Pages 111-117

    7. Representational Geometries of Telencephalic Auditory Maps in Birds and Mammals

      • H. Scheich
      Pages 119-136

    8. Flying Cats and Flying Primates: Evolutionary Surprises from Neurobiology

      • John D. Pettigrew
      Pages 137-157

    9. Emergence of Radial and Modular Units in Neocortex

      • Mathew E. Diamond, Ford F. Ebner
      Pages 159-171

  4. Neuroembryology of the Neocortex

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
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    2. Ontogeny and Structure of the Radial Goal Fiber System of the Developing Murine Cerebrum

      • Verne S. Caviness Jr., Jean-Paul Mission, Takao Takahashi, Jean-Francois Gadisseux
      Pages 175-183

    3. Nonpyramidal Neurons in the Mammalian Hippocampus: Principles of Organization and Development

      • Eduardo Soriano, José A. Del Río, Isidro Ferrer
      Pages 185-192
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

    Barbara L. Finlay

  • University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Giorgio Innocenti

  • Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

    Henning Scheich

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Neocortex

  • Book Subtitle: Ontogeny and Phylogeny

  • Editors: Barbara L. Finlay, Giorgio Innocenti, Henning Scheich

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series A:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0652-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-43808-0Published: 28 February 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-0654-0Published: 11 June 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-0652-6Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 262

  • Topics: Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Neurosciences

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