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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789232103321

Titolo

In the light of evolution . Volume VI Brain and behavior / / Georg F. Striedter, John C. Avise and Francisco J. Ayala, editors ; National Academy of Sciences the National Academy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-309-26178-3

0-309-26176-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (431 p.)

Disciplina

576.8

Soggetti

Evolution (Biology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Arthur M. Sackler, M.D.: 1913-1987""; ""Contents""; ""Preface to the *In the Light of Evolution* Series""; ""Preface to *In the Light of Evolution, Volume VI: Brain and Behavior*""; ""Part I: EVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS OF NEURONS AND NERVOUS SYSTEMS""; ""1 Functionalization of a Protosynaptic Gene Expression Network--Cecilia Conaco, Danielle S. Bassett, Hongjun Zhou, Mary Luz Arcila, Sandie M. Degnan, Bernard M. Degnan, and Kenneth S. Kosik""; ""2 Adaptive Evolution of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels: The First 800 Million Years--Harold H. Zakon""

""3 Evolution of Centralized Nervous Systems: Two Schools of Evolutionary Thought--R. Glenn Northcutt""""Part II: DEVELOPMENTAL AND ADULT VARIATION IN NEURAL ORGANIZATION""; ""4 Evolving Specialization of the Arthropod Nervous System--Erin Jarvis, Heather S. Bruce, and Nipam H. Patel""; ""5 Expansion, Folding, and Abnormal Lamination of the Chick Optic Tectum After Intraventricular Injections of FGF2--Luke D. McGowan, Roula A. Alaama, Amanda C. Freise, Johnny C. Huang, Christine J. Charvet, and Georg F. Striedter""

""6 Cortical Evolution in Mammals: The Bane and Beauty of Phenotypic Variability--Leah A. Krubitzer and Adele M. H. Seelke""""7 Evolution of Columns, Modules, and Domains in the Neocortex of Primates--Jon H.



Kaas""; ""8 The Remarkable, Yet Not Extraordinary, Human Brain as a Scaled-Up Primate Brain and Its Associated Cost--Suzana Herculano-Houzel""; ""Part III: FROM NEURAL CIRCUIT EVOLUTION TO ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR""

""9 Homology and Homoplasy of Swimming Behaviors and Neural Circuits in the Nudipleura (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)--James M. Newcomb, Akira Sakurai, Joshua L. Lillvis, Charuni A. Gunaratne, and Paul S. Katz""""10 Shared Developmental and Evolutionary Origins for Neural Basis of Vocal�Acoustic and Pectoral Gestural Signaling--Andrew H. Bass and Boris P. Chagnaud""; ""11 To Flock or Fight: Neurochemical Signatures of Divergent Life Histories in Sparrows--James L. Goodson, Leah C. Wilson, and Sara E. Schrock""

""12 From Chemotaxis to the Cognitive Map: The Function of Olfaction--Lucia F. Jacobs""""13 Evolution of Brains and Behavior for Optimal Foraging: A Tale of Two Predators--Kenneth C. Catania""; ""Part IV: PHYLOGENY OF HUMAN BRAINS AND HUMAN MINDS""; ""14 Human Brain Evolution: From Gene Discovery to Phenotype Discovery--Todd M. Preuss""; ""15 Integration of Faces and Vocalizations in Ventral Prefrontal Cortex: Implications for the Evolution of Audiovisual Speech--Lizabeth M. Romanski""; ""16 Math, Monkeys, and the Developing Brain--Jessica F. Cantlon""

""17 A Hierarchical Model of the Evolution of Human Brain Specializations--H. Clark Barrett""