LEADER 03911nam 2200649 450 001 9910136275803321 005 20230621135653.0 010 $a9782889193066$b(ebook) 010 $a2889193063$b(ebook) 035 $a(CKB)3710000000586928 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/40112 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000586928 100 $a20191103h20142014 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurc|#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 181 $csti$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aAdaptive function and brain evolution /$ftopic editors: Fernando Martinez-Garcia, Agustín González, Luis Puelles and Hans J. Ten Donkelaar 210 $cFrontiers Media SA$d2014 210 1$a[Lausanne, Switzerland] :$cFrontiers Media SA,$d2014. 210 4$d©2014 215 $a1 online resource (266 pages) $cillustrations (chiefly colour); digital file(s) 225 0 $aFrontiers in neuroanatomy 225 1 $aFrontiers Research Topics 311 08$aPrint version: 2889193063 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aAdaptive function and brain evolution -- A. Developmental mechanisms and their role in evolution -- B. Development and evolution of the brainstem -- C. Molecular architecture of the forebrain of vertebrates -- D. Comparative neurobiology of the cerebral cortex -- E. Linking anatomy, molecules and function through evolution 330 3 $aThe brain of each animal shows specific traits that reflect its phylogenetic history and its particular lifestyle. Therefore, comparing brains is not just a mere intellectual exercise, but it helps understanding how the brain allows adaptive behavioral strategies to face an ever-changing world and how this complex organ has evolved during phylogeny, giving rise to complex mental processes in humans and other animals. These questions attracted scientists since the times of Santiago Ramon y Cajal one of the founders of comparative neurobiology. In the last decade, this discipline has undergone a true revolution due to the analysis of expression patterns of morphogenetic genes in embryos of different animals. The title of the Research Topic, Adaptive Function and Brain Evolution, stresses the importance of comparative studies to understand brain function and, the reverse, of considering brain function to properly understand brain evolution. This issues should be taken into account when using animals in the research of mental function and dysfunction. The papers of this Research Topic are focused onto the following four Grand Questions of comparative neurobiology: 1) How are different brains built during ontogeny?; 2) What is the anatomical organization of mature brains and how can they be compared?; 3) How do brains work to accomplish their function of ensuring survival and, ultimately, reproductive success?; 4) How have brains evolved during phylogeny? 410 0$aFrontiers research topics. 606 $aComparative neurobiology 606 $aNeurophysiology 606 $aBrain$xAnatomy 606 $aBrain$xGrowth 606 $aBrain$xEvolution 606 $aBrain mapping 610 $acomparative neurobiology 610 $abrain evolution 610 $aphylogeny 610 $aontogeny 615 0$aComparative neurobiology. 615 0$aNeurophysiology. 615 0$aBrain$xAnatomy. 615 0$aBrain$xGrowth. 615 0$aBrain$xEvolution. 615 0$aBrain mapping. 676 $a612.8 700 $aLuis Puelles$4auth$01365742 702 $aMarti?nez-Garci?a$b Fernando,?$f1961- 702 $aGonzález$b Agustin 702 $aPuelles$b L$g(Luis), 702 $aDonkelaar$b H. J. ten$g(Hendrik Jan),$f1946- 801 2$bUkMaJRU 912 $a9910136275803321 996 $aAdaptive function and brain evolution$93387915 997 $aUNINA