2001
Neocortical expansion and elaboration during primate evolution: a view from neuroembryology
Rakic P, Kornack D. Neocortical expansion and elaboration during primate evolution: a view from neuroembryology. 2001, 30-56. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511897085.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMammalian brain evolutionMammalian lineagesMammalian ancestorEvolutionary biologyPrimate evolutionEmbryonic developmentNeocortical evolutionLiving speciesBrain evolutionCortical evolutionNeocortical expansionAnthropoid primatesCellular mechanismsComparative anatomyNeuroembryologyPresent reviewRecent advancesEvolutionLineagesAncestorHuman mental capacitiesBiologyBrain massSpeciesPossible mechanism
1995
A small step for the cell, a giant leap for mankind: a hypothesis of neocortical expansion during evolution
Rakic P. A small step for the cell, a giant leap for mankind: a hypothesis of neocortical expansion during evolution. Trends In Neurosciences 1995, 18: 383-388. PMID: 7482803, DOI: 10.1016/0166-2236(95)93934-p.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Critical Cellular Events During Cortical Evolution: Radial Unit Hypothesis
Rakic P. Critical Cellular Events During Cortical Evolution: Radial Unit Hypothesis. NATO Science Series A: 1991, 21-32. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0652-6_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell biological mechanismsCritical cellular eventsComplex cellular changesCellular eventsRadial unit hypothesisCerebral evolutionCortical evolutionCellular mechanismsCellular changesBiological mechanismsRemarkable structureHuman mental capacitiesEvolutionMechanismContemporary neuroscientistsPrimates