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Cortical evolution

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The earliest mammalian brains were dominated by olfactory cortex. We are developing evidence that the basic functional principles are embedded in neocortex.

Rowe TB, Shepherd GM: Role of ortho-retronasal olfaction in mammalian cortical evolution. J Comp Neurol. 2016 Feb 15; 2015 Jun 11. PMID: 25975561.

Shepherd, Gordon. (2011). "The microcircuit concept applied to cortical evolution: from three-layer to six-layer cortex"