2007
4.14 The Development and Evolutionary Expansion of the Cerebral Cortex in Primates
Rakic P, Kornack D. 4.14 The Development and Evolutionary Expansion of the Cerebral Cortex in Primates. 2007, 243-259. DOI: 10.1016/b0-12-370878-8/00004-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvolutionary expansionSpecies-specific sizeSmall genetic differencesCerebral cortexEvolutionary mechanismsMammalian speciesBrain evolutionCell cycleCellular eventsSpontaneous mutationsGenetic differencesRadial unit hypothesisRodent embryosBasic organizationModern neurobiologyEmbryosNew insightsNon-human primatesCorticogenesisHuman uniquenessBiological substratesCortexNeuronal interactionsEmbryogenesisHuman cerebrum
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