2009
Evolution of the neocortex: a perspective from developmental biology
Rakic P. Evolution of the neocortex: a perspective from developmental biology. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2009, 10: 724-735. PMID: 19763105, PMCID: PMC2913577, DOI: 10.1038/nrn2719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvo-devo approachSpecies-specific adaptationsExtinct common ancestorsNew cell typesSpecies-specific differencesMutations of genesProliferative ventricular zoneMammalian evolutionDistinct migratory pathwaysCommon ancestorDevelopmental biologyCell divisionNew traitsNew cell subtypesNeural stem cellsProtomap hypothesisMouse embryosNew cytoarchitectonic areasTranscriptional factorsUnique cognitive abilitiesGene expressionDifferential enlargementDistinct traitsMigratory pathwaysCortical evolution
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
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