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