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
Neurocreationism--Making New Cortical Maps
Rakic P. Neurocreationism--Making New Cortical Maps. Science 2001, 294: 1011-1012. PMID: 11691974, DOI: 10.1126/science.294.5544.1011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Continuation of neurogenesis in the hippocampus of the adult macaque monkey
Kornack D, Rakic P. Continuation of neurogenesis in the hippocampus of the adult macaque monkey. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 5768-5773. PMID: 10318959, PMCID: PMC21935, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.10.5768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesBiological EvolutionBromodeoxyuridineCercopithecidaeDentate GyrusHippocampusImmunohistochemistryMacacaNeuronsOligodendrogliaPhylogenyConceptsAdult macaque monkeysDentate gyrusMacaque monkeysAdult primate hippocampusAdult rodent dentate gyrusImmunohistochemical double labelingHippocampal dentate gyrusRodent dentate gyrusDiscreet brain regionsMultipotent neural stem cellsNeural stem cellsAdult neurogenesisAdult brainPrimate hippocampusAnimal modelsBrain regionsDouble labelingNeurogenesisSpecific markersHippocampusGyrusStem cellsCell typesMonkeysHumans
1996
Development of photoreceptor mosaics in the primate retina.
Wikler K, Rakic P. Development of photoreceptor mosaics in the primate retina. Perspectives On Developmental Neurobiology 1996, 3: 161-75. PMID: 8931091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimate retinaPhotoreceptor mosaicAdult primate retinaCentral nervous systemRatio of rodsNervous systemRetinaTopographic arrangementRetinal coordinatesCone subtypesScotopic visionAvailable dataSubtypesTransient appearanceColor visionNeuronal arraysPhotoreceptor subtypesPhenotypePrimatesDifferent visual habitatsDifferent primatesRegional differencesPrimate species
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
1965
MESOCOELIC RECESS IN THE HUMAN BRAIN.
Rakic P. MESOCOELIC RECESS IN THE HUMAN BRAIN. Neurology 1965, 15: 708-15. PMID: 14315293, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.15.8.708.Peer-Reviewed Original Research