New Perspectives on Neurobehavioral Evolution
ISBN: 9781573318075 | 1573318078
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 6/7/2011
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This volume derives from a conference on New Studies in Neurobehavioral Evolution, convened as a tribute to the life work and influence of Wally Welker, an outstanding student of the evolutionary relationships of specializations of brains and behavior of mammals. Studies in fields of Welker's major contributions are presented, including the importance of observing developmental aspects of brain-behavior relationships; documentation of the elaboration of distinctive sensorimotor circuits to enable behavioral adaptations to, and manipulations of,... MORE
| Introduction and acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Wally Welker and neurobehavioral evolution: an appreciation and bibliography | p. 1 |
| Evolutionary perspectives: forebrain structure | |
| Evolution of the amniote pallium and the origins of mammalian neocortex | p. 14 |
| Neocortex in early mammals and its subsequent variations | p. 28 |
| Neocortical neuron morphology in Afrotheria: comparing the rock hyrax with the African elephant | ... MOREp. 37 |
| The neocortex of cetaceans: cytoarchitecture and comparison with other aquatic and terrestrial species | p. 47 |
| The von Economo neurons in the frontoinsular and anterior cingulate cortex | p. 59 |
| Significance of the insula for the evolution of human awareness of feelings from the body | p. 72 |
| Evolution of function and maps in the somatosensory system | |
| The brain and behavior of the tentacled snake | p. 83 |
| Mammalian tactile hair: divergence from a limited distribution | p. 90 |
| Manatee vibrissae: evidence for a ôlateral lineö function | p. 101 |
| A night in the life of a rat: vibrissal mechanics and tactile exploration | p. 110 |
| How do barrels form in somatosensory cortex? | p. 119 |
| Functional implications of tactile projection patterns to the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum of the albino rat: the legacy of Wally Welker | p. 130 |
| Evolution of behavior: some causes and consequences of aspects of brain evolution | |
| Taking advantage of behavioral changes during development and training to assess sensory coding mechanisms | p. 142 |
| Coevolution in communication senders and receivers: vocal behavior and auditory processing in multiple songbird species | p. 155 |
| Evolution of mirror systems: a simple mechanism for complex cognitive functions | p. 166 |
| Modeling the evolution of cortico-cerebellar systems in primates | p. 176 |
| Brains matter, bodies maybe not: the case for examining neuron numbers irrespective of body size | p. 191 |
| Corrigendum for Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 1124: 239-261 | p. 200 |
| Erratum for Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 1219: 73-98 | p. 201 |
| Corrigendum for Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 1161: 526-536 | p. 202 |
| Corrigendum for Ann. N. Y Acad. Sci. 1220: 137-148 | p. 203 |
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