scholarly journals Genomic divergence and brain evolution: How regulatory DNA influences development of the cerebral cortex

BioEssays ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra L. Silver
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Cortex ◽  
Brain Evolution ◽  
Genomic Divergence ◽  
Regulatory Dna

From Cell Types to an Integrated Understanding of Brain Evolution: The Case of the Cerebral Cortex

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Antonietta Tosches
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Biology ◽  
Cerebral Cortex ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Neural Development ◽  
Brain Evolution ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Structural Units

With the discovery of the incredible diversity of neurons, Cajal and coworkers laid the foundation of modern neuroscience. Neuron types are not only structural units of nervous systems but also evolutionary units, because their identities are encoded in the genome. With the advent of high-throughput cellular transcriptomics, neuronal identities can be characterized and compared systematically across species. The comparison of neurons in mammals, reptiles, and birds indicates that the mammalian cerebral cortex is a mosaic of deeply conserved and recently evolved neuron types. Using the cerebral cortex as a case study, this review illustrates how comparing neuron types across species is key to reconciling observations on neural development, neuroanatomy, circuit wiring, and physiology for an integrated understanding of brain evolution. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology, Volume 37 is October 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

Human brain evolution: Emerging roles for regulatory DNA and RNA

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 170-177
Author(s):  
Jing Liu ◽  
Federica Mosti ◽  
Debra L. Silver
Keyword(s):  
Human Brain ◽  
Brain Evolution ◽  
Dna And Rna ◽  
Human Brain Evolution ◽  
Regulatory Dna

Allometric departures for the human brain provide insights into hominid brain evolution

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
James K. Rilling
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Cortex ◽  
Human Brain ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Brain Evolution ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Allometric Relationships ◽  
Human Cerebral Cortex ◽  
Primate Brain ◽  
Cast Doubt

Researchers studying primate brain allometry often focus on departures from allometry more than the allometric relationships themselves because only the former reveal what brain regions and behavioral-cognitive abilities were the focus of selection. Allometric departures for the human brain provide insights into hominid brain evolution and cast doubt on the suggestion that the large human cerebral cortex is a “spandrel.”

Author response for "Microchiropterans have a diminutive cerebral cortex, not an enlarged cerebellum, compared to megachiropterans and other mammals"

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzana Herculano‐Houzel ◽  
Felipe Barros Cunha ◽  
Jamie L. Reed ◽  
Consolate Kaswera‐Kyamakya ◽  
Emmanuel Gillissen ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Cortex ◽  
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