The Neocortex: Ontogeny and Phylogeny

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Evolutionary and Developmental Syntheses: Introduction....Pages 3-4
Fossil Brains and the Evolution of the Neocortex....Pages 5-19
Critical Cellular Events During Cortical Evolution: Radial Unit Hypothesis....Pages 21-32
Control of Cell Number and Type in the Developing and Evolving Neocortex....Pages 33-41
Pathways Between Development and Evolution....Pages 43-52
Introduction to Section 2 and 3....Pages 53-55
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
The Dorsal Ventricular Ridge and Cortex of Reptiles in Historical and Phylogenetic Perspective....Pages 59-74
Multiple Origins of Neocortex: Contributions of the Dorsal Ventricular Ridge....Pages 75-86
Aspects of Phylogenetic Variability of Neocortical Intrinsic Organization....Pages 87-102
On the Coincidence of Loss of Electroreception and Reorganization of Brain Stem Nuclei in Vertebrates....Pages 103-109
The Design of Striate Cortex....Pages 111-117
Representational Geometries of Telencephalic Auditory Maps in Birds and Mammals....Pages 119-136
Flying Cats and Flying Primates: Evolutionary Surprises from Neurobiology....Pages 137-157
Emergence of Radial and Modular Units in Neocortex....Pages 159-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Ontogeny and Structure of the Radial Goal Fiber System of the Developing Murine Cerebrum....Pages 175-183
Nonpyramidal Neurons in the Mammalian Hippocampus: Principles of Organization and Development....Pages 185-192
Morphological Characterization of ALZ-50 Immunoreactive Cells in the Developing Neocortex of Kittens....Pages 193-197
Guidance of Chick Retinal Axons in Vitro....Pages 199-203
Cross-Modal Plasticity in Sensory Cortex....Pages 205-218
Visual Responses of Neurons in Somatosensory Cortex of Hamsters with Experimentally Induced Retinal Projections to Somatosensory Thalamus....Pages 219-227
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Brain Maps: Development, Plasticity and Distribution of Signals Beyond....Pages 229-236
The Possible Role of GABA-Ergic Innervation in Plasticity of Adult Cerebral Cortex....Pages 237-243
Transient Receptor Expression in Visual Cortex Development and the Mechanisms of Cortical Plasticity....Pages 245-253
Back Matter....Pages 255-262