editor-in-chief, Jon H. Kaas ; co-editors, Georg F. Striedter [and others].
1st ed.
Boston :
Elsevier,
2009.
xix, 1017 pages :
illustrations (some color) ;
27 cm
"A collection of articles ... selected from ... Evolution of nervous systems (Elsevier, Academic Press, 2007)"--Page 4 of cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History of ideas on brain evolution / G.F. Striedter -- Phylogenetic character reconstruction / J.S. Albert -- Basic nervous system "types" : one or many? / F. Hirth, H. Reichert -- Origin and evolution of the first nervous system / R. Lichtneckert, H. Reichert -- Neuronal migration / O. Marín and G. López-Bendito -- The role of transient connections in brain evolution / G.M. Innocenti -- Neural wiring optimization / C. Cherniak, Z. Mokhtarzada and R. Rodriguez-Esteban -- Principles of brain scaling / C.F. Stevens -- Structure of brains of primitive vertebrates (tunicates, amphioxus, lampreys) and the basic features of the vertebrate brain / B. Fritzsch, J.C. Glover -- Evolution of the nervous system in fishes / M.F. Wullimann and P. Vernier -- Evolution of the amphibian nervous system / U. Dicke and G. Roth -- Evolution of the nervous system in reptiles / L.L. Bruce -- Do birds and reptiles possess homologues of mammalian visual, somatosensory, and motor cortices? / L. Medina -- The evolution of vocal learning systems in birds and humans / E.D. Jarvis -- The evolution of the amygdala in vertebrates / F. Martínez-García, A. Novejarque, and E. Lanuza -- The evolution of vertebrate eyes / R.D. Fernald -- Vertebrate olfactory subsystems and their evolution / H.L. Eisthen and G. Polese -- The evolution of taste systems / T.E. Finger -- Shared and convergent features of the auditory system of vertebrates / C.E. Carr and D. Soares -- How can fossils tell us about the evolution of the neocortex? / H.J. Jerison -- The origin of neocortex : lessons from comparative embryology / Z. Molnár, A. Tavare and A.F.P Cheung -- Reconstructing the organization of the forebrain of the first mammals / J.H. Kaas -- Captured in the net of space and time : understanding cortical field evolution / L. Krubitzer and D.L. Hunt -- The evolution of the dorsal thalamus in mammals / J.H. Kaas -- The evolution of the basal ganglia in mammals and other vertebrates / A. Reiner -- The evolution of the hippocampus / J.R. Manns and H. Eichenbaum -- The evolution of the cerebellum / M. Glickstein, J. Oberdick, J. Voogd -- Olfactory cortex : comparative anatomy / K.R. Illig, D.A. Wilson -- Vestibular system / W.M. Graf -- Evolution of gustation / I.E. De Araujo, M.A.L. Nicolelis, and S.A. Simon -- The evolution of the somatosensory system / K.C. Catania -- Somatosensory specializations of flying mammals / J.M. Zook -- The evolution of motor cortex and motor systems / R.J. Nudo and S.B. Frost -- The evolution of visual cortex and visual systems / D.C. Lyon -- Primate brain evolution / T.M. Preuss -- The role of vision in the origin and evolution of primates / C.F. Ross, R.D. Martin -- The evolution of sensory and motor systems in primates / J.H. Kaas -- The evolution of parallel pathways in the brains of primates / V.A. Casagrande, I. Khaytin, and J. Boyd -- The evolution of the primate and human auditory system / T.A. Hackett -- The evolution of language systems in the human brain / T.W. Deacon -- The evolution of hemispheric specializations of the human brain / M.C. Corballis -- Neurological specializations for manual gesture and tool use in humans / S.H. Frey -- Frontal cortex evolution in primates / E.C. Bush, J.M. Allman.