Principles of brain evolution /
Striedter, Georg F.,1962-
Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates,
c2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-402) and index.
Evolutionary neuroscience: this book's scope and ambition -- A history of comparative neurobiology -- Conservation in vertebrate brains -- Evolutionary changes in overall brain sizes -- Evolutionary changes in brain region size -- Evolutionary changes in brain region structure -- Evolution of neuronal connectivity -- What's special about mammal brains? -- What's special about human brains? -- Reflections and prospect.
Brain