The evolution of the cortico-cerebellar complex in primates: Anatomical connections predict patterns of correlated evolution

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-10

  Whiting, B A ^a   Barton, R A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain; Cerebellum; Evolution; Mosaic; Primate; System

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BRAIN; EVOLUTION; PRIMATE;

PRIMATES;

EID: 0037229735     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2484(02)00162-8     Document Type: Article

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