Extended neocortical maturation time encompasses speciation, fatty acid and lateralization theories of the evolution of schizophrenia and creativity

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1085-1089

  Seldon, H Lee ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; DIET; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; HEREDITY; HUMAN; NEOCORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ANIMALS; CREATIVENESS; EVOLUTION; FATTY ACIDS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOCORTEX; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

HOMO SAPIENS; PRIMATES;

EID: 34548784306     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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