Developmental studies on rewiring the brain: What they tell us about brain evolution

Evolution of Nervous Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 103-111

  Newton, J R ^a   Page, D T ^a   Sur, M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arealization; Rewiring

Indexed keywords

EID: 35948954056     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-12-370878-8/00047-1     Document Type: Chapter

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