The pattern of endocranial ontogenetic shape changes in humans

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 240-255

  Neubauer, Simon ^a   Gunz, Philipp ^a   Hublin, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; Endocranium; Geometric morphometrics; Ontogeny; Semi landmarks; Virtual endocasts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DURA MATER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BRAIN; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SKULL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

CRANIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 69249217996     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01106.x     Document Type: Article

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