A hierarchical model of the evolution of human brain specializations

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 10733-10740

  Clark Barrett, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Evo devo; Evolutionary psychology; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN SIZE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84866156927     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1201898109     Document Type: Review

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