The brain and the braincase: A spatial analysis on the midsagittal profile in adult humans

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 227, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 268-276

  Bruner, Emiliano ^a   Amano, Hideki ^b   de la Cuétara, José Manuel ^c   Ogihara, Naomichi ^b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Geometric morphometrics; Neuroanatomy; Paleoneurology; Parietal lobes; Precuneus; Vault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ARTICLE; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN TISSUE; BRAINCASE; BREGMA; CRANIAL SUTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOGENESIS; NEUROANATOMY; PARIETAL LOBE; PRECUNEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SOFT TISSUE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PARIETAL BONE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANATOMIC LANDMARKS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FOSSILS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PARIETAL BONE; PARIETAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939468477     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12355     Document Type: Article

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