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Brain Metabolism Evolution

Brain Metabolism Evolution is a theoretical framework within evolutionary neuroscience that elucidates the adaptive changes in cerebral energy utilization and metabolic efficiency across phylogeny as a driving force in the development of enhanced cognitive capacities in higher organisms.

70

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7K

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343

Authors

176

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2017–2026

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Publications

70

Relative brain size and basal metabolic rate in terrestrial vertebrates

R. D. Martin · Nature · 1981 · 724 citations

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Metabolic costs and evolutionary implications of human brain development

Christopher W. Kuzawa, Harry T. Chugani, Lawrence I. Grossman et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014 · 598 citations · Full text

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Ratio of central nervous system to body metabolism in vertebrates: its constancy and functional basis

Jonathan W. Mink, Robert J. Blumenschine, David B. Adams · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · 1981 · 598 citations · Full text

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Scaling of Brain Metabolism with a Fixed Energy Budget per Neuron: Implications for Neuronal Activity, Plasticity and Evolution

Suzana Herculano‐Houzel · PLoS ONE · 2011 · 348 citations · Full text

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Evolution of increased glia–neuron ratios in the human frontal cortex

Chet C. Sherwood, Cheryl D. Stimpson, Mary Ann Raghanti et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2006 · 346 citations · Full text

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Authors

343

  1. WR
    William R. Leonard

    Northwestern University, United States

    5 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. SP
    Svante Pääbo

    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany

    4 publications · 273 citations

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  3. PK
    Philipp Khaitovich

    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany

    4 publications · 273 citations

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  4. MG
    Morris Goodman

    Wayne State University, United States

    4 publications · 410 citations

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  5. PR
    Patrick R. Hof

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States

    3 publications · 964 citations

    3

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1–5 of 343

Institutions

176

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    Leipzig, Germany

    5 h-index

    18 publications

    960 citations

  3. Wayne State University

    Detroit, United States

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    2.6K citations

  4. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    394 citations

  5. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    801 citations

  6. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

    Dresden, Germany

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    148 citations

  7. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    964 citations

  8. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    685 citations

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Venues

  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 8 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. Nature

    4 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. eLife

    2 publications · 68 citations

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  5. American Journal of Human Biology

    2 publications · 501 citations

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