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Neocortex Evolution

Neocortex Evolution is a theoretical construct in brain evolution that specifies the developmental and phylogenetic expansion of the neocortex as a distinct cerebral structure characterized by laminar organization and its role in advanced cognitive functions.

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698

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304

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2017–2026

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167

Neocortex size as a constraint on group size in primates

Robin Dunbar · Journal of Human Evolution · 1992 · 2.5K citations

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Prolonged myelination in human neocortical evolution

Daniel J. Miller, Tetyana Duka, Cheryl D. Stimpson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2012 · 728 citations · Full text

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A universal scaling law between gray matter and white matter of cerebral cortex

Kechen Zhang, Terrence J. Sejnowski · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2000 · 727 citations

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Human-specific gene <i>ARHGAP11B</i> promotes basal progenitor amplification and neocortex expansion

Marta Florio, Mareike Albert, Elena Taverna et al. · Science · 2015 · 633 citations

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Distinct Profiles of Myelin Distribution Along Single Axons of Pyramidal Neurons in the Neocortex

Giulio Srubek Tomassy, Daniel R. Berger, Hsu-Hsin Chen et al. · Science · 2014 · 603 citations · Full text

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Authors

698

  1. WΒ
    Wieland Β. Huttner

    Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany

    18 publications · 2K citations

    16

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  2. TN
    Takashi Namba

    Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany

    8 publications · 1.1K citations

    8

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  3. CC
    Chet C. Sherwood

    George Washington University, United States

    8 publications · 1.2K citations

    8

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  4. LK
    Leah Krubitzer

    University of California, Davis, United States

    6 publications · 424 citations

    6

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  5. ZM
    Zoltán Molnár

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 422 citations

    6

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Institutions

304

  1. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

    Dresden, Germany

    17 h-index

    96 publications

    16.2K citations

  2. Allen Institute for Brain Science

    Seattle, United States

    9 h-index

    116 publications

    13K citations

  3. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    4.2K citations

  4. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    8 h-index

    26 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    29 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    6 h-index

    22 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    491 citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    22 publications

    5.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 13 publications · 2.9K citations

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  2. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

    10 publications · 1.1K citations

    10

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  3. Brain Behavior and Evolution

    10 publications · 788 citations

    10

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  4. Science

    8 publications · 2K citations

    8

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  5. The Journal of Comparative Neurology

    7 publications · 383 citations

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