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Why is Brain Size so Important:Design Problems and Solutions as Neocortex Gets Biggeror Smaller
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“The cortical reorganization hypothesis suggests that selection for absolutely larger brains-and concomitant cortical reorganization-was the predominant mechanism supporting cognitive evolution (77, 91, 100-106, 120).”
From The evolution of self-control. (2014) · cites this paper as [102]
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Specification of Cerebral Cortical Areas
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“Proportionally, humans have less primary visual cortex than rats and mice ( Rakic, 1988 ).”
BackgroundScaling: Why is Animal Size so Important?
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EVOLUTION OF THE BRAIN AND INTELLIGENCE
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Broad domain generality in focal regions of frontal and parietal cortex
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The structural basis of inter-individual differences in human behaviour and cognition
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Big brains, enhanced cognition, and response of birds to novel environments
Sol, D., Duncan, R. P., Blackburn, T. M., Cassey, P., & Lefebvre, L. (2005) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.0408145102 · Cited by 917
The evolution of self-control.
MacLean, E. L., Hare, B., Nunn, C. L., Addessi, E., Amici, F., Anderson, R. C., Aureli, F., Baker, J. M., Bania, A. E., Barnard, A. M., et al. (2014) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1323533111 · Cited by 819
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kaas, J. H.
- Affiliations
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kaas, Jon H.
- ORCID
- Kaas, Jon H.
- Venue
- Brain and Mind
- Published
- 2000-04
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 7-23
- ISSN
- 1389-1987 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3300
- OpenAlex
- W1519102471
- Cited by
- 225
- References
- 59
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 25 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 2.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Brain and Mind (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Neural Networks and Applications
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Keywords
- brain size, neocortex, brain scaling, neuron size, neuronal connectivity, brain modularity, cortical columns, cortical regions, mammalian brain evolution
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