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Scaling laws in the mammalian neocortex: Does form provide clues to function?

Harrison, Kimberly H., Hof, Patrick R., Wang, Samuel S.-H.·2002·Journal of Neurocytology
DOI 10.1023/a:1024178127195
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Although descriptions of form have been a mainstay of comparative neuroanatomy, less well explored is the use of quantitative approaches, especially at the cellular level. In the neocortex, many gross and cellular anatomical measures show striking regularities over a wide range of brain sizes. Here we review our recent efforts to accurately characterize these scaling trends and explain them in functional terms. We focus on the expansion of white matter volume with increasing brain size and the formation of surface folds, in addition to principles of processing speed and energetics that may explain these phenomena. We also consider exceptional cases of neocortical morphology as a means of testing putative functional principles and developmental mechanisms. We illustrate this point by describing several morphological specializations at the cellular level that may constitute functional adaptations. Taken together, these approaches illustrate the benefits of a synthesis between comparative neuroanatomy and biophysics.

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Authors
Harrison, K. H., Hof, P. R., & Wang, S. S.-H.
Affiliations
  • Princeton University (US)
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Neurocytology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2002-03
Volume
31
Issue
3-5
Pages
289-298
ISSN
  • 0300-4864 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-7381
DOI
10.1023/a:1024178127195
OpenAlex
W1568869808
Cited by
78
References
88
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
FWCI
5.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Neurocytology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Science Foundation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Keywords
scaling laws, brain size, white matter volume, cortical folding, processing speed, brain energy metabolism, cellular specialization, comparative neuroanatomy
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Count, Biological Evolution, Nerve Fibers, Nerve Net, Neurons, Organ Size, Phylogeny, Species Specificity, Neocortex

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