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Evolution of the Cerebellum in Primates: Differences in Relative Volume among Monkeys, Apes and Humans
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According to the ‘developmental constraint hypothesis’ of comparative mammalian neuroanatomy, brain structures enlarge predictably as the entire brain grows both ontogenetically and phylogenetically. In this study, brain and cerebellum volumes are measured from in vivo magnetic resonance scans of 44 primates from 11 haplorhine species. After controlling for overall brain volume, the cerebellum in both pongid and hylobatid apes is, on average, 45% larger than in monkeys. These results demonstrate that all primate brains are not similarly organized and that developmental constraints are not tight enough to preclude selection for increased cerebellar volume independent of selection on overall brain size.
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“The cerebral cortex and the cerebellum have evolved together as their volume has increased in a proportional manner (Rilling and Insel, 1998), and form an anatomically closed connectivity known as the cerebro-cerebellar loop (Kelly and Strick, 2003; Bostan et al., 2013).”
From The Cerebro-Cerebellum as a Locus of Forward Model: A Review (2020) · cites this paper as Rilling and Insel, 1998
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“Several comparative studies suggest that cerebellar expansion, specifically involving the lateral cerebellum, was especially marked in apes [69–71].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Rilling, J. K., & Insel, T. R.
- Affiliations
- Emory University (US)
- Venue
- Brain, Behavior and Evolution
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Published
- 1998
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 308-314
- ISSN
- 0006-8977 (ISSN-L)
- 1421-9743
- OpenAlex
- W2076997669
- Cited by
- 131
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 5.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Brain Behavior and Evolution (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Center for Research Resources (RR-00 165, P51RR000165)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Keywords
- cerebellum, primate brain evolution, cerebellar volume, brain volume, comparative neuroanatomy, monkeys, apes, human, pongids, hylobatids, haplorhines, brain size
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Haplorhini, Cerebellum, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Primates, Hominidae, Pan paniscus
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