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Book Review: Two Phylogenetic Specializations in the Human Brain

Allman, John, Hakeem, Atiya, Watson, Karli·2002·The Neuroscientist

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In this study, two anatomical specializations of the brain in apes and humans are considered. One of these is a whole cortical area located in the frontal polar cortex (Brodmann’s area 10), and the other is a morphologically distinctive cell type, the spindle neuron of the anterior cingulate cortex. The authors suggest that the spindle cells may relay to other parts of the brain—especially to area 10, the outcome of processing within the anterior cingulate cortex. This relay conveys the motivation to act. It particularly concerns the recognition of having committed an error that leads to the initiation of adaptive responses to these adverse events so as to reduce error commission. This capacity is related to the development of self-control as an individual matures and gains social insight. Although the anterior cingulate deals with the individual’s immediate response to changing conditions, area 10 is involved in the retrieval of memories from the individual’s past experience and the capacity to plan adaptive responses. The authors suggest that these neurobehavioral specializations are crucial aspects of intelligence as defined as the capacity to make adaptive responses to changing conditions. The authors further hypothesize that these specializations facilitated the evolution of the unique capacity for the intergenerational transfer of the food and information characteristic of human extended families.

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Authors: Allman, J., Hakeem, A., & Watson, K.
Affiliations: California Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author: Allman, John
ORCID: Watson, Karli
Venue: The Neuroscientist
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2002-08
Volume: 8
Issue: 4
Pages: 335-346
ISSN: 1073-8584 (ISSN-L)
1089-4098
DOI: 10.1177/107385840200800409
OpenAlex: W2067723253
Cited by: 178
References: 55
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 12
Type: book review
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: The Neuroscientist (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Primate Behavior and Ecology
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords: human brain evolution, Brodmann area 10, anterior cingulate cortex, error detection, self-control, adaptive behavior, memory retrieval, planning, intelligence, intergenerational knowledge transmission, apes
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Animals, Frontal Lobe, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Intelligence, Motivation, Neural Pathways, Neurons, Phylogeny

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