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... systems, particularly in species examined in the field. This review examines some of the evolutionary and ecological variables that may also modulate neurogenesis patterns. This ‘top-down' and more naturalistic approach, which incorporates ecology and natural history, particularly of nonmodel species, may...

...Gemma E. White; Culum Brown The ecological cognition hypothesis poses that the brains and behaviours of individuals are largely shaped by the environments in which they live and the associated challenges they must overcome during their lives. Here we examine the effect of environmental complexity...

... animals to evolve spiking neurones could help us interpret their design and function today. We review fossil, ecological and molecular evidence to investigate when and why animals evolved spiking neurones. Fossils suggest that animals evolved nervous systems soon after the advent of animal-on-animal...

... cerebella can help uncover functional roles of the cerebellum in humans and animals. Here we show that the large cerebellar difference likely relates to evolutionary history, diving, sensory capability, and ecology. Table 1 All data from KWs and SWs in this study Measuring brain mass can...

... differences between them are more likely to reflect functional ecological adaptations rather than the effects of phylogenetic separation. In this study, the visual capabilities of 4 wobbegong shark species, which vary in life-history and/or habitat, were examined: the western wobbegong (Orectolobus hutchinsi...

...Francisco Aboitiz Current perspectives on brain evolution relate brain size variability to two main parameters: a scaling factor that corresponds to overall body size and an ecological factor associated with behavioral capacity. I suggest in this paper that in evolution body weight and ecological...

... established. African cichlids provide an unparalleled opportunity to understand how environmental and social pressures influence neural evolution due to the extremely fine ecological, behavioral, and neuronal comparisons that can be made. They live in habitats of varying complexity (ranging from sand...

...Toshiyuki Sawaguchi Correlations between cerebral indices for ''extra'' cortical parts associated with advanced functions (Jerson''s extra neurons, Nc; Hofman''s extra cortical volume, Ve, and Hofman''s extra cortical surface, Se) and ecological variables, namely troop size (TS), size of home range...

...Toshiyuki Sawaguchi The relationships between cerebral indices for ''extra'' cortical parts associated with advanced functions [Jerison''s ''extra'' neurons (Nc), Hofman''s ''extra'' cortical volume (Ve)] and ecology and social structure were examined for a total of 86 species of anthropoids (28...

...Francisco Aboitiz Current perspectives on brain evolution relate brain size variability to two main parameters: a scaling factor that corresponds to overall body size and an ecological factor associated with behavioral capacity. I suggest in this paper that in evolution body weight and ecological...

... and social features have been implicated in the expansion of select brain structures, particularly the telencephalon. East African cichlid fishes provide a superb opportunity to analyze the social and ecological correlates of neural phenotypes and their evolution. As a result of rapid, recent, and repeated...

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