Abstract
The dramatic evolutionary expansion of the cerebral cortex of Homo sapiens underlies our unique higher cortical functions, and therefore bears on the ultimate issue of what makes us human. Recent insights into developmental events during early proliferative stages of cortical development indicate how neural stem and progenitor cells might interact to produce cortical expansion during development, and could shed light on evolutionary changes in cortical structure.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 883-890 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Nature Reviews Neuroscience |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Cell Biology