In the Light of Evolution: Volume VI: Brain and Behavior

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Front Matter (R1-R18)

Part I: EVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS OF NEURONS AND NERVOUS SYSTEMS (1-2)

1 Functionalization of a Protosynaptic Gene Expression Network--Cecilia Conaco, Danielle S. Bassett, Hongjun Zhou, Mary Luz Arcila, Sandie M. Degnan, Bernard M. Degnan, and Kenneth S. Kosik (3-20)

2 Adaptive Evolution of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels: The First 800 Million Years--Harold H. Zakon (21-36)

3 Evolution of Centralized Nervous Systems: Two Schools of Evolutionary Thought--R. Glenn Northcutt (37-56)

Part II: DEVELOPMENTAL AND ADULT VARIATION IN NEURAL ORGANIZATION (57-60)

4 Evolving Specialization of the Arthropod Nervous System--Erin Jarvis, Heather S. Bruce, and Nipam H. Patel (61-74)

5 Expansion, Folding, and Abnormal Lamination of the Chick Optic Tectum After Intraventricular Injections of FGF2--Luke D. McGowan, Roula A. Alaama, Amanda C. Freise, Johnny C. Huang, Christine J. Charvet, and Georg F. Striedter (75-90)

6 Cortical Evolution in Mammals: The Bane and Beauty of Phenotypic Variability--Leah A. Krubitzer and Adele M. H. Seelke (91-112)

7 Evolution of Columns, Modules, and Domains in the Neocortex of Primates--Jon H. Kaas (113-126)

8 The Remarkable, Yet Not Extraordinary, Human Brain as a Scaled-Up Primate Brain and Its Associated Cost--Suzana Herculano-Houzel (127-148)

Part III: FROM NEURAL CIRCUIT EVOLUTION TO ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR (149-152)

9 Homology and Homoplasy of Swimming Behaviors and Neural Circuits in the Nudipleura (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)--James M. Newcomb, Akira Sakurai, Joshua L. Lillvis, Charuni A. Gunaratne, and Paul S. Katz (153-174)

10 Shared Developmental and Evolutionary Origins for Neural Basis of VocalAcoustic and PectoralGestural Signaling--Andrew H. Bass and Boris P. Chagnaud (175-192)

11 To Flock or Fight: Neurochemical Signatures of Divergent Life Histories in Sparrows--James L. Goodson, Leah C. Wilson, and Sara E. Schrock (193-210)

12 From Chemotaxis to the Cognitive Map: The Function of Olfaction--Lucia F. Jacobs (211-228)

13 Evolution of Brains and Behavior for Optimal Foraging: A Tale of Two Predators--Kenneth C. Catania (229-250)

Part IV: PHYLOGENY OF HUMAN BRAINS AND HUMAN MINDS (251-252)

14 Human Brain Evolution: From Gene Discovery to Phenotype Discovery--Todd M. Preuss (253-272)

15 Integration of Faces and Vocalizations in Ventral Prefrontal Cortex: Implications for the Evolution of Audiovisual Speech--Lizabeth M. Romanski (273-292)

16 Math, Monkeys, and the Developing Brain--Jessica F. Cantlon (293-312)

17 A Hierarchical Model of the Evolution of Human Brain Specializations--H. Clark Barrett (313-334)

Epilogue: A TANGLED MULTILAYERED WEB (335-336)

References (337-396)

Index (397-412)