Brains Through Time

Chapter 1 - Reconstructing History: Aims and Methodology 1.1 - Comparative Approaches Outside of Biology 1.2 - The Comparative Method in Biology 1.3 - Comparative Approaches in Neurobiology 1.4 - The Importance of Natural History Chapter 2 - The origin of vertebrates: invertebrate chordates and cyclostomes 2.1 - The Origins of Neurons and Nervous Systems 2.2 - Basal Vertebrates and their Closest Invertebrate Relatives 2.3 - The Paleoecology of Early Chordates 2.4 - The Major Sense Organs of Early Vertebrates 2.5 - Movements and Motor Control 2.6 - Early Vertebrate Brains 2.7 - Developmental Mechanisms for Evolving a "New Head" 2.8 - The Question of Novelty in Evolution Chapter 3 - The origin of jaws and paired fins: the age of fishes 3.1 - Extant Jawed Fishes and Their Brains 3.2 - The Paleoecology of Early Gnathostomes 3.3 - The Sense Organs of Early Gnathostomes 3.4 - Gnathostome Movements and Motor Control 3.5 - The Brains of Early Jawed Fishes 3.6 - Evolutionary Changes in Telencephalic Connections 3.7 - Functional Synthesis Chapter 4 - The Invasion of Land: Lobe-finned Fishes and Amphibians 4.1 - The Lobe-finned Vertebrates 4.2 - Challenges and Opportunities on Land 4.3 - Sense Organs for Use on Land 4.4 - Movement On Land 4.5 - The Brains of Early Tetrapods 4.6 - Functional Organization of Early Tetrapod Brains Chapter 5 - The Conquest of Land: Amniote Origins and the Age of Reptiles 5.1 - Early Amniotes and Extant Sauropsids 5.2 - Ecological Challenges for Early Amniotes 5.3 - Enhanced Sense Organs 5.4 - Changes in Motor Patterns and Control 5.5 - Changes in the Brains of Sauropsids 5.6 - Novel Forebrain Circuits and Functions Chapter 6 - The rise of endothermy: Mammals, but also birds 6.1 - Extant Mammals 6.2 - Stem Mammals 6.3 - Synapsid Brain-body Scaling 6.4 - Paleoecology, Physiology, and Behavior 6.5 - Modified Sensory Abilities 6.6 - Breathing, Chewing and Moving Around 6.7 - Brain Enlargement and Reorganization Chapter 7 - Synthesis: Patterns and Principles 7.1 - Major Transitions in Vertebrate Phylogeny 7.2 - General Patterns of Evolutionary Change 7.3 - Trends in the Evolution of Brain Size 7.4 - The Evolution of Brain Region Size 7.5 - Changes in the Basic Plan of Vertebrate Brains 7.6 - Conclusion: Natural History through Time Appendix Index