Evolution of the Human Brain: From Matter to Mind

Section I - Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Human Brain Evolution1. Genetics of human brain evolutionEric J. Vallender2. Genetic diversity underlying behavioral plasticity in human adaptationAmy L. Bauernfeind and Courtney C. Babbitt Section II - Cerebral Cortex: Neural Organization and Functional Connectivity 3. The origin and evolution of neocortex: From early mammals to modern humansJon H. Kaas4. Allometry, evolution and development of neocortex size in mammalsJeroen B. Smaers, Carrie S. Mongle, Kamran Safi and Diana K.N. Dechmann5. Neurodevelopmental disorders of the prefrontal cortex in an evolutionary contextBranka Hrvoj-Mihic and Katerina Semendeferi6. The human connectome from an evolutionary perspectiveDirk Jan Ardesch, Lianne H. Scholtens and Martijn P. van den Heuvel7. Evolution of cerebral asymmetryMichael C. Corballis8. Life history changes accompany increased numbers of cortical neurons: A new framework for understanding human brain evolutionSuzana Herculano-Houzel Section III - Origin and Evolution of the Human Mind 9. Evolution of the modern human brainAmelie Beaudet, Andrew Du and Bernard A. Wood10. On the nature and evolution of the human mindMichel A. Hofman11. Origin and evolution of human cognitionGerhard Roth and Ursula Dicke12. Origin and evolution of human consciousnessFranco Fabbro, Damiano Cantone, Susanna Feruglio and Cristiano Crescentini13. Origin and evolution of human speech: Emergence from a trimodal auditory, visual and vocal networkMaeva Michon, Vladimir López and Francisco Aboitiz