Primates are one of the most diverse orders of living mammals with 80 genera and over 500
recognized species and are found almost exclusively in tropical parts of Africa, Asia, South …

Modern neuroscientific research has begun to reveal the evolutionary specializations of
primate brains. The evolution of ancestral primate brain organization, as reconstructed from …

Primates are distinguished from other mammals by a number of anatomical features,
including convergent, close-set orbits; enlarged eyes; digits tipped with nails rather than …

If behavior is the leading edge of evolution, and if the brain is the principal organ of
behavior, one might expect the neurosciences to occupy a central place in evolutionary …

Given the past decade's explosion of neurobiological and paleontologi cal data and their
increasingly sophisticated analyses, interdisciplinary syntheses between these two broad …

The present special issue of The Anatomical Record is the result of a symposium entitled
Evolution of the Special Senses in Primates. Considered together, the special senses of …

Given the past decade's explosion of neurobiological and paleontological data and their
increasingly sophisticated analyses, interdisciplinary syntheses between these two broad …

The past decade has witnessed a tremendous surge of interest in varied aspects of primate
biology, encompassing virtually all disciplines of the biological sciences. Regardless of …

Humans differ from other primates in numerous respects, but certainly one of the most
important differences is the human brain. Our brains are both absolutely and relatively the …

In his influential book, The Antecedents of Man, Le Gros Clark (1962) maintained that the
order Primates cannot be defined by specific attributes that uniquely distinguish its members …