The evolution of neural circuitry differs from that of other structures in a significant respect.
Natural selection cannot physically eliminate most neuronal pathways for obsolete functions …

Recent physiological studies of neural circuits have shown that single circuits can produce
more than one behavior, and that different circuits can combine to produce a single, new …

The complexity of nervous systems alters the evolvability of behaviour. Complex nervous
systems are phylogenetically constrained; nevertheless particular species-specific …

Evolution is the unifying theme of biological thought. It is therefore surprising that until
recently it has little shaped the ideas of those who have sought principles among the cells …

The past decade has witnessed the development of powerful, genetically encoded tools for
manipulating and monitoring neuronal function in freely moving animals. These tools are …

LEARNING PHENOTYPES researchers of animal behavior fall into one of two groups: those
who study the neurobiological underpinnings of behavior (eg, Camhi 1984, Kandel et al …

Comparisons of homologous elements in neurobehavioral circuits that have diverged during
speciation to mediate different behaviors should reveal the nature of evolutionary changes …

In recent years, ethologists and psychologists have become increasingly interested in the
evolution of the ability to learn and in the relationship between innate and learned behavior …

Neuroethology is concerned with the analysis of the neural substrates and mechanisms that
underlie behaviour. In 1951, Tinbergen implied the following goals of Ethophysiology, today …

An evolutionary theory of behavior dynamics and a theory of neuronal group selection share
a common selectionist framework. The theory of behavior dynamics instantiates abstractly …