An overview of the neuroanatomy and the principal anatomical transformations of the cranial
endocast of the main lineages of Crocodylomorpha are presented. One of the main …

Diffusion-weighted Imaging (DWI) is an effective and state-of-the-art neuroimaging method
that non-invasively reveals the microstructure and connectivity of tissues. Recently, novel …

Amphibians are an important vertebrate model system to understand anatomy, genetics and
physiology. Importantly, the brain and spinal cord of adult urodels (salamanders) have an …

The study of the brain by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in evolutionary analyses is still
in its incipient stage, however, it is particularly useful as it allows us to analyze detailed …

In all vertebrates, the pretectum and associated tegmentum arise from prosomere 1, but the
adult derivatives of these embryonic regions are not well defined in reptiles—especially in …

As the relevance of lizards in evolutionary neuroscience increases, so does the need for
more accurate anatomical references. Moreover, the use of magnetic resonance imaging …

The study of the brain by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows to obtain detailed
anatomical images, useful to describe specific encephalic structures and to analyze possible …

The telencephalon of reptiles has been suggested to be the key to understanding the
evolution of the forebrain. Nevertheless, a meaningful framework to organize the …

The thalamus is one of the most important divisions of the forebrain because it serves as the
major hub for transmission of information between the brainstem and telencephalon. While …

The bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) has become a popular companion lizard, and as
such, clients have increasingly come to expect the application of advanced diagnostic and …