All modern mammals are descendants of the paraphyletic non-mammaliaform Synapsida,
colloquially referred to as the “mammal-like reptiles.” It has long been assumed that these …

Mammals are arguably the most conspicuous tetrapods in the modern biota. Although there
are fewer extant mammal species (~ 5,500) than birds (~ 10,000) or squamates (~ 10,000) …

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 …

The Cenozoic radiation of mammals is one of the major events in vertebrate evolution, and
has been a subject of inquiry for as long as the science of paleontology has existed …

Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy Evolution and Adaptation Second Edition Ann B.
Butler and William Hodos The Second Edition of this landmark text presents a broad survey …

The cerebral cortex covers the rostral part of the brain and, in higher mammals and
particularly humans, plays a key role in cognition and consciousness. It is populated with …

Expansion of the brain is a key feature of primate evolution. The fossil record, although
incomplete, allows a partial reconstruction of changes in primate brain size and morphology …

The current experiment is one of a series of comparative studies in our laboratory designed
to determine the network of somatosensory areas that are present in the neocortex of the …

Various 535–365 million year-old extinct jawless vertebrates taxa provide either direct or
indirect information about brain and cranial nerve morphology. The paraphyletic group …

The manner in which an organism perceives and responds to features of its environment
reflects the state of the neural systems that make up its brain. If we want to address behavior …