Evidence for a third visual pathway specialized for social perception

D Pitcher, LG Ungerleider - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2021 - cell.com
Existing models propose that primate visual cortex is divided into two functionally distinct
pathways. The ventral pathway computes the identity of an object; the dorsal pathway …

Vocal learning as a preadaptation for the evolution of human beat perception and synchronization

AD Patel - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The human capacity to synchronize movements to an auditory beat is central to musical
behaviour and to debates over the evolution of human musicality. Have humans evolved …

Comparative transcriptomics reveals human-specific cortical features

NL Jorstad, JHT Song, D Exposito-Alonso, H Suresh… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The cognitive abilities of humans are distinctive among primates, but their molecular and
cellular substrates are poorly understood. We used comparative single-nucleus …

[HTML][HTML] XTRACT-Standardised protocols for automated tractography in the human and macaque brain

S Warrington, KL Bryant, AA Khrapitchev, J Sallet… - Neuroimage, 2020 - Elsevier
We present a new software package with a library of standardised tractography protocols
devised for the robust automated extraction of white matter tracts both in the human and the …

A common space approach to comparative neuroscience

RB Mars, S Jbabdi… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Comparative neuroscience is entering the era of big data. New high-throughput methods
and data-sharing initiatives have resulted in the availability of large, digital data sets …

Four errors and a fallacy: pitfalls for the unwary in comparative brain analyses

RIM Dunbar, S Shultz - Biological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Comparative analyses are the backbone of evolutionary analysis. However, their record in
producing a consensus has not always been good. This is especially true of attempts to …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-instantiated recurrent neural networks: Integrating neurobiology-based network topology in artificial networks

A Goulas, F Damicelli, CC Hilgetag - Neural Networks, 2021 - Elsevier
Biological neuronal networks (BNNs) are a source of inspiration and analogy making for
researchers that focus on artificial neuronal networks (ANNs). Moreover, neuroscientists …

Comparing human and chimpanzee temporal lobe neuroanatomy reveals modifications to human language hubs beyond the frontotemporal arcuate fasciculus

J Sierpowska, KL Bryant, N Janssen… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The biological foundation for the language-ready brain in the human lineage remains a
debated subject. In humans, the arcuate fasciculus (AF) white matter and the posterior …

[HTML][HTML] Does the temporal cortex make us human? A review of structural and functional diversity of the primate temporal lobe

M Braunsdorf, GB Freches, L Roumazeilles… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Temporal cortex is a primate specialization that shows considerable variation in size,
morphology, and connectivity across species. Human temporal cortex is involved in many …

[HTML][HTML] The anterior fusiform gyrus: The ghost in the cortical face machine

B Rossion, C Jacques, J Jonas - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Face-selective regions in the human ventral occipito-temporal cortex (VOTC) have been
defined for decades mainly with functional magnetic resonance imaging. This face-selective …