Recent advances in mapping cortical areas in the human brain provide a basis for
investigating the significance of their spatial arrangement. Here we describe a dominant …

With advances in connectomics, transcriptome and neurophysiological technologies, the
neuroscience of brain-wide neural circuits is poised to take off. A major challenge is to …

The recent construction of brain-wide gene expression atlases, which measure the
transcriptional activity of thousands of genes in multiple anatomical locations, has made it …

When did the first vertebrates emerge, and how did they differ from their invertebrate
ancestors? When did vertebrates evolve jaws, paired fins, pattern vision, or a neocortex …

The primate cerebral cortex displays a hierarchy that extends from primary sensorimotor to
association areas, supporting increasingly integrated function underpinned by a gradient of …

The topology of the cerebral cortex has been proposed to provide an important source of
constraint for the organization of cognition. In a sample of twins (n= 1113), we determined …

The cerebral cortex is an evolutionarily advanced brain structure that computes higher
motor, sensory and cognitive functions. Its complex organization reflects the exquisite cell …

Hierarchy is a major organizational principle of the cortex and underscores modern
computational theories of cortical function. The local microcircuit amplifies long-distance …

Mammals show a wide range of brain sizes, reflecting adaptation to diverse habitats.
Comparing interareal cortical networks across brains of different sizes and mammalian …

Plasticity, and in particular, neurogenesis, is a promising target to treat and prevent a wide
variety of diseases (eg, epilepsy, stroke, dementia). There are different types of plasticity …