Multiple Origins of Neocortex: Contributions of the Dorsal Ventricular Ridge
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1991
Keywords
Optic Tectum, Striate Cortex, Middle Temporal, Comparative Neurology, Extrastriate Cortex
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0652-6_8
Abstract
The uniqueness of mammalian neocortex may ultimately only be clarified with improved understanding of the evolutionary origins of cortical structure and cortical functions. Comparative studies of the organization of the nonmammalian and mammalian telencephalon may provide valuable clues for understanding the evolution of neocortex. In the nonmammalian telencephalon, there are neuronal populations which correspond to cell groups in the neocortex of mammals in terms of connections, single unit-responses, and functions. Some of these populations lying within the dorsal ventricular ridge, however, are organized in a non-laminar, rather than laminar fashion. These observations suggest that the emergence of basic “cortical” circuit and laminar organization are distinct evolutionary events that can be differentiated and studied independently in order to understand each of their respective contributions to the cognitive functions of the neocortex. Moreover, in contrast to an argument that many cortical visual areas are derived from a single area by gene duplication (Allman, 1977, in press), the origins of neocortex can be separable into at least the precursors of non-laminar and laminar regions, and thus multiple evolutionary origins of neocortex are proposed.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Multiple Origins of Neocortex: Contributions of the Dorsal Ventricular Ridge, in B. L. Finlay, G. Innocenti & H. Scheich (Eds.), The Neocortex: Ontogeny and Phylogeny, Springer, p. 75-86
Scholar Commons Citation
Shimizu, Toru and Karten, Harvey J., "Multiple Origins of Neocortex: Contributions of the Dorsal Ventricular Ridge" (1991). Psychology Faculty Publications. 486.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/486
