title: Is neural development Darwinian?
abstract: Gradually, and without much debate, the idea that the developing nervous system is in some sense darwinian has become one of the canons of neurobiology. In fact, there is little evidence to support this idea.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Purves
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Riddle
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D009420:Nervous System / Q000254:growth & development*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000502:physiology*; D012737:Sex Factors