title: How unique is the human neocortex?
abstract: The human cerebral cortex is generally considered the most complex organ, and is the structure that we hold responsible for the repertoire of behavior that distinguishes us from our closest living and extinct relatives. At a recent Company of Biologists Workshop, 'Evolution of the Human Neocortex: How Unique Are We?' held in September 2013, researchers considered new information from the fields of developmental biology, genetics, genomics, molecular biology and ethology to understand unique features of the human cerebral cortex and their developmental and evolutionary origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK.
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Molnár
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pollen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001717:Birds / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D015509:Developmental Biology; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D019579:Neocortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000196:embryology*; D012104:Reptiles / Q000033:anatomy & histology
keywords: Brain development; Cortex; Evolution; Human; Neuron