Segregation of the brain into gray and white matter: a design minimizing conduction delays.
A ubiquitous feature of the vertebrate anatomy is the segregation of the brain into white and gray matter. Assuming that evolution maximized brain functionality, what is the reason for such segregation? To answer this question, we posit that brain functionality requires high interconnectivity and sh...
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2005-12-01
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| Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.0010078 |