The mammalian neocortical pyramidal cell: a new theory on prenatal development

Mammals’ new cerebral cortex (neocortex) and the new type of pyramidal neuron are mammalian innovations that have evolved for operating their increasing motor capabilities using essentially analogous anatomical and neural makeups. The human neocortex starts to develop in the 6-week-old embryo with t...

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Main Author: Miguel eMarín-Padilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2013.00051/full