Role of mechanical factors in the morphology of the primate cerebral cortex.

The convoluted cortex of primates is instantly recognizable in its principal morphologic features, yet puzzling in its complex finer structure. Various hypotheses have been proposed about the mechanisms of its formation. Based on the analysis of databases of quantitative architectonic and connection...

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Main Authors: Claus C Hilgetag, Helen Barbas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-03-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.0020022