Evolution of the Human Brain: From Matter to Mind

<p>Section I - Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Human Brain Evolution<br>1. Genetics of human brain evolution<br>Eric J. Vallender<br>2. Genetic diversity underlying behavioral plasticity in human adaptation<br>Amy L. Bauernfeind and Courtney C. Babbitt</p> <p>Section II - Cerebral Cortex: Neural Organization and Functional Connectivity <br>3. The origin and evolution of neocortex: From early mammals to modern humans<br>Jon H. Kaas<br>4. Allometry, evolution and development of neocortex size in mammals<br>Jeroen B. Smaers, Carrie S. Mongle, Kamran Safi and Diana K.N. Dechmann<br>5. Neurodevelopmental disorders of the prefrontal cortex in an evolutionary context<br>Branka Hrvoj-Mihic and Katerina Semendeferi<br>6. The human connectome from an evolutionary perspective<br>Dirk Jan Ardesch, Lianne H. Scholtens and Martijn P. van den Heuvel<br>7. Evolution of cerebral asymmetry<br>Michael C. Corballis<br>8. Life history changes accompany increased numbers of cortical neurons: A new framework for understanding human brain evolution<br>Suzana Herculano-Houzel</p> <p>Section III - Origin and Evolution of the Human Mind <br>9. Evolution of the modern human brain<br>Amelie Beaudet, Andrew Du and Bernard A. Wood<br>10. On the nature and evolution of the human mind<br>Michel A. Hofman<br>11. Origin and evolution of human cognition<br>Gerhard Roth and Ursula Dicke<br>12. Origin and evolution of human consciousness<br>Franco Fabbro, Damiano Cantone, Susanna Feruglio and Cristiano Crescentini<br>13. Origin and evolution of human speech: Emergence from a trimodal auditory, visual and vocal network<br>Maeva Michon, Vladimir López and Francisco Aboitiz</p>