The failure of the gyrification index (GI) to account for volumetric reorganization in the evolution of the human brain

The gyrification indices (GI) recently compared for chimpanzee and human brains by Armstrong et al. (1991) ignores important volumetric differences in primary visual striate cortex (area 17 of Brodmann) and the lateral geniculate body which provides the optic radiation to the visual cortex. Allometr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of human evolution 1992-03, Vol.22 (3), p.163-170
1. Verfasser:	Holloway, Ralph L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	allometry Brain brain evolution gyrification index Human evolution Human paleontology Mankind origin and evolution Methodology and general studies Prehistory and protohistory
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