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Humans and great apes share a large frontal cortex by Semendeferi, K, Lu, A, Schenker, N, Damasio, H

“…Some of the outstanding cognitive capabilities of humans are commonly attributed to a disproportionate enlargement of the human frontal lobe during evolution…”
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Spatial Organization of Neurons in the Frontal Pole Sets Humans Apart from Great Apes by Semendeferi, Katerina, Teffer, Kate, Buxhoeveden, Dan P., Park, Min S., Bludau, Sebastian, Amunts, Katrin, Travis, Katie, Buckwalter, Joseph

“…Few morphological differences have been identified so far that distinguish the human brain from the brains of our closest relatives, the apes. Comparative…”
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Dendritic morphology of pyramidal neurons in the chimpanzee neocortex: regional specializations and comparison to humans by Bianchi, Serena, Stimpson, Cheryl D, Bauernfeind, Amy L, Schapiro, Steven J, Baze, Wallace B, McArthur, Mark J, Bronson, Ellen, Hopkins, William D, Semendeferi, Katerina, Jacobs, Bob, Hof, Patrick R, Sherwood, Chet C

“…The primate cerebral cortex is characterized by regional variation in the structure of pyramidal neurons, with more complex dendritic arbors and greater spine…”
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Serotonergic innervation of the amygdala is increased in autism spectrum disorder and decreased in Williams syndrome by Lew, C H, Groeniger, K M, Hanson, K L, Cuevas, D, Greiner, D M Z, Hrvoj-Mihic, B, Bellugi, U, Schumann, C M, Semendeferi, K

“…Williams syndrome (WS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders that demonstrate overlapping genetic associations, dichotomous…”
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Reduced minicolumns in the frontal cortex of patients with autism by Buxhoeveden, D. P., Semendeferi, K., Buckwalter, J., Schenker, N., Switzer, R., Courchesne, E.

“…Cell minicolumns were shown to be narrower in frontal regions in brains of autistic patients compared with controls. This was not found in primary visual…”
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Comparative analyses of the neuron numbers and volumes of the amygdaloid complex in old and new world primates by Carlo, C.N., Stefanacci, L., Semendeferi, K., Stevens, C.F.

“…The amygdaloid complex (AC), a key component of the limbic system, is a brain region critical for the detection and interpretation of emotionally salient…”
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Great Ape Phenome Project? by Varki, Ajit, Wills, Christopher, Perlmutter, David, Woodruff, David, Gage, Fred, Moore, James, Semendeferi, Katerina, Benirshke, Kurt, Katzman, Robert, Doolittle, Russell, Bullock, Theodore

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Prefrontal cortex in humans and apes: A comparative study of area 10 by Semendeferi, Katerina, Armstrong, Este, Schleicher, Axel, Zilles, Karl, Van Hoesen, Gary W.

“…Area 10 is one of the cortical areas of the frontal lobe involved in higher cognitive functions such as the undertaking of initiatives and the planning of…”
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The brain and its main anatomical subdivisions in living hominoids using magnetic resonance imaging by Semendeferi, Katerina, Damasio, Hanna

“…Primary comparative data on the hominoid brain are scarce and major neuroanatomical differences between humans and apes have not yet been described…”
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Neural connectivity and cortical substrates of cognition in hominoids by Schenker, Natalie M., Desgouttes, Anne-Marie, Semendeferi, Katerina

“…Cognitive functions and information processing recruit discrete neural systems in the cortex and white matter. We tested the idea that specific regions in the…”
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Is prefrontal white matter enlargement a human evolutionary specialization? by Sherwood, Chet C, Holloway, Ralph L, Semendeferi, Katerina, Hof, Patrick R

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Evolution of the brainstem orofacial motor system in primates: a comparative study of trigeminal, facial, and hypoglossal nuclei by Sherwood, Chet C., Hof, Patrick R., Holloway, Ralph L., Semendeferi, Katerina, Gannon, Patrick J., Frahm, Heiko D., Zilles, Karl

“…The trigeminal motor (Vmo), facial (VII), and hypoglossal (XII) nuclei of the brainstem comprise the final common output for neural control of most orofacial…”
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The evolution of the frontal lobes: a volumetric analysis based on three-dimensional reconstructions of magnetic resonance scans of human and ape brains by Semendeferi, Katerina, Damasio, Hanna, Frank, Randall, Van Hoesen, Gary W.

“…Scenarios regarding the evolution of cognitive function in hominids depend largely on our understanding of the organization of the frontal lobes in extant…”
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Limbic frontal cortex in hominoids: A comparative study of area 13 by Semendeferi, Katerina, Armstrong, Este, Schleicher, Axel, Zilles, Karl, Van Hoesen, Gary W.

“…The limbic frontal cortex forms part of the neural substrate responsible for emotional reactions to social stimuli. Area 13 is one of the cortical areas long…”
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