The evolution of the frontal lobes: a volumetric analysis based on three-dimensional reconstructions of magnetic resonance scans of human and ape brains

Scenarios regarding the evolution of cognitive function in hominids depend largely on our understanding of the organization of the frontal lobes in extant humans and apes. The frontal lobe is involved in functions such as creative thinking, planning of future actions, decision making, artistic expre...

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Published in:	Journal of human evolution Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 375 - 388
Main Authors:	Semendeferi, Katerina, Damasio, Hanna, Frank, Randall, Van Hoesen, Gary W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01-04-1997 Elsevier
Subjects:	Animals Animals, Zoo Anthropological methods Biological Evolution Brain Cognition Craniology frontal lobe Frontal Lobe - anatomy & histology Gorilla gorilla - anatomy & histology hominid cognition Hominidae - anatomy & histology Hominids hominoid brain Human evolution Human paleontology Humans Hylobates - anatomy & histology Macaca mulatta - anatomy & histology Methodology and general studies Pan troglodytes - anatomy & histology Pongo pygmaeus - anatomy & histology Prehistory and protohistory Species Specificity hominoid brain hominid cognition frontal lobe Electron magnetic resonance Brain Ape Human palaeontology Anthropology Evolution Method Hominid Intellectual knowledge
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