Development of prefrontal cortex

SM Kolk, P Rakic - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2022‏ - nature.com
During evolution, the cerebral cortex advances by increasing in surface and the introduction
of new cytoarchitectonic areas among which the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is considered to be …

Developmental mechanisms underlying the evolution of human cortical circuits

P Vanderhaeghen, F Polleux - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2023‏ - nature.com
The brain of modern humans has evolved remarkable computational abilities that enable
higher cognitive functions. These capacities are tightly linked to an increase in the size and …

Human neocortical expansion involves glutamatergic neuron diversification

J Berg, SA Sorensen, JT Ting, JA Miller, T Chartrand… - Nature, 2021‏ - nature.com
The neocortex is disproportionately expanded in human compared with mouse,, both in its
total volume relative to subcortical structures and in the proportion occupied by …

A shifting role of thalamocortical connectivity in the emergence of cortical functional organization

S Park, KV Haak, S Oldham, H Cho, K Byeon… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
The cortical patterning principle has been a long-standing question in neuroscience, yet
how this translates to macroscale functional specialization in the human brain remains …

Imaging structural and functional brain development in early childhood

JH Gilmore, RC Knickmeyer, W Gao - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018‏ - nature.com
In humans, the period from term birth to∼ 2 years of age is characterized by rapid and
dynamic brain development and plays an important role in cognitive development and risk of …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of cortical neurons supporting human cognition

AA Galakhova, S Hunt, R Wilbers, DB Heyer… - Trends in cognitive …, 2022‏ - cell.com
Human cognitive abilities are generally thought to arise from cortical expansion over the
course of human brain evolution. In addition to increased neuron numbers, this cortical …

Growing a social brain

S Atzil, W Gao, I Fradkin, LF Barrett - Nature human behaviour, 2018‏ - nature.com
It has long been assumed that social animals, such as humans, are born with a brain system
that has evolved to support social affiliation. However, the evidence does not necessarily …

The cellular and molecular landscapes of the develo** human central nervous system

JC Silbereis, S Pochareddy, Y Zhu, M Li, N Sestan - Neuron, 2016‏ - cell.com
The human CNS follows a pattern of development typical of all mammals, but certain
neurodevelopmental features are highly derived. Building the human CNS requires the …

Heart rate variability indices as bio-markers of top-down self-regulatory mechanisms: A meta-analytic review

JB Holzman, DJ Bridgett - Neuroscience & biobehavioral reviews, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Theoretical perspectives posit that heart-rate variability (HRV) reflects self-regulatory
capacity and therefore can be employed as a bio-marker of top-down self-regulation (the …

Intergenerational transmission of self-regulation: A multidisciplinary review and integrative conceptual framework.

DJ Bridgett, NM Burt, ES Edwards… - Psychological …, 2015‏ - psycnet.apa.org
This review examines mechanisms contributing to the intergenerational transmission of self-
regulation. To provide an integrated account of how self-regulation is transmitted across …