Do birds possess homologues of mammalian primary visual, somatosensory and motor cortices?

L Medina, A Reiner - Trends in neurosciences, 2000‏ - cell.com
Recent data on the expression of several homeobox genes in the embryonic telencephalon
of mammals, birds and reptiles support the homology of a part of the avian pallium, named …

Evolution of the amniote pallium and the origins of mammalian neocortex

AB Butler, A Reiner, HJ Karten - … of the New York Academy of …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
Karten's neocortex hypothesis holds that many component cell populations of the sauropsid
dorsal ventricular ridge (DVR) are homologous to particular cell populations in layers of …

The evolutionary origin of the mammalian isocortex: towards an integrated developmental and functional approach

F Aboitiz, D Morales, J Montiel - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2003‏ - cambridge.org
The isocortex is a distinctive feature of mammalian brains, which has no clear counterpart in
the cerebral hemispheres of other amniotes. This paper speculates on the evolutionary …

Expression of regulatory genes in the embryonic brain of a lizard and implications for understanding pallial organization and evolution

E Desfilis, A Abellan, V Sentandreu… - Journal of Comparative …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
The comparison of gene expression patterns in the embryonic brain of mouse and chicken is
being essential for understanding pallial organization. However, the scarcity of gene …

Mammalian and avian neuroanatomy and the question of consciousness in birds

AB Butler, RMJ Cotterill - The Biological Bulletin, 2006‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
Some birds display behavior reminiscent of the sophisticated cognition and higher levels of
consciousness usually associated with mammals, including the ability to fashion tools and to …

Evolution of the thalamus: a morphological and functional review

AB Butler - Thalamus & Related Systems, 2008‏ - cambridge.org
Enlargement of the forebrain, including elaboration of the thalamus, has occurred
independently within different groups of vertebrates. Dorsal and ventral thalamic territories …

Expression of calcium–binding proteins in the diencephalon of the lizard Psammodromus algirus

JC Dávila, S Guirado, L Puelles - Journal of Comparative …, 2000‏ - Wiley Online Library
This work is a study of the distribution pattern of calbindin–D28k, calretinin, and parvalbumin
in the diencephalic alar plate of a reptile, the lizard Psammodromus algirus, by using the …

LacZ‐reporter map** of Dlx5/6 expression and genoarchitectural analysis of the postnatal mouse prethalamus

L Puelles, C Diaz, T Stühmer, JL Ferran… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
We present here a thorough and complete analysis of mouse P0‐P140 prethalamic
histogenetic subdivisions and corresponding nuclear derivatives, in the context of local tract …

[کتاب][B] Origin of the mammalian brain

F Aboitiz, J Montiel - 2007‏ - Springer
This section reviews the origin of the mammalian brain, especially the neocortex, which is
the most salient and expanding neural component in this group. We will first discuss the …

Pain and its control in reptiles

SM Perry, JG Nevarez - Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal …, 2018‏ - vetexotic.theclinics.com
Nociception is the processing of information by the peripheral and central nervous system
(CNS) about internal or external stimuli to the body. Pain implies processing of this …