The Fractal Geometry of the Human Brain: An Evolutionary Perspective
| Autor: | Michel A. Hofman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Computer science Perspective (graphical) Information processing Human brain 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Fractal Cerebral cortex Cortex (anatomy) medicine Evolutionary developmental biology Evolution of the brain Neuroscience 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience ISBN: 9781493939930 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-4939-3995-4_11 |
| Popis: | The evolution of the brain in mammals is characterized by changes in size, architecture, and internal organization. Consequently, the geometry of the brain, and especially the size and shape of the cerebral cortex, has changed notably during evolution. Comparative studies of the cerebral cortex suggest that there are general architectural principles governing its growth and evolutionary development. In this chapter some of the design principles and operational modes that underlie the fractal geometry and information processing capacity of the cerebral cortex in primates, including humans, will be explored. It is shown that the development of the cortex coordinates folding with connectivity in a way that produces smaller and faster brains. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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