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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Comparative neuroanatomy"”.
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Comparative neuroanatomy within the context of deep metazoan phylogeny
Comparative invertebrate neuroanatomy has seen a renaissance in recent years. Highly conserved neuroarchitectural traits offer a wealth of hitherto largely unexploited characters that can make valuable contributions in inferring phylogenetic relationships in cases where phylogenetic analyses of …
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Comparative neuroanatomy of Mollusks and Nemerteans in the context of deep metazoan phylogeny
… of central nervous system evolution. So far, comparative neuroanatomical investigations in arthropods and annelids have suggested that certain brain centers are highly conserved during evolution. If structures like the mushroom bodies are indeed ancestral features of the bilaterian brain, we …
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The nervous system of plant-parasitic nematodes and their behaviors
… thought to be highly conserved. However, using a comparative neuroanatomy approach, I found unexpected variation in the number and structural properties of neurons among ten species across four clades. To further study the nervous system of plant-parasitic nematodes, I investigated how the …
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How did the Human Brain Evolve? Tracking Cerebral Changes in the Fossil Hominin Record Using Advanced Imaging Techniques and 3D Modelling
… imaging techniques, computational analysis, and comparative neuroanatomy to reconstruct the chronology and pattern of cerebral reorganisation. To develop a reproducible and user-independent protocol, a detailed examination of cortical sulcal imprints in extant Homo and Pan endocasts was conducted …
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Mushroom body expansion and the cognitive ecology of Heliconius butterflies
… I have explored these questions by collecting comparative behavioural and neuroanatomical data across Heliconius and closely related Heliconiini. To explore patterns of MB evolution in the Heliconiini, I conducted phylogenetic comparative analyses across a neuroanatomical dataset of 41 species, …