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Book Synopsis
Comprehensive and authoritative, The Wiley Handbook of Evolutionary Neuroscience unifies the diverse strands of an interdisciplinary field exploring the evolution of brains and cognition.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

1 The Brain Evolved to Guide Action 1
Michael Anderson and Anthony Chemero

2 The Evolution of Evolutionary Neuroscience 21
Suzana Herculano‐Houzel

3 Approaches to the Study of Brain Evolution 38
Jon H. Kaas

4 Intraneuronal Computation: Charting the Signaling Pathways of the Neuron 49
Jorge Navarro, Raquel del Moral, and Pedro C. Marijuán

5 The Evolution of Neurons 88
Robert W. Meech

6 The First Nervous System 125
Nadia Riebli and Heinrich Reichert

7 Fundamental Constraints on the Evolution of Neurons 153
A. Aldo Faisal and Ali Neishabouri Copyrighted Material

8 The Central Nervous System of Invertebrates 173
Volker Hartenstein

9 Nervous System Architecture in Vertebrates 236
Mario F. Wullimann

10 Neurotransmission—Evolving Systems 279
Michel Anctil

11 Neural Development in Invertebrates 307
Roger P. Croll

12 Forebrain Development in Vertebrates: The Evolutionary Role of Secondary Organizers 350
Luis Puelles

13 Brain Evolution and Development: Allometry of the Brain and Arealization of the Cortex 388
Diarmuid J. Cahalane and Barbara L. Finlay

14 Comparative Aspects of Learning and Memory 410
Michael Koch

15 Brain Evolution, Development, and Plasticity 422
Rayna M. Harris, Lauren A. O’Connell, and Hans A. Hofmann

16 Neural Mechanisms of Communication 444
Julia Sliwa, Daniel Y. Takahashi, and Stephen V. Shepherd

17 Social Coordination: From Ants to Apes 478
Anne Böckler, Anna Wilkinson, Ludwig Huber, and Natalie Sebanz

18 Social Learning, Intelligence, and Brain Evolution 495
Sally E. Street and Kevin N. Laland

19 Reading Other Minds 514
Juliane Kaminski

Index 526

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      Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
      Publication Date: 1/13/2017 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781119994695, 978-1119994695
      ISBN10: 1119994691

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Comprehensive and authoritative, The Wiley Handbook of Evolutionary Neuroscience unifies the diverse strands of an interdisciplinary field exploring the evolution of brains and cognition.

      Table of Contents

      List of Contributors vii

      Preface ix

      Acknowledgments xiii

      1 The Brain Evolved to Guide Action 1
      Michael Anderson and Anthony Chemero

      2 The Evolution of Evolutionary Neuroscience 21
      Suzana Herculano‐Houzel

      3 Approaches to the Study of Brain Evolution 38
      Jon H. Kaas

      4 Intraneuronal Computation: Charting the Signaling Pathways of the Neuron 49
      Jorge Navarro, Raquel del Moral, and Pedro C. Marijuán

      5 The Evolution of Neurons 88
      Robert W. Meech

      6 The First Nervous System 125
      Nadia Riebli and Heinrich Reichert

      7 Fundamental Constraints on the Evolution of Neurons 153
      A. Aldo Faisal and Ali Neishabouri Copyrighted Material

      8 The Central Nervous System of Invertebrates 173
      Volker Hartenstein

      9 Nervous System Architecture in Vertebrates 236
      Mario F. Wullimann

      10 Neurotransmission—Evolving Systems 279
      Michel Anctil

      11 Neural Development in Invertebrates 307
      Roger P. Croll

      12 Forebrain Development in Vertebrates: The Evolutionary Role of Secondary Organizers 350
      Luis Puelles

      13 Brain Evolution and Development: Allometry of the Brain and Arealization of the Cortex 388
      Diarmuid J. Cahalane and Barbara L. Finlay

      14 Comparative Aspects of Learning and Memory 410
      Michael Koch

      15 Brain Evolution, Development, and Plasticity 422
      Rayna M. Harris, Lauren A. O’Connell, and Hans A. Hofmann

      16 Neural Mechanisms of Communication 444
      Julia Sliwa, Daniel Y. Takahashi, and Stephen V. Shepherd

      17 Social Coordination: From Ants to Apes 478
      Anne Böckler, Anna Wilkinson, Ludwig Huber, and Natalie Sebanz

      18 Social Learning, Intelligence, and Brain Evolution 495
      Sally E. Street and Kevin N. Laland

      19 Reading Other Minds 514
      Juliane Kaminski

      Index 526

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