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Brain Evolution by Design

From Neural Origin to Cognitive Architecture

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Editors:
  1. Shuichi Shigeno

    1. Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy

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  2. Yasunori Murakami

    1. Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan

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  3. Tadashi Nomura

    1. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

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  • Examines the structure and function of diverse animal brains, with contributions from specialists
  • Covers the origins and diversity of animal groups
  • Provides up-to-date, detailed information on this research field of brain evolution

Part of the book series: Diversity and Commonality in Animals (DCA)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. The Origins of Neurons and Networks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Physical Ethology of Unicellular Organisms

      • Shigeru Kuroda, Seiji Takagi, Tetsu Saigusa, Toshiyuki Nakagaki
      Pages 3-23

    3. Molecular Characteristics of Neuron-like Functions in Single-Cell Organisms

      • Shingo Maegawa
      Pages 25-44

    4. Back Through Time: How Cnidarians and Basal Metazoans Shed Light on Ancient Nervous Systems

      • Hiroshi Watanabe
      Pages 45-75

  4. Cognitive Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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    2. The Origin of Vertebrate Brain Centers

      • Yasunori Murakami
      Pages 215-252

    3. Adaptive Radiation and Vertebrate Brain Diversity: Cases of Teleosts

      • Naoyuki Yamamoto
      Pages 253-271

    4. Molecular Profiling Reveals Insight into Avian Brain Organization and Functional Columnar Commonalities with Mammals

      • Kazuhiro Wada, Chun-Chun Chen, Erich D. Jarvis
      Pages 273-289

    5. The Neocortex and Dorsal Ventricular Ridge: Functional Convergence and Underlying Developmental Mechanisms

      • Wataru Yamashita, Tadashi Nomura
      Pages 291-309

    6. Molecular Investigations of the Structure and Development of the Brain of Carnivores

      • Yohei Shinmyo, Tomohisa Toda, Kosuke Masuda, Yoshio Hoshiba, Haruka Ebisu, Naoyuki Matsumoto et al.
      Pages 311-327

    7. Evolution of the Mammalian Brain with a Focus on the Whale Olfactory Bulb

      • Takushi Kishida
      Pages 329-342

    8. The Evolution and Function of Sleep

      • Yu Hayashi, Chih-Yao Liu
      Pages 343-366

    9. Prefrontal Anatomical Architecture and Top-Down Behavioral Control in Human and Nonhuman Primates

      • Yosuke Morishima
      Pages 367-384
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About this book

This book presents a new, detailed examination that explains how elegant brains have been shaped in evolution. It consists of 19 chapters written by academic professionals in neuroscience, opening with the origin of single-celled creatures and then introducing primordial types in invertebrates with the great abundance of the brains of vertebrates. Important topics are provided in a timely manner, because novel techniques emerged rapidly—as seen, for examples, in the next-generation sequencers and omics approaches. With the explosion of big data, neural-related genes and molecules is now on the radar. In fact, Europe’s big science and technology projects, a €1 billion plan called the Human Brain Project and the Blue Brain Project to understand mammalian brain networks, have been launched in recent years. Furthermore, with the rise of recently advanced artificial intelligence, there is great enthusiasm for understanding the evolution of neural networks. The views from brain evolutionin nature provide an essential opportunity to generate ideas for novel neuron- and brain-inspired computation. The ambition behind this book is that it will stimulate young scientists who seek a deeper understanding in order to find the basic principles shaping brains that provided higher cognitive functions in the course of evolution.


Reviews

“The range of the book is very wide. This actually becomes one of the volume’s assets for any researcher or student who aims to achieve a wider, multidisciplinary view on cognitive and neural phenomena.” (Fred A. Keijzer, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 93 (2), June, 2018)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy

    Shuichi Shigeno

  • Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan

    Yasunori Murakami

  • Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

    Tadashi Nomura

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Brain Evolution by Design

  • Book Subtitle: From Neural Origin to Cognitive Architecture

  • Editors: Shuichi Shigeno, Yasunori Murakami, Tadashi Nomura

  • Series Title: Diversity and Commonality in Animals

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56469-0

  • Publisher: Springer Tokyo

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Japan KK 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56467-6Published: 17 February 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56795-0Published: 04 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-56469-0Published: 07 February 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2509-5536

  • Series E-ISSN: 2509-5544

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 438

  • Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 83 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Zoology, Evolutionary Biology, Neurosciences

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