Evolution of the Human Brain: From Matter to Mind

Section I - Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Human Brain Evolution

1. Genetics of human brain evolution
Eric J. Vallender

2. Genetic diversity underlying behavioral plasticity in human adaptation
Amy L. Bauernfeind and Courtney C. Babbitt

Section II - Cerebral Cortex: Neural Organization and Functional Connectivity

3. The origin and evolution of neocortex: From early mammals to modern humans
Jon H. Kaas

4. Allometry, evolution and development of neocortex size in mammals
Jeroen B. Smaers, Carrie S. Mongle, Kamran Safi and Diana K.N. Dechmann

5. Neurodevelopmental disorders of the prefrontal cortex in an evolutionary context
Branka Hrvoj-Mihic and Katerina Semendeferi

6. The human connectome from an evolutionary perspective
Dirk Jan Ardesch, Lianne H. Scholtens and Martijn P. van den Heuvel

7. Evolution of cerebral asymmetry
Michael C. Corballis

8. Life history changes accompany increased numbers of cortical neurons: A new framework for understanding human brain evolution
Suzana Herculano-Houzel

Section III - Origin and Evolution of the Human Mind

9. Evolution of the modern human brain
Amelie Beaudet, Andrew Du and Bernard A. Wood

10. On the nature and evolution of the human mind
Michel A. Hofman

11. Origin and evolution of human cognition
Gerhard Roth and Ursula Dicke

12. Origin and evolution of human consciousness
Franco Fabbro, Damiano Cantone, Susanna Feruglio and Cristiano Crescentini

13. Origin and evolution of human speech: Emergence from a trimodal auditory, visual and vocal network
Maeva Michon, Vladimir López and Francisco Aboitiz