Primate Brain Evolution
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Abstract
The 19 papers that comprise this volume represent a high-level attempt to confront a wide range of primate brain evolution controversies. Written by some of the best researchers in the field, sections on homology, allometry, ontogeny, cytoarchitectonics, and paleoneurology explore the ways in which living and extinct primates can be used to quantify and help explain the mechanisms of primate brain evolution. This is not an introduction to the subject; a reader lacking a background in basic neuroanatomy and some exposure to allometry will be swamped in short order. On the other hand, the generally excellent bibliographic references make the book a current point of departure for the serious student just getting into the field. Anyone interested in primate brain evolution will have to read this book.