Neuronal migration and the evolution of the human brain
- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Neuroscience
- Vol. 4 (9) , 860-862
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0901-860
Abstract
A new study demonstrating a pathway for neuronal migration in humans, but not in monkeys, suggests that migration has a key role in the evolution of the brain, as well as its development.Keywords
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