The Organization of Neocortex in Mammals: Implications for Theories of Brain Function

摘要: INTRODUCTION 129 TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTONIC THEORIES OF CORTICAL ORGANIZATION 130 DEFINING FIELDS BY M ULTIPLE CRITERIA 132 CURRENT CONCEPTS 136 Cortical Areas Are Sharply Defined . ...... Functionally Heterogeneous ..... 137 Species Vary in Number of 139 All Mammals Have Some Fields Common Major Advances Brain Evolution Been Marked by Increases Numbers Unimodal Sensory Areas........ 142 Multiply Interconnected; Connections Species-Variable.. ... Detailed Organization Is Dynamically Maintained....... 144 Self-Organization Occurs During Development 145 CONCLUSIONS 147