Towards comparative theoretical neuroanatomy of the cerebral cortex

摘要: Despite differences in brain sizes and cognitive niches among mammals, their cerebral cortices posses many common features regularities. These regularities have been a subject of experimental investigation neuroanatomy for the last 100 years. It is believed that such studies may provide clues about cortical design principles perhaps function. However, on theoretical side there has little interest, until recently, studying quantitatively these This article reviews some attempts this direction with an emphasis neuronal connectivity. suggested development influenced by different, conflicting outcome, functional/biochemical constraints. Because constraints, it hypothesized architecture cortex shaped global optimization plan.