In the Light of Evolution : Volume VI: Brain and Behavior Hardback

The central goal of the In the Light of Evolution (ILE) series is to promote the evolutionary sciences through state-of-the-art colloquia-in the series of Arthur M.

Sackler colloquia sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences-and their published proceedings.

Each installment explores evolutionary perspectives on a particular biological topic that is scientifically intriguing but also has special relevance to contemporary societal issues or challenges. This book is the outgrowth of the Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium "Brain and Behavior," which was sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences on January 20-21, 2012, at the Academy's Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, CA.

It is the sixth in a series of Colloquia under the general title "In the Light of Evolution." Specifically, In Light of Evolution: Brain and Behavior focuses on the field of evolutionary neuroscience that now includes a vast array of different approaches, data types, and species. This volume is also available for purchase with the In the Light of Evolution six-volume set. Table of ContentsFront MatterPart I: EVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS OF NEURONS AND NERVOUS SYSTEMS1 Functionalization of a Protosynaptic Gene ExpressionNetwork--Cecilia Conaco, Danielle S.

Bassett, Hongjun Zhou, MaryLuz Arcila, Sandie M. Degnan, Bernard M. Degnan, and Kenneth S. Kosik2 Adaptive Evolution of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels: The First800 Million Years--Harold H.

Zakon3 Evolution of Centralized Nervous Systems: Two Schools ofEvolutionary Thought--R.

Glenn NorthcuttPart II: DEVELOPMENTAL AND ADULT VARIATION IN NEURAL ORGANIZATION4 Evolving Specialization of the Arthropod Nervous System--ErinJarvis, Heather S.

Bruce, and Nipam H. Patel5 Expansion, Folding, and Abnormal Lamination of the Chick OpticTectum After Intraventricular Injections of FGF2--Luke D.

McGowan,Roula A. Alaama, Amanda C. Freise, Johnny C. Huang, Christine J. Charvet, and Georg F. Striedter6 Cortical Evolution in Mammals: The Bane and Beauty of PhenotypicVariability--Leah A.

Krubitzer and Adele M. H. Seelke7 Evolution of Columns, Modules, and Domains in the Neocortex ofPrimates--Jon H.

Kaas8 The Remarkable, Yet Not Extraordinary, Human Brain as a Scaled-UpPrimate Brain and Its Associated Cost--Suzana Herculano-HouzelPart III: FROM NEURAL CIRCUIT EVOLUTION TO ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR9 Homology and Homoplasy of Swimming Behaviors and Neural Circuitsin the Nudipleura (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)--James M. Newcomb, Akira Sakurai, Joshua L. Lillvis, Charuni A. Gunaratne,and Paul S. Katz10 Shared Developmental and Evolutionary Origins for Neural Basisof VocalAcoustic and PectoralGestural Signaling--Andrew H.

Bass andBoris P. Chagnaud11 To Flock or Fight: Neurochemical Signatures of Divergent LifeHistories in Sparrows--James L.

Goodson, Leah C. Wilson, and SaraE. Schrock12 From Chemotaxis to the Cognitive Map: The Function ofOlfaction--Lucia F.

Jacobs13 Evolution of Brains and Behavior for Optimal Foraging: A Tale ofTwo Predators--Kenneth C.

CataniaPart IV: PHYLOGENY OF HUMAN BRAINS AND HUMAN MINDS14 Human Brain Evolution: From Gene Discovery to PhenotypeDiscovery--Todd M.

Preuss15 Integration of Faces and Vocalizations in Ventral PrefrontalCortex: Implications for the Evolution of AudiovisualSpeech--Lizabeth M.

Romanski16 Math, Monkeys, and the Developing Brain--Jessica F.

Cantlon17 A Hierarchical Model of the Evolution of Human BrainSpecializations--H.

Clark BarrettEpilogue: A TANGLED MULTILAYERED WEBReferencesIndex