| Endocasts—the direct evidence and recent advances in the study of human brain evolution |
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| 作者姓名： | Wu Xiujie Liu Wu and Christopher J. Norton |
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| 作者单位： | Institute of |
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| 基金项目： | 中国科学院基金;国家重点基础研究发展计划(973计划);国家自然科学基金 |
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| 摘 要： | Brain evolution is one of the most important aspects of human evolution,usually studied through endocasts.Analysis of fossil hominid endocasts allows inferences on functional anatomy,physiology,and phylogeny.In this paper,we describe the general features of endocast studies and review some of the major topics in paleoneurology.These are:absolute and relative brain size evolution;brain shape variation;brain asymmetry and lateralization;middle meningeal vessels and venous sinuses;application of computed tomography and virtual imaging;the history of Chinese brain endocast studies.In particular,this review emphasizes endocast studies on Chinese hominin fossils.
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Endocasts-the direct evidence and recent advances in the study of human brain evolution |
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| Wu Xiujie,Liu Wu and Christopher J. Norton.Endocasts-the direct evidence and recent advances in the study of human brain evolution[J].Progress in Natural Science,2007,17(9):993-1002. |
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| Authors: | Wu Xiujie Liu Wu and Christopher J Norton |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China; 2. Laboratory of Quaternary Paleontology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011-4099, USA |
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| Abstract: | Brain evolution is one of the most important aspects of human evolution,usually studied through endocasts.Analysis of fossil hominid endocasts allows inferences on functional anatomy,physiology,and phylogeny.In this paper,we describe the general features of endocast studies and review some of the major topics in paleoneurology.These are:absolute and relative brain size evolution;brain shape variation;brain asymmetry and lateralization;middle meningeal vessels and venous sinuses;application of computed tomography and virtual imaging;the history of Chinese brain endocast studies.In particular,this review emphasizes endocast studies on Chinese hominin fossils. |
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| Keywords: | endocast human fossil brain evolution cranial capacity human evolution |
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