Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence ...

Early efforts to describe brain evolution, such as Herrick's 1926 ... organization from comparative studies on a broad range of vertebrate species. Systematic approaches have been developed ...

This ancient brain region predates the evolution of vertebrates and thus appears in all vertebrate animals; similar brain regions also exist in invertebrates. The hypothalamus is known for ...

All vertebrate embryos follow a common developmental ... The study of this development can yield insights into the process of evolution.

Craniofacial tissues such as skull bones, teeth, and the brain are finely tuned to meet functional and ecological demands with tremendous precision, and their evolution has been a major driving force ...

"Our findings challenge conventional views on upper jaw evolution ... (those outside of the brain and spinal column) follows common patterns seen in other jawed vertebrates.

Evolution of neuronal cell classes and types in the vertebrate retina Brain structure varies greatly among vertebrates, but the basic plan of the retina is nearly invariant. This shared plan ...

Research in our group investigates a number of questions central to understanding animal evolution and development ... impressive morphological diversity of organs and tissues across vertebrates ?

Based on the numerous fossils that have been found, this sea creature seemingly had little more to it than eyes, a rudimentary brain, and a basketlike ... chordate—and possibly as well early ...