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Comparative studies provide evidence for neural reuse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 October 2010

Paul S. Katz
Paul S. Katz
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Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-5030. pkatz@gsu.eduhttp://neuroscience.gsu.edu/pkatz.html
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Abstract

Comparative studies demonstrate that homologous neural structures differ in function and that neural mechanisms underlying behavior evolved independently. A neural structure does not serve a particular function so much as it executes an algorithm on its inputs though its dynamics. Neural dynamics are altered by a neuromodulation, and species-differences in neuromodulation can account for behavioral differences.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , August 2010 , pp. 278 - 279
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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