Evolution and variation -- Neurons and sensory receptors -- The vertebrate central nervous system -- Vertebrate phylogeny and diversity in brain organization -- Evolution and adaptation of the brain, behavior, and intelligence -- Theories of brain evolution -- Overview of spinal cord and hindbrain -- The spinal cord -- Segmental organization of the head, brain, and cranial nerves -- Functional organization of the cranial nerves -- Sensory cranial nerves of the brainstem -- Motor cranial nerves -- The reticular formation -- The cerebellum -- Overview of the midbrain -- Isthmus -- Tegmentum and tori -- Optic tectum -- Overview of the forebrain -- Pretectum, accessory optic system, and migrated posterior tuberculum -- Epithalamus -- Dorsal thalamus -- The visceral brain : the hypothalamus and the autonomic nervous system -- Basal telencephalon -- Nonlimbic pallium -- Visual forebrain in amniotes -- Somatosensory and motor forebrain in amniotes -- Auditory and vocal forebrain in amniotes -- Terminal nerve and olfactory forebrain -- Limbic telencephalon -- Evolution of brains : a bilaterian view.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.