Comment on “Cortical folding scales universally with surface area and thickness, not number of neurons”
de Lussanet de la Sablonière MHE
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewedAbstract
The cerebrum of large mammals is convoluted, whereas that of small mammals is smooth. Mota and Herculano-Houzel (Reports, 3 July 2015, p. 74) inspired a model on an old theory that proposed a fractal geometry. I show that their model reduces to the product of gray-matter proportion times the folding index. This proportional relation describes the available data even better than the fractal model.
Details about the publication
Journal: Science (Sci)
Volume: 351
Issue: 6275
Status: Published
Release year: 2016 (19/02/2016)
Language in which the publication is written: English
Link to the full text: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/351/6275/825.1
Keywords: cerebrum; mammal; fractal; scaling law; anatomy; analytical model
Authors from the University of Münster
| de Lussanet de la Sablonière, Marc |
Projects the publication originates from
Evolution and development of the brain (VerteBrain) Duration: since 29/01/2009 Type of project: Own resources project |
Talks on the publication
| Skalierung und Wachstum des Großhirns in Säugetiere: Fraktale- und Informationsmodelle de Lussanet, Marc HE (14/04/2016) Zoologisches Kolloquium, Institut für Spezielle Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie mit Phyletisches Museum der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Type of talk: scientific Talk |