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D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, interindividual variation, and postnatal neuronal growth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Terry Elliott
Terry Elliott
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Computer Science,University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdomte@ecs.soton.ac.uk
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Abstract

It is suggested that a connection between neurogenesis and brain part size is unsurprising. It is argued that neurogenesis cannot, however, be the only factor contributing to brain size. Highly individual post-natal experience radically shapes individual brains, leading to dramatic increases in brain size. The role of comparatively coarse statistical techniques in addressing these subtle biological issues is questioned.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , April 2001 , pp. 284
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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