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Neural constructivism: How mammals make modules

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1997

Robert A. Barton
Robert A. Barton
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3HN, Englandr.a.barton@durham.ac.uk
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Abstract

Although the developmental arguments in the Quartz & Sejnowski (Q&S) target article may have intrinsic merit, they do not warrant the authors' conclusion that innate modular architectures are absent or minimal, and that neocortical evolution is simply a progression toward more flexible representational structures. Modular architectures can develop and evolve in tandem with sub-cortical specialisation. I present comparative evidence for the co-evolution of specific thalamic and cortical visual pathways.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , December 1997 , pp. 556 - 557
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© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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