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Higher neuron densities in the cerebral cortex and larger cerebellums may limit dive times of delphinids compared to deep-diving toothed whales

Since the work of Tower in the 1950s, we have come to expect lower neuron density in the cerebral cortex of larger brains. We studied dolphin brains varying from 783 to 6215g. As expected, average neuron density in four areas of cortex decreased from the smallest to the largest brain. Despite having...

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Autores principales: Ridgway, Sam H., Brownson, Robert H., Van Alstyne, Kaitlin R., Hauser, Robert A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6914331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31841529
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226206