SIG Brain Evolution
The Special Interest Group (SIG) Brain Evolution assembles members of the department and the broader UZH community whose research interests converge on the functional neuroanatomy of the primate brain, with particular emphasis on phylogenetic and ontogenetic development, as well as the evolutionary trajectory of core language networks in both the left and right cerebral hemispheres.
The SIG Brain Evolution has the following aims:
- To advance our understanding of comparative approaches between human and non-human primate brains, thereby elucidating the neural architecture of the core language mosaic comprising cortical and subcortical brain regions.
- To equip scholars whose primary training is in linguistics, anthropology or psychology with foundational knowledge of primate brain anatomy and the neural circuitry underlying core auditory and language networks.
- To host presentations by invited speakers addressing topics of general relevance to brain evolution and functional neuroanatomy.
- To advance our understanding of comparative approaches between human and non-human primate brains, thereby elucidating the neural architecture of the core language mosaic comprising cortical and subcortical brain regions.
SIG Brain Evolution is coordinated by Martin Meyer
Examples for literature:
Chin, R., Chang, S. W., & Holmes, A. J. (2023). Beyond cortex: The evolution of the human brain. Psychological Review, 130(2), 285.
Moerel, M., De Martino, F., & Formisano, E. (2014). An anatomical and functional topography of human auditory cortical areas. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 8, 225.
de Sousa, A., & Cunha, E. (2012). Hominins and the emergence of the modern human brain. Progress in Brain Research, 195, 293-322.
Herculano-Houzel, S. (2020). Remarkable, but not special: What human brains are made of. Evolutionary Neuroscience, 803-813.
Preuss, T. M. (2020). An introduction to human brain evolutionary studies. Evolutionary Neuroscience, 711-731.