Role of Mechanical Factors in the Morphology of the Primate Cerebral Cortex

Claus C Hilgetag; Helen Barbas

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0020022

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Role of Mechanical Factors in the Morphology of the Primate Cerebral Cortex

Claus C Hilgetag ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: c.hilgetag@iu-bremen.de

Affiliations School of Engineering and Science, International University Bremen, Bremen, Germany , Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Helen Barbas

Affiliations Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America , Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America , New England Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southborough, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Role of Mechanical Factors in the Morphology of the Primate Cerebral Cortex

Claus C Hilgetag,
Helen Barbas

Published: March 24, 2006
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.0020022

About the Authors

Claus C Hilgetag

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: c.hilgetag@iu-bremen.de

Affiliations School of Engineering and Science, International University Bremen, Bremen, Germany , Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Helen Barbas

Affiliations Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America , Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America , New England Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southborough, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

CCH and HB conceived and designed the study. HB performed the anatomical experiments. CCH analyzed the data. CCH and HB wrote the paper.

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