Cortical areas associated to higher cognition drove primate brain evolution

Autores
Melchionna, Marina; Castiglione, Silvia; Girardi, Giorgia; Profico, Antonio; Mondanaro, Alessandro; Sansalone, Gabriele; Chatar, Narimane; Pérez Ramos, Alejandro; Fernández García, Marcos; Serio, Carmela; Pandolfi, Luca; Dembitzer, Jacob; Di Febbraro, Mirko; Caliendo, Marta Michelle; Di Costanzo, Alessia; Morvillo, Linda; Esposito, Antonella; Raia, Pasquale
Año de publicación
2025
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Although intense research effort is seeking to address which brain areas fire and connect to each other to produce complex behaviors in a few living primates, little is known about their evolution, and which brain areas or facets of cognition were favored by natural selection. By developing statistical tools to study the evolution of the brain cortex at the fine scale, we found that rapid cortical expansion in the prefrontal region took place early on during the evolution of primates. In anthropoids, fast-expanding cortical areas extended to the posterior parietal cortex. In Homo, further expansion affected the medial temporal lobe and the posteroinferior region of the parietal lobe. Collectively, the fast-expanding cortical areas in anthropoids are known to form a brain network producing mind reading abilities and other higher-order cognitive functions. These results indicate that pursuing complex cognition drove the evolution of Primate brains.
Fil: Melchionna, Marina. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Castiglione, Silvia. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Girardi, Giorgia. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Profico, Antonio. Università degli Studi di Pisa; Italia
Fil: Mondanaro, Alessandro. Università degli Studi di Firenze; Italia
Fil: Sansalone, Gabriele. Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia; Italia
Fil: Chatar, Narimane. Université de Liège; Bélgica
Fil: Pérez Ramos, Alejandro. Universidad de Málaga; España
Fil: Fernández García, Marcos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Museo de Paleontología; Argentina
Fil: Serio, Carmela. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Pandolfi, Luca. Università della Basilicata; Italia
Fil: Dembitzer, Jacob. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Di Febbraro, Mirko. Università degli Studi del Molise; Italia
Fil: Caliendo, Marta Michelle. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Di Costanzo, Alessia. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Morvillo, Linda. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Esposito, Antonella. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Raia, Pasquale. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
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Evolution
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Homo
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spelling Cortical areas associated to higher cognition drove primate brain evolutionMelchionna, MarinaCastiglione, SilviaGirardi, GiorgiaProfico, AntonioMondanaro, AlessandroSansalone, GabrieleChatar, NarimanePérez Ramos, AlejandroFernández García, MarcosSerio, CarmelaPandolfi, LucaDembitzer, JacobDi Febbraro, MirkoCaliendo, Marta MichelleDi Costanzo, AlessiaMorvillo, LindaEsposito, AntonellaRaia, PasqualeBrainEvolutionPrimateHomohttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Although intense research effort is seeking to address which brain areas fire and connect to each other to produce complex behaviors in a few living primates, little is known about their evolution, and which brain areas or facets of cognition were favored by natural selection. By developing statistical tools to study the evolution of the brain cortex at the fine scale, we found that rapid cortical expansion in the prefrontal region took place early on during the evolution of primates. In anthropoids, fast-expanding cortical areas extended to the posterior parietal cortex. In Homo, further expansion affected the medial temporal lobe and the posteroinferior region of the parietal lobe. Collectively, the fast-expanding cortical areas in anthropoids are known to form a brain network producing mind reading abilities and other higher-order cognitive functions. These results indicate that pursuing complex cognition drove the evolution of Primate brains.Fil: Melchionna, Marina. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; ItaliaFil: Castiglione, Silvia. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; ItaliaFil: Girardi, Giorgia. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; ItaliaFil: Profico, Antonio. Università degli Studi di Pisa; ItaliaFil: Mondanaro, Alessandro. Università degli Studi di Firenze; ItaliaFil: Sansalone, Gabriele. Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia; ItaliaFil: Chatar, Narimane. Université de Liège; BélgicaFil: Pérez Ramos, Alejandro. Universidad de Málaga; EspañaFil: Fernández García, Marcos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Museo de Paleontología; ArgentinaFil: Serio, Carmela. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; ItaliaFil: Pandolfi, Luca. Università della Basilicata; ItaliaFil: Dembitzer, Jacob. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; ItaliaFil: Di Febbraro, Mirko. Università degli Studi del Molise; ItaliaFil: Caliendo, Marta Michelle. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; ItaliaFil: Di Costanzo, Alessia. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; ItaliaFil: Morvillo, Linda. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; ItaliaFil: Esposito, Antonella. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; ItaliaFil: Raia, Pasquale. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; ItaliaNature2025-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/267170Melchionna, Marina; Castiglione, Silvia; Girardi, Giorgia; Profico, Antonio; Mondanaro, Alessandro; et al.; Cortical areas associated to higher cognition drove primate brain evolution; Nature; Communications Biology; 8; 1; 1-2025; 1-122399-3642CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1038/s42003-025-07505-1info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-07505-1info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:55:25Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/267170instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:55:25.401CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cortical areas associated to higher cognition drove primate brain evolution
title Cortical areas associated to higher cognition drove primate brain evolution
spellingShingle Cortical areas associated to higher cognition drove primate brain evolution
Melchionna, Marina
Brain
Evolution
Primate
Homo
title_short Cortical areas associated to higher cognition drove primate brain evolution
title_full Cortical areas associated to higher cognition drove primate brain evolution
title_fullStr Cortical areas associated to higher cognition drove primate brain evolution
title_full_unstemmed Cortical areas associated to higher cognition drove primate brain evolution
title_sort Cortical areas associated to higher cognition drove primate brain evolution
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Melchionna, Marina
Castiglione, Silvia
Girardi, Giorgia
Profico, Antonio
Mondanaro, Alessandro
Sansalone, Gabriele
Chatar, Narimane
Pérez Ramos, Alejandro
Fernández García, Marcos
Serio, Carmela
Pandolfi, Luca
Dembitzer, Jacob
Di Febbraro, Mirko
Caliendo, Marta Michelle
Di Costanzo, Alessia
Morvillo, Linda
Esposito, Antonella
Raia, Pasquale
author Melchionna, Marina
author_facet Melchionna, Marina
Castiglione, Silvia
Girardi, Giorgia
Profico, Antonio
Mondanaro, Alessandro
Sansalone, Gabriele
Chatar, Narimane
Pérez Ramos, Alejandro
Fernández García, Marcos
Serio, Carmela
Pandolfi, Luca
Dembitzer, Jacob
Di Febbraro, Mirko
Caliendo, Marta Michelle
Di Costanzo, Alessia
Morvillo, Linda
Esposito, Antonella
Raia, Pasquale
author_role author
author2 Castiglione, Silvia
Girardi, Giorgia
Profico, Antonio
Mondanaro, Alessandro
Sansalone, Gabriele
Chatar, Narimane
Pérez Ramos, Alejandro
Fernández García, Marcos
Serio, Carmela
Pandolfi, Luca
Dembitzer, Jacob
Di Febbraro, Mirko
Caliendo, Marta Michelle
Di Costanzo, Alessia
Morvillo, Linda
Esposito, Antonella
Raia, Pasquale
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Brain
Evolution
Primate
Homo
topic Brain
Evolution
Primate
Homo
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Although intense research effort is seeking to address which brain areas fire and connect to each other to produce complex behaviors in a few living primates, little is known about their evolution, and which brain areas or facets of cognition were favored by natural selection. By developing statistical tools to study the evolution of the brain cortex at the fine scale, we found that rapid cortical expansion in the prefrontal region took place early on during the evolution of primates. In anthropoids, fast-expanding cortical areas extended to the posterior parietal cortex. In Homo, further expansion affected the medial temporal lobe and the posteroinferior region of the parietal lobe. Collectively, the fast-expanding cortical areas in anthropoids are known to form a brain network producing mind reading abilities and other higher-order cognitive functions. These results indicate that pursuing complex cognition drove the evolution of Primate brains.
Fil: Melchionna, Marina. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Castiglione, Silvia. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Girardi, Giorgia. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Profico, Antonio. Università degli Studi di Pisa; Italia
Fil: Mondanaro, Alessandro. Università degli Studi di Firenze; Italia
Fil: Sansalone, Gabriele. Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia; Italia
Fil: Chatar, Narimane. Université de Liège; Bélgica
Fil: Pérez Ramos, Alejandro. Universidad de Málaga; España
Fil: Fernández García, Marcos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Museo de Paleontología; Argentina
Fil: Serio, Carmela. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Pandolfi, Luca. Università della Basilicata; Italia
Fil: Dembitzer, Jacob. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Di Febbraro, Mirko. Università degli Studi del Molise; Italia
Fil: Caliendo, Marta Michelle. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Di Costanzo, Alessia. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Morvillo, Linda. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Esposito, Antonella. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
Fil: Raia, Pasquale. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Italia
description Although intense research effort is seeking to address which brain areas fire and connect to each other to produce complex behaviors in a few living primates, little is known about their evolution, and which brain areas or facets of cognition were favored by natural selection. By developing statistical tools to study the evolution of the brain cortex at the fine scale, we found that rapid cortical expansion in the prefrontal region took place early on during the evolution of primates. In anthropoids, fast-expanding cortical areas extended to the posterior parietal cortex. In Homo, further expansion affected the medial temporal lobe and the posteroinferior region of the parietal lobe. Collectively, the fast-expanding cortical areas in anthropoids are known to form a brain network producing mind reading abilities and other higher-order cognitive functions. These results indicate that pursuing complex cognition drove the evolution of Primate brains.
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