A key component of current theories of brain structure and function is the layer-specific
origin of structural connections of the cerebral cortex. This fundamental connectional feature …

Evolution provides an important window into how cortical organization shapes function and
vice versa. The complex mosaic of changes in brain morphology and functional organization …

Biological neuronal networks (BNNs) are a source of inspiration and analogy making for
researchers that focus on artificial neuronal networks (ANNs). Moreover, neuroscientists …

Concepts shape the interpretation of facts. One of the most popular concepts in systems
neuroscience is that of ‘hierarchy’. However, this concept has been interpreted in many different …

The topology of the cerebral cortex has been proposed to provide an important source of
constraint for the organization of cognition. In a sample of twins (n = 1113), we determined …

Understanding how the structure of cognition arises from the topographical organization of
the cortex is a primary goal in neuroscience. Previous work has described local functional …

The cerebral cortex of mammals exhibits intricate interareal wiring. Moreover, mammalian
cortices differ vastly in size, cytological composition, and phylogenetic distance. Given such …

The macaque brain serves as a model for the human brain, but its suitability is challenged
by unique human features, including connectivity reconfigurations, which emerged during …

Research in the macaque monkey suggests that cortical areas with similar microstructure are
more likely to be connected. Here, we examine this link in the human cerebral cortex using …

It is commonly assumed that the brain is a small-world network (eg, Sporns and Honey 2006).
Indeed, one of the present authors claimed as much 15 years ago (Hilgetag et al. 2000). …