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All of the mammalian species but none of the non-mammalian species have the layered neocortex in the dorsal telencephalon. We are exploring the evolutionary scenario for the layered neocortex through comparing developmental processes of brains of different vertebrate species.
In the mammalian neocortex, deep layer (DL) and upper layer (UL) neurons are horizontally aligned. In the chick and turtle brains, deep and upper layer neurons are separated in the medial and lateral domains, respectively.
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