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During the course of evolution, the neocortex demonstrated a significant expansion. This increase in size actually reflects increased specialization. It is not really “size” that matters. Instead, within this expanded area, there are new sensorimotor systems. The increased capacities for processing different types of sensory information and experiences and the increased abilities to develop more complicated compound movements required the evolution of highly specialized neurons, which resulted in a dramatic increase in neocortical size [165].
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Koziol, L.F. (2014). The Cerebro-Cerebellar Underpinning of Cognitive Control. In: The Myth of Executive Functioning. SpringerBriefs in Neuroscience(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04477-4_15
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