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Is neural development Darwinian?

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Purves, D; White, LE; Riddle, DR
Published in: Trends Neurosci
November 1996

Gradually, and without much debate, the idea that the developing nervous system is in some sense darwinian has become one of the canons of neurobiology. In fact, there is little evidence to support this idea.

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Trends Neurosci

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ISSN

0166-2236

Publication Date

November 1996

Volume

19

Issue

11

Start / End Page

460 / 464

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Factors
  • Presynaptic Terminals
  • Neurons
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Nervous System
  • Humans
  • Brain
  • Age Distribution
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5202 Biological psychology
 

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Purves, D., White, L. E., & Riddle, D. R. (1996). Is neural development Darwinian? Trends Neurosci, 19(11), 460–464. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0166-2236(96)20038-4
Purves, D., L. E. White, and D. R. Riddle. “Is neural development Darwinian?Trends Neurosci 19, no. 11 (November 1996): 460–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0166-2236(96)20038-4.
Purves D, White LE, Riddle DR. Is neural development Darwinian? Trends Neurosci. 1996 Nov;19(11):460–4.
Purves, D., et al. “Is neural development Darwinian?Trends Neurosci, vol. 19, no. 11, Nov. 1996, pp. 460–64. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0166-2236(96)20038-4.
Purves D, White LE, Riddle DR. Is neural development Darwinian? Trends Neurosci. 1996 Nov;19(11):460–464.
Journal cover image

Published In

Trends Neurosci

DOI

ISSN

0166-2236

Publication Date

November 1996

Volume

19

Issue

11

Start / End Page

460 / 464

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Factors
  • Presynaptic Terminals
  • Neurons
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Nervous System
  • Humans
  • Brain
  • Age Distribution
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5202 Biological psychology