Razvoj mozga kod primata

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Primate brain development
• Author: Goran Vinković
• Mentor: Damjan Franjević (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; (Department of Biology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology

Abstract

Promjene u razvoju mozga primata tijekom njihove evolucije ne mogu se prikazati samo
sa aspekta veličine mozga i njegovom diferencijacijom nego se pokazalo da su se mozgovi
primata mijenjali na jako specifične načine u određenim trenutcima u povijesti. Za razumjeti
kako određene promjene na mozgu i živčanom sustavu primata se odražavaju na njihovu
promjenu ponašanja i načina života treba provoditi komparativne studije na širokom spektru
sisavaca, pogotovo na strepsirhine i antropoidnim primatama te sa životinja na koje se misli da
su usko povezane sa primatima kako bi dobili bolju sliku sa evolucijskog stajališta. Trenutačno
nije moguće povući jake zaključke po pitanju zašto se neki dio živčanog sustava razvio i dobio
svojstva koja je. Primjer bi bio mrlje u V1 području kod primata bogate CO. Trebaju nam bolji
načini za razvijanje teorija o povezanosti struktura sa funkcijom jer trenutačne teorije koje
upravo to čine nisu dovoljno dobro razvijene da bi nam dale uvid u problem na detaljnijoj razini.
Sa sve većim razvojem molekularne biologije, bioinformatike i molekularne genetike, možemo
očekivati da ćemo dobiti sve veća saznanja o evoluciji mozga primata na razini molekula koja
ćemo onda moći povezati sa promjenama u fenotipu.

Abstract (english)

Changes in the developmen of the primate brain during the evolution cannot be shown
only in regards to the aspect of brain size and its differentiation, rather it has been shown that
primate brains have changed in very specific ways at certain points in history. To understand
how certain changes in the brain and nervous system of primates are reflected in their behavior,
lifestyle and cognition, comparative studies should be conducted on a wide range of mammals,
especially strepsirchines and anthropoid primates, and with animals thought to be closely related
to primates to get a better picture from an evolutionarly point of view. It is currently not possible
to draw strong conclusions as to why some parts of the nervous system has evolved and acquired
the properties that it has. An example would be the blobs with rich CO in area V1. We need
methods to develop better theories of structure to function relationship because current theorise
do not give us enough insight in a detailed enough manner. With the increasing development of
molecular biology, bioinformatics and molecular genetics, we can expect to gain increasing
insight into the evolution of the primate brain at the molecular level that we will then be able to
link to a change in phenotype.

• Keywords: evolucija; primati
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:217:475067
• Study programme: Title: Molecular Biology; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) molekularne biologije (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) molekularne biologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-10-20 09:53:52