The vertebral artery blood supply to the brain and its relationship with cognition across the taxonomic classes: Mammalia and Aves
(2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lunn, A., Winder, I. C., & Shaw, V. (2021, July). The vertebral artery blood supply to the brain and its relationship with cognition across the taxonomic classes: Mammalia and Aves. Poster presented at Anatomical Society Summer Meeting 2021: Cutting Edge Anatomy, Glasgow
Human brains require the most energy per unit of mass of any animal and also have the largest cortical neuron count, which is afforded by having the largest primate brain and abiding by economic scaling rules. Cortical neuron count is one of the most... Read More about The vertebral artery blood supply to the brain and its relationship with cognition across the taxonomic classes: Mammalia and Aves.