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ReviewBrain, behavior and evolution2025

Evolution of Plasticity in Brain Morphology.

Caleb J Axelrod, Helen Stec, Stephanie M Tran, Dora C Donacik, Nathan M Francis, Nimisha Gautam, Madelyn Rhodes, Neha Viswanathan, Swanne P Gordon, Caleb Axelrod

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Caleb J AxelrodDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Helen StecDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Stephanie M TranDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Dora C DonacikDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Nathan M FrancisDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Nimisha GautamDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Madelyn RhodesDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Neha ViswanathanDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Swanne P GordonDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Caleb AxelrodDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBrain morphology is a critical trait influencing animal performance that has been shown to demonstrate phenotypic plasticity in response to a variety of environmental cues. Further, plasticity itself has consistently been recognized as a trait that can be selected upon and evolved. SUMMARY: There has been limited research examining how evolution and selection act on plasticity in brain morphology. Here, we review the environmental factors that have been shown to cause plasticity in brain morphology across animal taxa. KEY MESSAGES: We further propose a framework for examining the evolution of brain morphology plasticity, including four hypothesized patterns of selection that may cause the evolution of plasticity in this critical trait. Finally, we outline potential ways these hypotheses can be tested to build our understanding of the evolution of brain morphology plasticity.

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Biological EvolutionBrainNeuronal PlasticityAnimalsSelection, GeneticBrain morphologyBrain sizeEvolutionPhenotypic plasticity

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PMID39947167
PMCPMC12401525

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