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    NSF workshop report: discovering general principles of nervous system organization by comparing brain maps across species.

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    2014
    Authors
    Belgard, TG
    Chen, CC
    Davis, FP
    Finlay, BL
    Güntürkün, O
    Hale, ME
    Harris, Julie A
    Hecht, EE
    Hof, PR
    Hofmann, HA
    Holland, LZ
    Iwaniuk, AN
    Jarvis, Erich David
    Karten, HJ
    Katz, PS
    Kristan, WB
    Macagno, ER
    Mitra, PP
    Moroz, LL
    Preuss, TM
    Ragsdale, CW
    Sherwood, CC
    Stevens, CF
    Striedter, GF
    Stüttgen, MC
    Tsumoto, T
    Wilczynski, W
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    Abstract
    Efforts to understand nervous system structure and function have received new impetus from the federal Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative. Comparative analyses can contribute to this effort by leading to the discovery of general principles of neural circuit design, information processing, and gene-structure-function relationships that are not apparent from studies on single species. We here propose to extend the comparative approach to nervous system 'maps' comprising molecular, anatomical, and physiological data. This research will identify which neural features are likely to generalize across species, and which are unlikely to be broadly conserved. It will also suggest causal relationships between genes, development, adult anatomy, physiology, and, ultimately, behavior. These causal hypotheses can then be tested experimentally. Finally, insights from comparative research can inspire and guide technological development. To promote this research agenda, we recommend that teams of investigators coalesce around specific research questions and select a set of 'reference species' to anchor their comparative analyses. These reference species should be chosen not just for practical advantages, but also with regard for their phylogenetic position, behavioral repertoire, well-annotated genome, or other strategic reasons. We envision that the nervous systems of these reference species will be mapped in more detail than those of other species. The collected data may range from the molecular to the behavioral, depending on the research question. To integrate across levels of analysis and across species, standards for data collection, annotation, archiving, and distribution must be developed and respected. To that end, it will help to form networks or consortia of researchers and centers for science, technology, and education that focus on organized data collection, distribution, and training. These activities could be supported, at least in part, through existing mechanisms at NSF, NIH, and other agencies. It will also be important to develop new integrated software and database systems for cross-species data analyses. Multidisciplinary efforts to develop such analytical tools should be supported financially. Finally, training opportunities should be created to stimulate multidisciplinary, integrative research into brain structure, function, and evolution.
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    Journal article
    Subject
    Anatomy, Comparative
    Animals
    Biological Evolution
    Brain
    Brain Mapping
    Humans
    Species Specificity
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    https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11198
    Published Version (Please cite this version)
    10.1159/000360152
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    Belgard, TG; Chen, CC; Davis, FP; Finlay, BL; Güntürkün, O; Hale, ME; ... Wilczynski, W (2014). NSF workshop report: discovering general principles of nervous system organization by comparing brain maps across species. Brain Behav Evol, 83(1). pp. 1-8. 10.1159/000360152. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11198.
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    Dr. Jarvis' laboratory studies the neurobiology of vocal communication. Emphasis is placed on the molecular pathways involved in the perception and production of learned vocalizations. They use an integrative approach that combines behavioral, anatomical, electrophysiological and molecular biological techniques. The main animal model used is songbirds, one of the few vertebrate groups that evolved the ability to learn vocalizations. The generality of the discoveries is tested in other vocal
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