Phylogenetic comparative neuroanatomy

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To interpret our results in an evolutionary perspective, we need to consider that different species are not independent data points but are all part of a large phylogenetic tree, sharing different amounts of common history.
In this session, we will discover the importance of taking phylogenetic relationships into account when aiming at comparing brain traits across species. We will explore major evolutionary models, including the Brownian motion model, Ornstein-Uhlenbeck and Early Burst model of phenotypic evolution, and how to use them for ancestral phenotype reconstructions.