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Coordinated neural progenitor adaptations contribute to primate neocortical downscaling

Most primates have a large, highly folded (gyrencephalic) neocortex, a feature present in the primate common ancestor. In contrast, several New World monkey species display a comparatively small and largely smooth, unfolded (lissencephalic) neocortex. One prominent example is the...