A natural history of the frontal cortex
Résumé
The frontal cortex of mammals has been the site of significant reshuffles during the about 310 million years of mammalian evolution. The existence of the frontal lobe is linked to the emergence of major cognitive and motor abilities, from the elaboration of efficient problem-solving strategies to the use of language in human. However, presenting the frontal lobe of the human cortex in an evolutionary perspective is a real challenge, almost a wager lost in advance.