To understand neocortex evolution, we must define a theory for the elaboration of cell types, circuits, and architectonics from an ancestral structure that is consistent with developmental, molecular, and genetic data. To this end, cross-species comparison of cortical cell types emerges as a very informative approach. We review recent results that illustrate the contribution of molecular and transcriptomic data to the construction of plausible models of cortical cell-type evolution.

中文翻译：

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大脑皮层神经元身份的演变。

要了解新皮层的进化，我们必须定义一种理论，以根据与发育，分子和遗传数据相一致的祖先结构细化细胞类型，电路和建筑学。为此，皮质细胞类型的跨物种比较作为一种非常有用的方法而出现。我们审查了最近的结果，这些结果说明了分子和转录组数据对皮质细胞类型进化的合理模型的构建的贡献。