Emiliano Bruner
Morphometrics, Paleoneurology and Human Evolution
"Stanco dell’infinitamente piccolo e dell’infinitamente grande, lo scienziato si dedicò all’infinitamente medio" (Ennio Flaiano, 1956)
Abstracts and Communications
- Bruner E. 2010. Paleoneurología y evolución cerebral en el genero humano. Evolución humana y evolución del Alzheimer. Sociedad Española de Neurología, Burgos 4-6 Marzo 2010.
- Bruner E. 2009. The evolution of the parietal lobes in the hominid fossil record. A multidisciplinary approach to the evolution of the parietal lobes. Workshop. Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana, Burgos; October 27th, 2009.
- Bruner E. 2009. Origins of the Human Brain: the Paleoneurological Evidence. Videoconference. The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, TWAS 11th General Conference; Durban, South Africa, October 20-23, 2009.
- Bruner E. 2009 The endocranial changes of the parietal areas before and after the modern human transition, and the evolution of the fronto-parietal system. EVAN Symposium. Transition from Archaic to Modern: Quantitative Approaches. Max Planck Institute, Leipzig, May 28-29, 2009
- Bruner E. 2009. Paleoneurología: neurocraneo y cerebro entre estructura y función. Darwin, 1859 - Atapuerca, 2009. Universidad de Burgos, July 28-30, 2009.
- Bruner E. 2009. Paleoneurology and the evolution of modern humans: the role of the parietal areas and the visuo-spatial integration system. Invited lecture, University of Liverpool.
- Bruner E. 2009. Control motorio, locomoción, y postura: factores neurales y estructurales en la evolución humana. Invited Lecture, Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Divino Valles, Burgos.
- Bruner E. 2009. The structure of the morphospace as a representation of a biological model. I Iberian Symposium on Geometric Morphometrics, Sabadell, July 23-25, 2009.
- Bruner E. & Gómez Robles A. 2009. A visual approach to mapping and comparing the distribution of variation through geometrical models. I Iberian Symposium on Geometric Morphometrics, Sabadell, July 23-25, 2009.
- Bruner E. & Bastir M. 2009. Landmarks can slide, brains can not: interpreting models of shape variation. I Iberian Symposium on Geometric Morphometrics, Sabadell, July 23-25, 2009.
- Bruner E. 2008. Biomedical imaging, geometric models, and multivariate statistics: basic tools for paleoneurology. 1st INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics: Databasing and Modeling the Brain; Stockholm, September 7-9, 2008.
- Bruner E. 2008. Brain growth and encephalization in human evolution. Growth, variation, and structure of the craniofacial complex in human evolution. EVAN Workshop, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, 28-30 May, 2008.
- Bruner E. 2008. Morphological differences in the parietal lobes within the human genus: a neurofunctional perspective. Working Memory and the Evolution of Modern Thinking. Wenner-Gren Foundation: Cascais, Portugal, March 7-14, 2008.
- Bruner E., Mantini S. & Ripani M. 2008. Analisi morfologica delle relazioni funzionali tra l’anatomia endocranica e il decorso dell’arteria meningea media. Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Anatomia e Istologia, Verona, 14-16 settembre 2008.
- Mantini S., Bruner E., Ciccarelli A., Guerrini V. & Ripani M. 2008. Analisi esplorativa sulle variazioni morfologiche delle impronte baropodometriche. Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Anatomia e Istologia, Verona, 14-16 settembre 2008.
- Gippoliti S. & E. Bruner 2007. Le collezioni primatologiche italiane: il ruolo della ricerca bibliografica e storica. XVIII Congresso Associazione Primatologica Italiana (Calci, 16-18 Maggio 2007).
- Avvisati V., Sardella R. & E. Bruner 2007. La Collezione Primatologica dell’Istituto Italiano di Paleontologia Umana. XVIII Congresso Associazione Primatologica Italiana (Calci, 16-18 Maggio 2007).
- Civitelli C., Gippoliti S. & E. Bruner 2007. Variazioni della morfologia del cranio, tassonomia, e museologia: un’analisi preliminare del genere Papio. XVIII Congresso Associazione Primatologica Italiana (Calci, 16-18 Maggio 2007).
- Bruner E., Masseti M. & C. Veracini 2007. Notizie storiche sulla comparsa di Platirrine in Italia: gli affreschi del XVI secolo del Castello di Torrechiara (Parma). XVIII Congresso Associazione Primatologica Italiana (Calci, 16-18 Maggio 2007).
- Bruner E., Ciccarelli A. & Ripani M. 2007. Endocranial base structures: preliminary report on shape variation, allometry, and sexual differences. Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Anatomia e Istologia, Sassari, 19-22 settembre 2007.
- Bruner E. 2007. The evolution of the parietal cortical areas in the human genus: between structure and cognition. The Human Brain Evolving: Papers in Honor of Ralph L. Holloway. April 27th & 28th, 2007 Whittenberger Auditorium, Indiana Memorial Union, Indiana University, Bloomington.
- Bruner E. 2006. Cranial shape and size variation in human evolution: structural and functional perspectives. Consensus Conference on Craniosynostoses. Roma, 1-2 December, 2006.
- Bruner E. 2006. The morphological and structural variation of the anterior cranial fossa in the human genus: problems, hypotheses and perspectives on the evolution of the frontal lobes. 1st meeting on Psychiatric Brain and Language Research; Lucca (IT), August 24th-27th, 2006.
- Bruner E. 2005 - Human evolution: a paleoneurological perspective. Autumn School in Cognitive Neuroscience, 26th sept., University of Oxford.
- Bruner E. 2005 - Structural endocranial differences between modern and non-modern humans. Psychosis as a disorder of modern Homo sapiens. SANE Research Workshop, 25th sept, Oxford.
- Bruner E 2005 - Endocranial anatomy and morphology in extinct hominids: methods and perspectives. Gli indicatori scheletrici nello studio delle antiche popolazioni: moderni indirizzi e aggiornamenti; 16 settembre 2005, Bologna.
- Bruner E, Costantini D, Fanfani A & G Dell'Omo 2005 - Intraspecific morphological variation in the cephalic scale of Lacerta bilineata: shape analysis and structural hypotheses. 66° Congresso Nazionale Unione Zoologica Italiana,; 19-22 settembre 2005, Roma.
- Bruner E & V Bartolino 2005 - Serial homology and geometric morphometrics: the vertebral system in Hippocampus hippocampus. 66° Congresso Nazionale Unione Zoologica Italiana,; 19-22 settembre 2005, Roma.
- Bruner E. & G. Manzi 2005 - The endocast of an early Neanderthal: Saccopastore 1. Neanderthals Revisited: New Approaches and Perspectives; 27-29 gennaio 2005, New York University.
- Bruner E. & G. Manzi 2005 - Museums of Anthropology and Italian Primatological Collections: Cure of Curators. XVII Congresso Associazione Primatologica Italiana, Palermo 16-18 Maggio.
- Bruner E. & A. Cucina 2005 - Hun Batz and Hun Chouen: Ethnozoogical Considerations on the Mesoamerican Primates. XVII Congresso Associazione Primatologica Italiana, Palermo 16-18 Maggio.
- Mantini S., Bruner E., Fiorenza L, Spiezio C & G. Manzi 2005 - Structural inferences on the temporal fossa in Alouatta. XVII Congresso Associazione Primatologica Italiana, Palermo 16-18 Maggio.
- Bruner E. & N. Jeffery 2005 - In Silico Primatology: Digital Morphology and Biomedical Imaging. XVII Congresso Associazione Primatologica Italiana, Palermo 16-18 Maggio.
- Mantini S., Bruner E. & Manzi G. 2004 - A Geometric Morphometric approach to airorynchy and functional morphology in the skull of Alouatta. XX Congress of the International Primatological Society; 22-28 August, Torino (Italy).
- Bruner E. 2004 - Models for the Natural History. XX Congress of the International Primatological Society; 22-28 August, Torino (Italy).
- Bruner E. & S. Mantini 2004 - L'arteria meningea media di Saccopastore 1:aspetti comparativi e inferenze funzionali. I Convegno degli studenti italiani di Antropologia, Preistoria e Protostoria. Ferrara, 8-10 may 2004.
- Bruner E. 2004 - Tomografia computerizzata e paleoneurologia. I Convegno degli studenti italiani di Antropologia, Preistoria e Protostoria. Ferrara, 8-10 may 2004.
- Bruner E. 2004 - Tomografia Computerizzata e Elaborazione di Immagini: modelli virtuali per l'Antropologia. Lo Studio delle ossa: Metodologie della medicina e dell'antropologia, III giornata. Angera (VA), 27 march 2004.
- Bruner E., A. Pucci & T.P. Jones 2003 - Notes on anatomy and morphology of the skull in Piliocolobus gordonorum, Matschie 1900 (Udzungwa Red Colobus). XVI Congress of the Associazione Primatologica Italiana (API). Radicondoli (SI), 28-30 october 2003.
- Bruner E., S. Mantini & G. Manzi 2003 - Explorative analysis on airorhynchy and functional morphology in the skull of Alouatta, by geometric morphometric techniques. XVI Congress of the Associazione Primatologica Italiana (API). Radicondoli (SI), 28-30 october 2003.
- Bruner E., L. Fiorenza & G. Manzi 2003 - Orbital frontalisation and morphological variability in primates: geometric morphometric analysis of the upper facial structures in Anthropoidea. XVI Congress of the Associazione Primatologica Italiana (API). Radicondoli (SI), 28-30 october 2003.
- Bruner E. & G. Manzi 2003 - Tomographic analysis and virtual reconstruction of the "pre-neolithic" skull from Lama dei Peligni (Chieti, Abruzzo). XV Congress of the Associazione Antropologica Italiana (AAI): Variabilità umana e storia del popolamento. Chieti 28-30 september 2003.
- Bruner E., R. Olevano & G. Manzi 2003 - Analysis of the variability in the facial skull by geometric morphometrics techniques: case-studies from insular and peninsular Italy. XV Congress of the Associazione Antropologica Italiana (AAI): Variabilità umana e storia del popolamento. Chieti 28-30 september 2003.
- Bruner E. & G. Manzi 2003 - The endocast of Saccopastore 1: a paleoneurological analysis. “Anthropology and Society“, Memorial Congress to the 60th anniversary of death of Dr. Aleš Hrdlička; May 22 – 24, 2003 Praha – Humpolec, Czech Republic.
- Bruner E., M. Ciccozzi & G. Manzi 2003 - Shape variation and sexual dimorphism of endocranial base morphology in modern humans. “Anthropology and Society“, Memorial Congress to the 60th anniversary of death of Dr. Aleš Hrdlička; May 22 – 24, 2003 Praha – Humpolec, Czech Republic.
- Manzi G., E. Bruner & F. Mallegni 2002 - Cranial variation in the genus Homo between Early and Middle Pleistocene: a phenetic view. XIII Congress of European Anthropological Association, Zagreb, Augut 30 - September 3, 2002.
- Bruner E. & G. Manzi 2002 - North African populations in time and space: facial morphology, computed models, and geometric morphometrics. XIII Congress of European Anthropological Association, Zagreb, Augut 30 - September 3, 2002.
- Bruner E., E. Capanna & G. Manzi 2002 - The primatological collections of the Department of Animal and Human Biology at the University “ La Sapienza”, Rome. XV Congress of the Italian Primatological Association (API). Rome, may 30 - june 1, 2002.
- Bruner E., L. Fiorenza & G. Manzi 2002 - Orbital frontalisation and morphological cranial variability in Anthropoidea. XV Congress of the Italian Primatological Association (API). Rome, may 30 - june 1, 2002.
- Bruner E. 2001 - Virtual reconstruction and Rapid Prototyping techniques in Paleontology. International Conference on 3D Imaging & Prototyping in Medicine. Naples, 9-10 november 2001.
- Manzi G., E. Bruner, S. Caprasecca, G. Gualdi & P. Passarello 2001 - Analisi tomografica e riproduzione virtuale dei crani neandertaliani di Saccopastore. XIV Congresso degli Antropologi Italiani; Croce di Magara, Spezzano Piccolo (CS); 25-28 september 2001.
- Bruner E., G, Manzi & P. Passarello 2001 - CT-based prrocessing and endocast reconstruction of the neandertal cranium Saccopastore. XIV Congres de l’Union Internationale des Sciences Prehistoriques et Protohistorique; Liege, 2-8 september 2001.
- Bruner E. & G. Manzi 2001 - CT-scan and geometric morphometrics: endocranial analysis of the Saccopastore neandertals. XIV Congres de l’Union Internationale des Sciences Prehistoriques et Protohistoriques ; Liege, 2-8 september 2001.
- Bruner E. & G. Manzi 2001 - Biological adaptation, social behaviour and longevity in Homo sapiens. L’età matura e la longevità nella donna; Rome, 5 march 2001.
- Bruner E., G. Manzi, 1999 - The Museum of Anthropology “Giuseppe Sergi”. XIII Congress of Italian Anthropologists ; Sabaudia (Rome), 4-8 october.
- Bruner E., G. Manzi, E. Capanna, 1999 - Geometric morphometrics analysis on the skull of african apes. XIII Congress of Italian Anthropologists ; Sabaudia (Rome), 4-8 october.