What resolves this contention: Direct disagreement about which mammalian struct…

What resolves this contention: Direct disagreement about which mammalian structure is homologous to the sauropsid dorsal ventricular ridge — neocortical layers versus the claustrum/amygdala — based on different evidence types (connectivity/topography vs developmental gene expression). / Hodological, morphological, and topographical evidence support the 'neocortex hypothesis' that DVR cell populations are homologous to particular layers of mammalian tectofugal-recipient neocortex. / Avian DVR (the developmental 'ventral pallium') homologizes with the mammalian claustroamygdaloid complex on the basis of conserved Pax-6/Tbr-1/Emx-1 expression patterns rather than with cortical layers.