Quiroga J C
J Hirnforsch. 1984;25(3):285-90.
The prominent characteristics of the endocranial cast of Therioherpeton cargnini are: brain-like appearance, well developed olfactory bulbs, observable cerebral hemispheres with diverging caudal poles and tapering ones, interhemispheric furrow, midbrain exposure with probable intercollicular boundary, absence of pineal representation, cerebellar region contacting with the lateral part of the caudal cerebral poles, high range of encephalization quotients, which are nearly below the known mammalian range. The significance of the caudal divergence of the hemispheres and the exposed midbrain is discussed. The morphology of the endocast and relative brain size of Therioherpeton cargnini are in general agreement with other features of the species that locates it as one of the more advanced cynodont toward mammalian patterns, and this may imply that the brain does not evolved more conservatively than other characters at the reptile-mammal transition.
卡氏兽头兽（Therioherpeton cargnini）颅腔模型的显著特征如下：外形似脑，嗅球发育良好，可观察到脑半球，其尾极发散且逐渐变细，存在半球间沟，中脑外露且可能有丘间边界，无松果体表征，小脑区域与脑尾极外侧部分接触，脑化商数范围较高，几乎低于已知哺乳动物的范围。文中讨论了脑半球尾端发散和中脑外露的意义。卡氏兽头兽颅腔模型的形态及相对脑大小总体上与该物种的其他特征相符，这些特征将其定位为向哺乳动物模式演化的较为先进的犬齿兽类之一，这可能意味着在从爬行动物向哺乳动物过渡的过程中，大脑的演化并不比其他特征更为保守。
