The dissertation studies traffic dispersion modeling in four parts. In the first part, the dissertation focuses on the Robertson platoon dispersion model which is the most widely used platoon dispersion model. The dissertation demonstrates the importance of the Yu and Van Aerde calibration procedure for the commonly accepted Robertson platoon dispersion model, which is implemented in the TRANSYT software. It demonstrates that the formulation results in an estimated downstream cyclic profile with a margin of error that increases as the size of the time step increases. In an attempt to address this shortcoming, the thesis proposes the use of three enhanced geometric distribution formulations that explicitly account for the time-step size within the modeling process. The proposed models are validated against field and simulated data. The second part focuses on implementation of the Robertson model inside the popular TRANSYT software. The dissertation first shows the importance of calibrating the recurrence platoon dispersion model. It is then demonstrated that the value of the travel time factor β is critical in estimating appropriate signal-timing plans. Alternatively, the dissertation demonstrates that the value of the platoon dispersion factor α does not significantly affect the estimated downstream cyclic flow profile; therefore, a unique value of α provides the necessary precision. Unfortunately, the TRANSYT software only allows the user to calibrate the platoon dispersion factor but does not allow the user to calibrate the travel time factor. In an attempt to address this shortcoming, the document proposes a formulation using the basic properties of the recurrence relationship to enable the user to control the travel time factor indirectly by altering the link average travel time. In the third part of the dissertation, a more general study of platoon dispersion models is presented. The main objective of this part is to evaluate the effect of the underlying travel time distribution on the accuracy and efficiency of platoon dispersion models, through qualitative and quantitative analyses. Since the data used in this study are generated by the INTEGRATION microsimulator, the document first describes the ability of INTEGRATION in generating realistic traffic dispersion effects. The dissertation then uses the microsimulator generated data to evaluate the prediction precision and performance of seven different platoon dispersion models, as well as the effect of different traffic control characteristics on the important efficiency measures used in traffic engineering. The results demonstrate that in terms of prediction accuracy the resulting flow profiles from all the models are very close, and only the geometric distribution of travel times gives higher fit error than others. It also indicates that for all the models the prediction accuracy declines as the travel distance increases, with the flow profiles approaching normality. In terms of efficiency, the travel time distribution has minimum effect on the offset selection and resulting delay. The study also demonstrates that the efficiency is affected more by the distance of travel than the travel time distribution. Finally, in the fourth part of the dissertation, platoon dispersion is studied from a microscopic standpoint. From this perspective traffic dispersion is modeled as differences in desired speed selection, or speed variability. The dissertation first investigates the corresponding steady-state behavior of the car-following models used in popular commercially available traffic microsimulation software and classifies them based on their steady-state characteristics in the uncongested regime. It is illustrated that with one exception, INTEGRATION which uses the Van Aerde car-following model, all the software assume that the desired speed in the uncongested regime is insensitive to traffic conditions. The document then addresses the effect of speed variability on the steady-state characteristics of the car-following models. It is shown that speed variability has significant influence on the speed-at-capacity and alters the behavior of the model in the uncongested regime. A method is proposed to effectively consider the influence of speed variability in the calibration process in order to control the steady-state behavior of the model. Finally, the effectiveness and validity of the proposed method is demonstrated through an example application. / Ph. D.

The transportation sector has a significant impact on the environment both nationally and globally since it is a major vehicle fuel consumption and emissions contributor. These emissions are considered a major environmental threat. Consequently, decision makers desperately need tools that can estimate vehicle emissions accurately to quantify the impact of transportation operational projects on the environment. Microscopic fuel consumption and emission models should be capable of computing vehicle emissions reliably to assist decision makers in developing emission mitigation strategies. However, the majority of current state-of-the-art models suffer from two major shortcomings, namely; they either produce a bang-bang control system because they use a linear fuel consumption versus power model or they cannot be calibrated using publicly available data and thus require expensive laboratory or field data collection. Consequently, this dissertation attempts to fill this gap in state-of-the-art emission modeling through a framework based on the Virginia Tech Comprehensive Power-Based Fuel consumption Model (VT-CPFM), which overcomes the above mentioned drawbacks. Specifically, VT-CPFM does not result in a bang-bang control and can be calibrated using publicly available vehicle and road pavement parameters. The main emphasis of this dissertation is to develop a simple and reliable emission model that is able to compute instantaneous emission rates of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) for the light-duty vehicles (LDVs) and heavy-duty diesel trucks (HDDTs). The proposed extension is entitled Virginia Tech Comprehensive Power-Based Fuel consumption and Emission Model (VT-CPFEM). The study proposes two square root models where the first model structure is a cubic polynomial function that depends on fuel estimates derived solely from VT-CPFM fuel estimates, which enhances the simplicity of the model. The second modeling framework combines the cubic function of the VT-CPFM fuel estimates with a linear speed term. The additional speed term improves the accuracy of the model and can be used as a reference for the driving condition of the vehicle. Moreover, the model is tested and compared with existing models to demonstrate the robustness of the model. Furthermore, the performance of the model was further investigated by applying the model on driving cycles based on real-world driving conditions. The results demonstrate the efficacy of the model in replicating empirical observations reliably and simply with only two parameters. / Ph. D.

Abstract Background: Due to its clinical importance and due to a suggestion regarding the afferent innervation, the microscopic appearance of the frontalis muscle was investigated. Methods: From seven human cadavers, serial sections of the frontalis muscle were studied using light microscopy. Immunhistochemistry was performed using antibodies against collagen XXII and neurofilament. Results: The macroscopic appearance of the muscle was in accordance with the literature. At both insertion sides, the muscle fiber endings expressed collagen XXII, a marker for myotendinous junctions, although no tendons were present at the origin side. Neuromuscular junctions were seen in the middle part of the muscle belly (insertion of the nerve fibers of the facialis nerve) and in the cranial part toward the galea aponeurotica (possible afferent fibers?). Conclusions: This study summarizes the microscopic appearance of the frontalis muscle. It is a first example that collagen XXII can be expressed even without tendon formation. It confirms the absence of corpuscular afferent neuronal structures within the muscle.

No / Small-angle neutron scattering measurements on a series of monodisperse linear entangled polystyrene melts in nonlinear flow through an abrupt 4:1 contraction have been made. Clear signatures of melt deformation and subsequent relaxation can be observed in the scattering patterns, which were taken along the centerline. These data are compared with the predictions of a recently derived molecular theory. Two levels of molecular theory are used: a detailed equation describing the evolution of molecular structure over all length scales relevant to the scattering data and a simplified version of the model, which is suitable for finite element computations. The velocity field for the complex melt flow is computed using the simplified model and scattering predictions are made by feeding these flow histories into the detailed model. The modeling quantitatively captures the full scattering intensity patterns over a broad range of data with independent variation of position within the contraction geometry, bulk flow rate and melt molecular weight. The study provides a strong, quantitative validation of current theoretical ideas concerning the microscopic dynamics of entangled polymers which builds upon existing comparisons with nonlinear mechanical stress data. Furthermore, we are able to confirm the appreciable length scale dependence of relaxation in polymer melts and highlight some wider implications of this phenomenon.

Engineering : Chemical / M. Tech. (Chemical Engineering)

<p align="justify"> Depuis les premiers développements de la physique statistique réalisés au 19ème siècle, nombreux ont été les travaux dédiés à la relation entre les processus macroscopiques em>irréversibles</em>(tels que les phénomènes de transport) et les propriétés de la dynamique <em>réversible</em> des atomes et des molécules. Depuis deux décennies, l'<em>hypothèse du chaos microscopique</em> nous en apporte une plus grande compréhension. Dans cette thèse, nous nous intéressons plus particulièrement aux propriétés de <em>viscosité</em>. <br /><br /> Dans ce travail, nous considérons des systèmes périodiques de particules en interaction. Nous proposons une nouvelle méthode de calcul de la viscosité valable pour tous systèmes périodiques, quel que soit le potentiel d'interaction considéré. Cette méthode est basée sur la formule dérivée par Helfand exprimant la viscosité en fonction de la variance du <em>moment de Helfand</em> croissant linéairement dans le temps.<br /><br /> Dans les années nonante, il a été démontré qu'un système composé de seulement deux particules présente déjà de la viscosité. Les deux disques <em>durs</em> interagissent en collisions élastiques dans un domaine carré ou hexagonal avec des conditions aux bords périodiques. Nous appliquons notre méthode de calcul des propriétés de viscosité dans les deux réseaux. Nous donnons également une explication qualitative des résultats obtenus. <br /><br /> L'étude de la relation entre les propriétés de viscosité et les grandeurs du chaos microscopique représente l'une des principales tâches de cette thèse. Dans ce contexte, le <em>formalisme du taux d'échappement</em> joue un rôle majeur. Ce formalisme établit une relation directe entre cette grandeur et la viscosité. Nous étudions numériquement cette relation et la comparaison avec les résultats obtenus par notre méthode sont excellents. <br /><br /> D'autre part, le formalisme du taux d'échappement suppose l'existence d'un <em>répulseur fractal</em>. Après avoir mis en évidence son existence, nous appliquons le formalisme proposant une formule exprimant la viscosité en termes de l'exposant de Lyapunov du système (mesurant le caractère chaotique de la dynamique)et de la dimension fractale du répulseur. L'étude numérique de cette relation dans le modèle à deux disques durs est réalisée avec succès et sont en excellent accord avec les relations obtenus précédemment. <br /><br /> Enfin, nous nous penchons sur les systèmes composés de <em>N</em> disques durs ou sphères dures. Après une étude de l'équation d'état et des propriétés chaotiques, nous avons exploré les propriétés de viscosité dans ces systèmes. Les données numériques obtenues sont en très bon accord avec les prévisions théoriques d'Enskog. D'autre part, nous avons utilisé notre méthode de calcul de la viscosité dans des systèmes de Lennard-Jones. De plus, nous avons proposé une méthode analogue pour le calcul numérique de la <em>conduction thermique</em>. Nos résultats sont en très bon accord avec ceux obtenus par la méthode de Green-Kubo. </p> <br /><br /> <p align="justify"> In this thesis, we first devote a section on the history of the concept of irreversibility; of the hydrodynamics, branch of physics in which the viscosity appears; of the kinetic theory of gases establishing relationships between the microscopic dynamics and macroscopic processes like viscosity; and, finally, the interest brought in statistical mechanics of irreversible processes by the theory of chaos, more precisely, the microscopic chaos. We propose a method based on the Helfand moment in order to calculate the viscosity properties in systems of particles with periodic boundary conditions. We apply this method to the simplest system in which viscosity already exists: the two-hard-disk model. The escape-rate formalism, establishing a direct relation between chaotic quantities of the microscopic dynamics (e.g. Lyapunov exponents, fractal dimensions, etc.), is applied in this system. The results are in excellent agreement with those obtained by our Helfand-moment method. We extend the calculation of the viscosity properties to systems with more than two hard balls. Finally, we compute viscosity as well as thermal conductivity thanks to our own method also based on the Helfand moment. </p>

Magneto-sensitive elastomers (MSEs) establish a special class of smart materials, which are able to change their shape and mechanical behavior under external magnetic field. Nowadays, MSEs are one of the most perspective smart materials, since they can be used for design of functionally integrated lightweight structures in sensors, robotics, actuators and damper applications. MSEs typically consist of micron-sized magnetizable particles (e.g. carbonyl iron) dispersed within a non-magnetic elastomeric matrix. The spatial distribution of magnetic particles in MSEs can be either isotropic or anisotropic, depending on whether they have been aligned by an applied magnetic field before the cross-linking of the polymer. Depending on the magnetic properties of the particles, their shape, size and spatial distribution, the MSEs can exhibit different mechanical behavior. Most experimental studies show that MSEs with isotropic distribution of magnetic particles demonstrate a uniaxial expansion along the magnetic field. On the other side, it was shown experimentally that MSEs with anisotropic particle distributions demonstrate a uniaxial contraction along the magnetic field. Also, the experimental works show that the shear moduli of MSEs increase with increasing strength of the magnetic field and depend on the magnetic properties, volume fraction and spatial distribution of particles. Different analytical approaches were used in theoretical studies of the mechanical behavior of MSEs. They can be roughly classified as phenomenological, continuum-mechanics and microscopic approaches. In the phenomenological approaches, the expansion into a series of the shear modulus as a function of the strength of the magnetic field has been proposed, the coefficients of the expansion being considered as phenomenological fitting parameters. In the continuum-mechanics approach, an MSE is considered as continuous magnetic media. It allows us to determine the shape and the change in volume of a spherical MSE sample, placed in a uniform magnetic field. However, this approach is restricted to homogeneous particle distributions. The microscopic approach has a clear advantage, while a discrete particle distribution and pair-wise interactions between induced magnetic dipoles can be considered explicitly. The aim of the present work is to develop a microscopic theory, which properly describes the mechanical behavior of MSEs in the external magnetic field. The theory takes a microscopic structure, finite shape of the samples and magneto-mechanical coupling between particle positions and sample deformation explicitly into account.

O tecido ósseo é um tipo especializado de tecido conjuntivo que desempenha funções essenciais para a sobrevivência do indivíduo, sendo composto predominantemente por osteócitos. Dentre os tecidos mineralizados do corpo, o cemento é um dos menos estudados e compreendidos. A apoptose em células do tecido ósseo têm sido relatada após o uso de Tiazolidinedionas (TZD), uma classe de medicamentos utilizada no tratamento do diabetes melitus tipo 2, representadas pela Rosiglitazona. Assim, os objetivos desse estudo foram: avaliar, in vivo, um protocolo de administração sistêmica da Rosiglitazona em camundongos a fim de estimular a apoptose de osteócitos em maxilares; o efeito da apoptose de osteócitos induzida por Rosiglitazona na formação e progressão de lesões periapicais em camundongos nos períodos experimentais de 7, 21 e 42 dias; e demonstrar a ocorrência de apoptose em cementócitos de camundongos os quais receberam ou não a Rosiglitazona. Foram utilizados camundongos wild type (C57BL/6) com 4 a 5 semanas de idade. No primeiro estudo, a etapa 1 foi realizada para definição de protocolo de administração sistêmica da Rosiglitazona para indução de apoptose em maxilares de camundongos. Os animais (n=24) receberam a Rosiglitazona via oral por 1, 2 ou 3 semanas (gavagem, dose de 10mg/kg) ou não (PBS+10%DMSO). Foram utilizadas as técnicas de TUNEL e DAPI para quantificação de células apoptóticas. Posteriormente, na etapa 2, lesões periapicais foram induzidas nos primeiros molares inferiores de camundongos wild type (C57BL/6) (n=60) após a administração ou não da Rosiglitasona. A câmara pulpar dos dentes foi exposta à microbiota da cavidade bucal pelos períodos de 7, 21 e 42 dias e os grupos foram divididos da seguinte forma: G1) veículo + lesão 7 dias; G2) veículo + lesão 21 dias; G3) veículo + lesão 42 dias; G4) TZD + lesão 7 dias; G5) TZD + lesão 21 dias; G6) TZD + lesão 42 dias. Foram realizadas avaliações em microscopia convencional para análise descritiva das lesões periapicais; microscopia de fluorescência para mensuração das lesões periapicais; histoenzimologia para a atividade da fosfatase ácida resistente ao tartarato (TRAP) e marcação de osteoclastos; absortometria radiológica de dupla energia (DXA) para avaliação da densidade mineral óssea (DMO) em osso longo e análise da expressão gênica de marcadores de osteócitos (Sost, Hyou1 e Dmp1). No segundo estudo, foram utilizadas as técnicas de TUNEL e DAPI para quantificação de cementócitos apoptóticos em dentes de camundongos wild type (n=12) que receberam ou não a Rosiglitazona. Na etapa 1 do primeiro estudo, pôde-se observar que a administração sistêmica da Rosiglitazona por 2 semanas promoveu a apoptose de osteócitos de forma mais expressiva quando comparada ao período de 1 semana, porém sem diferença significativa com o período de 3 semanas (p>0,05). Já na etapa 2, nos grupos os quais receberam a Rosiglitazona, pôde-se observar uma tendência a lesões periapicais maiores, porém sem diferença estatisticamente significante em comparação com animais que não receberam esse medicamento (p>0,05), além de promover, aos 21 dias de progressão da lesão periapical, maior número de osteoclastos e maior expressão dos genes Sost e Hyou1, sem diferença estatisticamente significante para a expressão do gene Dmp1, bem como na DMO dos fêmures. Adicionalmente, no segundo estudo, foi observado que, em camundongos que receberam a Rosiglitazona por 2 semanas, os cortes histológicos corados em TUNEL e DAPI demonstraram maior razão de cementócitos apoptóticos/cementócitos totais comparado ao grupo controle. Após as metodologias empregadas e os parâmetros analisados, pôde-se concluir que o uso sistêmico da Rosiglitazona estimulou a apoptose de osteócitos e cementócitos interferindo na formação e progressão de lesões periapicais em camundongos. / The bone tissue is a specialized type of connective tissue that provides essential functions for the survival of the individual, composed predominantly of osteocytes. Among the mineralized tissues in the body, the cementum is one of the most poorly studied and understood. Apoptosis in the bone tissue have been reported after the use of Thiazolidinediones (TZD), a class of drugs used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2, represented by Rosiglitazone. Thus, the aims of this study were: evaluate, in vivo, a protocol for systemic administration of Rosiglitazone in mice in order to stimulate the apoptosis of osteocytes in jaws; the effect of apoptosis of osteocytes induced by Rosiglitazone in the formation and progression of periapical lesions in mice in the experimental periods of 7, 21 and 42 days; and demonstrate the occurrence of apoptosis in cementocytes of mice which received or not the Rosiglitazone. We used mice wild type (C57BL/6) with 4 to 5 weeks of age. In the first study, the phase 1 was performed for the protocol definition of systemic administration of Rosiglitazone for induction of apoptosis in mice jaws. The animals (n=24) received the Rosiglitazone orally for 1, 2 or 3 weeks (gavage, dose of 10mg/kg) or not (PBS+10%DMSO). We used the techniques of TUNEL and DAPI for quantification of apoptotic cells. Subsequently, in phase 2, periapical lesions were induced in the first lower molars of wild type (C57BL/6) mice (n=60) after the administration or not of Rosiglitasone. The pulp chamber was exposed to the oral microbiota during 7, 21 and 42 days, and the groups were divided as follows: G1) vehicle + periapical lesions 7 days; G2) vehicle + periapical lesions 21 days; (G3) vehicle + periapical lesions 42 days; (G4) TZD + periapical lesions 7 days; G5) TZD + periapical lesions 21 days; (G6) TZD + periapical lesions 42 days. Evaluations were conducted in conventional microscopy for descriptive analysis of periapical lesions; fluorescence microscopy for measurement of periapical lesions; histoenzimology to the activity of acid phosphatase resistant tartrate (TRAP) for osteoclasts measurement; dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for evaluation of bone mineral density (BMD) in long bone and analysis of gene expression of osteocytes markers (Sost, Hyou1 and Dmp1). In the second study, TUNEL and DAPI techniques were used for the quantification of apoptotic cementocytes in wild type (n = 12) mice that received Rosiglitazone or not. In the phase 1 of the first study it was observed that the systemic administration of Rosiglitazone for 2 weeks showed the apoptosis of osteocytes in a more expressive manner when compared to the period of 1 week with no significant difference with the period of 3 weeks (p>0,05). On phase 2, in the groups which received the Rosiglitazone, it was observed a tendency of larger periapical lesions, but without statistically significant difference compared with animals that did not receive this drug (p>0,05), besides promoting, at 21 days of periapical lesion progression, greater number of osteoclasts and greater expression of genes Sost and Hyou1, and absence of statistically significant differences in the expression of the gene Dmp1 nor in the BMD of the femurs. In addition, in the second study, it was observed that, in mice that received the Rosiglitazone for 2 weeks, sections stained by TUNEL and DAPI showed significantly higher ratio of apoptotic cementocytes/total cementocytes compared to control group. After the methodologies used and the parameters analyzed, it can be concluded that the systemic use of Rosiglitazone stimulated the apoptosis of osteocytes and cementocytes interfering in the formation and progression of periapical lesions in mice.

A Anatomia comparada de mamíferos é tema de grande interesse em pesquisas e tem como objetivo buscar conhecimentos que possam auxiliar o entendimento do binômio unidadevariedade. O conhecimento da Anatomia de qualquer animal silvestre é de importância capital para a sua preservação e proteção (RIBEIRO, 2002). Os primatas do novo mundo estão distribuídos na Região Neotropical das Américas Central e do Sul, (RYLANDS; MITTERMEIER; RODRÍGUEZ-LUNA, 1997). O Cebus apella, animal das matas do continente sul-americano, geogra. camente distribuído por quase todo o Brasil, adapta-se bem à vida em cativeiro, onde se reproduz com facilidade (HILL, 1960). O estudo da macro- e micro-anatomia dos órgãos genitais masculinos do macaco Cebus apella é de suma importância para estabelecer os parâmetros morfológicos comparativos com outros primatas. Neste estudo, foram utilizados oito exemplares de macacos Cebus apella, machos, adultos (de aproximadamente sete anos de idade). Estabeleceu-se um padrão anatômico da espécie, e os resultados então obtidos permitem discutir a sua correlação morfo-funcional. Os dados do Cebus apella foram comparados aos de outros primatas já estudados (chimpanzé, gorila, babuíno, rhesus e outros). / Comparative Anatomy of mammals is theme of relevant interest in researches and has the aim to achieve knowledge which could help the understanding of the unit-variety binomial. The knowledge of the Anatomy of any wild animal is of capital importance for his preservation and protection (RIBEIRO, 2002). New world primates are distributed in the Neotropical Region of the Central and South America (RYLANDS; MITTERMEIER; RODRÍGUEZ-LUNA, 1997). The Cebus apella, animal of the South American continent forests, geographically distributed for almost the whole Brazil, is well adapted to the captive life, where reproduces with easiness (HILL, 1960). The macro and micro-anatomical study of the male genital organs of the monkey Cebus apella is of great importance to establish the comparative morphologic parameters with other primates. In this study, eight adult male Cebus apella monkeys (about seven years old) were used and an anatomical pattern was established for the specie. The obtained data allow discussing his morfofunctional correlation. Results for the Cebus apella monkey were compared with that ones of other primates already studied (chimpanzee, gorilla, baboon, rhesus and others).

O encéfalo humano é mais sofisticado instrumento de cognição e, supostamente, o material mais complexo já conhecido, provavelmente por causa disso, o sistema neural é amplamente estudado em termos multidisciplinares, mas muitas questões ainda necessitam ser respondidas e várias dúvidas sobre as funções cerebrais ainda precisam de respostas. Um dos caminhos para compreender essa história evolutiva é o estudo do encéfalo de primatas não-humanos. Muito se sabe sobre a anatomia macroscópica de primatas do Velho Mundo e humanos, entretanto, esses dados e aqueles relacionados à anatomia microscópica são escassos em relação aos neotropicais, que tem sido amplamente utilizado em pesquisas biomédicas e comportamentais. Dessa forma, a proposta desse trabalho foi estudar a anatomia macroscópica do encéfalo obtido diretamente dos primatas neotropicais como Callithrix penicillata, Saimiri ustus, Sapajus libidinosus e Brachyteles arachnoides e da literatura de Galago, Macaca, Papio, Pan and Homo, em termos comparativos. Além de realizar um estudo preliminar acerca da citoarquitetura neocortical de Sapajus libidinosus. Na análise macroscópicas foram utilizados 2 encéfalos de Callithrix penicillata, 1 de Saimiri ustus, 7 de Sapajus libidinosus e 1 Brachyteles arachnoides, que tiverem seus sulcos e giros descritos, mensurados, além de mensurações das dimensões gerais do encéfalo e índice de encefalização. Para a análise microscópica foram utilizados 5 encéfalos de Sapajus libidinosus, sendo 4 na técnica de Golgi-Cox e 1 na técnica HE, que foram avaliados em termos de organização citoarquitetônica, número de células neurais e classificação do córtex conforme o tipo e prevalência celular nas camadas corticais, dos lobos frontal, área pré-frontal, parietal, temporal e occipital. Nesse trabalho observou-se que anatomia do telencéfalo de Callithrix e Saimiri possuem poucos sulcos, giros quando comparados com o de Sapajus e Brachyteles e os dois últimos são mais semelhantes aos primatas do Velho Mundo, do que dos demais primatas neotropicais investigados. Dentre todos os primatas analisados e comparados, os sulcos que se repetem são o longitudinal, lateral, calcarino, hipocampo, rinal e o temporal superior. Os sulcos do lobo frontal e parietal, aparecem somente em encéfalos mais complexos e de animais que possuem maior tamanho corporal. As demais estruturas localizadas na região medial do telencéfalo, diencéfalo, mesencéfalo, ponte, bulbo e ventrículos encefálicos, estão dispostas de forma semelhante com variações no grau de desenvolvimento e tamanho. Os dados preliminares da arquitetura neocortical de Sapajus mostram maior quantidade de neurônios nos lobos occipital, seguidos do parietal e temporal. A parte caudal do lobo frontal possui carcterísticas de área motora primária com grandes neurônios piramidais e a área pré-frontal possui prevalência de neurônios granulares. Os lobos parietal e temporal possuem as camadas mais heterogêneas e com maior separação entre as camadas corticais. A técnica de Golgi- Cox permitiu estudar a organização estrutural, conexões entre células neurais e a formas das células neurais. Já a técnica de HE permitiu inferências quantitativas e também a caracterização dos tipos de células neurais e desenvolvimento das camadas corticais. As análises histológicas do neocórtex das principais áreas do telencéfalo de Sapajus libidinosus, mesmo que com um baixo número de espécimes foi uma caracterização geral e o primeiro passo para estudos futuros e comparações mais abrangentes. São necessários estudos histológicos mais detalhados das principais áreas do encéfalo, assim como a associação dos possíveis resultados a outras técnicas de investigações são necessários para uma melhor caracterização das funcionalidades das áreas corticais. / The human brain is the most sophisticated instrument of cognition and, putatively, the most complex material sctructure ever knew, probably because that, the neural system is largely studied in multidisciplinar terms, but many questions still need to be answered and various doubts rest to be solved about the brain functions. Among the ways to understand this evolutionary history is the study of the non-human primate encephalon. Much is known about the gross anatomy of Old World Primates and humans, however, these data and those related to the microscopic anatomy are scarce compared to the neotropical, which has been widely used in biomedical and behavioral research. In order, the purpose of this work was to study the gross anatomy of the brain obtained from neotropical primates as Callithrix penicillata, Saimiri ustus, Sapajus libidinosus e Brachyteles arachnoides and from literature from Galago, Macaca, Papio, Pan and Homo, in comparative terms. In addition to conducting a preliminary study on the neocortical cytoarchitecture of Sapajus libidinosus. In gross anatomy were used 2 brains of Callithrix penicillata, 1 of Saimirius ustus, 7 of Sapajus libidinosus and 1 Brachyteles arachnoides, which have their sulcus and gyri described, measured, as well as measurements of the general dimensions of the encephalon and encephalization index. For the microscopic analysis, 5 brains of Sapajus libidinosus were used, 4 in the Golgi-Cox method and 1 in the HE method, which were evaluated in terms of cytoarchitectonic organization, number of neural cells and classification of the cortex according to type and cell prevalence in cortical layers, frontal, prefrontal area, parietal, temporal and occipital areas. In this study, it was observed that the gross anatomy telencephalon of Callithrix and Saimiri have few sulcus and gyri when compared to Sapajus and Brachyteles, and the latter two are more similar to the Old-World primates than of the other neotropical primates investigated. Among all the primates analyzed and compared, the repeats sulcus are the longitudinal, lateral, calcarino, hippocampus, rinal and superior temporal sulci. The sulci of the frontal lobe and parietal lobe appear only in more complex brains and animals that have larger body size. The other structures located in the medial region of the telencephalon, diencephalon, midbrain, pons, bulb and encephalic ventricles are similarly arranged with variations in the degree of development and size. Preliminary data from Sapajus neocortical architecture show higher numbers of neurons in the occipital lobes, followed by the parietal and temporal lobes. The caudal part of the frontal lobe has features of primary motor area with large pyramidal neurons and the prefrontal area has a prevalence of granular neurons. The parietal and temporal lobes have the most heterogeneous layers and with greater separation between the cortical layers. The Golgi-Cox method allowed the study of the structural organization, connections between neural cells and neural cell forms, and the HE method allowed quantitative inferences and also the characterization of neural cell types and development of the cortical layers. The histological analyzes of the neocortex of the main areas of the Sapajus libidinosus telencephalon, even with a low number of specimens, was a general characterization and the first step for future studies and more comprehensive comparisons. More detailed histological studies of the main areas are necessary as well the association of these possibles results with other investigative techniques for a better characterization of the functionalities of the cortical areas.