Sulci 3D mapping from human cranial endocasts: A powerful tool to study hominin brain evolution
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DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25964
Abstract: Key questions in paleoneurology concern the timing and emergence of derived cerebral features within the human lineage. Endocasts are replicas of the internal table of the bony braincase that are widely used in paleoneurology as… read more here.
Keywords: hominin brain; brain evolution; brain; study ... See more keywords
Probing human brain evolution and development in organoids.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2017.01.001
Abstract: Expansion of the neocortex is thought to underpin the higher cognitive abilities of a number of mammalian lineages, such as cetaceans, elephants, and primates, with humans exhibiting a particularly enlarged and dense cerebral cortex. However,… read more here.
Keywords: evolution development; expansion; probing human; human brain ... See more keywords
Human brain evolution
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2017.02.003
Abstract: Abstract Although we share evolutionary history with other primates, examples of apparent cognitive and behavioral discontinuity between humans and other species abound. Neuroanatomical and molecular differences that distinguish the human brain are evident at several… read more here.
Keywords: evolution human; brain; brain evolution; human brain ... See more keywords
Transitions in Brain Evolution: Space, Time and Entropy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2020.04.008
Abstract: Abstract How did brains evolve to become so complex, and what is their future? Brains pose an explanatory challenge because entropy, which inexorably increases over time, is commonly associated with disorder and simplicity. Recently we… read more here.
Keywords: brain evolution; space time; space; time ... See more keywords
Glial cells diverge in fly brain evolution
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003136
Abstract: How animal brains evolve to support ecological specialization is poorly understood. A recent PLOS Biology study reveals that glial cells show the most dramatic molecular and cellular changes in the brains of fruit flies adapted… read more here.
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Tandemly repeated NBPF HOR copies (Olduvai triplets): Possible impact on human brain evolution
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DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202101306
Abstract: The human genome, unlike the genomes of other primates, contains tandemly organized higher order NBPF structures that represent a link to the development of their cognitive abilities. Previously it was found that the neuroblastoma breakpoint… read more here.
Keywords: tandemly organized; brain evolution; hor copies; repeat ... See more keywords
SIRT6 Through the Brain Evolution, Development, and Aging
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DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.747989
Abstract: During an organism’s lifespan, two main phenomena are critical for the organism’s survival. These are (1) a proper embryonic development, which permits the new organism to function with high fitness, grow and reproduce, and (2)… read more here.
Keywords: development aging; brain evolution; brain; sirt6 ... See more keywords
Fungus-Growing Ants: Models for the Integrative Analysis of Cognition and Brain Evolution
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DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.599234
Abstract: Agents of selection for behavioral responses to abiotic, biotic, and social environments are described as cognitive challenges. Research integrating behavior, ecology, and brain evolution has generated a growing literature—and sometimes controversy—over inferences made from correlating… read more here.
Keywords: fungus growing; evolution; cognition brain; brain evolution ... See more keywords
Species-Specific 5 mC and 5 hmC Genomic Landscapes Indicate Epigenetic Contribution to Human Brain Evolution
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DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00039
Abstract: Human evolution from non-human primates has seen substantial change in the central nervous system, with the molecular mechanisms underlying human brain evolution remaining largely unknown. Methylation of cytosine at the fifth carbon (5-methylcytosine; 5 mC)… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; human brain; species specific; brain evolution ... See more keywords