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TWiEVO 82: A genetic hack for the human brain

  • September 22, 2022
  • Tagged as: evolution, frontal cortex, H. sapiens, neocortex, neurogenesis, TKTL1

Nels and Vincent consider evidence that a single amino acid change in the TKTL1 gene might have led to greater neurogenesis in the frontal cortex of modern humans compared with Neanderthals.

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