The Genetic Switches Behind Human Brain Evolution (IMAGE)

University of California - Los Angeles

The Genetic Switches Behind Human Brain Evolution

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UCLA researchers mapped the genetic on/off switches driving neurogenesis in the brain and shaping the expansion of human cortex. The image shows schematics of slices of the mouse, macaque and human brain to scale. The interior of the slices is represented by a mouse brain. Strands of chromatin, where the on/off switches reside, are interlaced across the brains.

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Luis de la Torre-Ubieta/UCLA Health

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