Human-specific morphoregulatory signatures in basal radial glia characterise neocortex evolution.
Schütze TM; Kolodziejczyk A; Ditzer N; Vangelisti S; Capra E; Lee JE; Chiaradia I; Kufrin V; Yamada S; Peters J; Krause M; Eugster Oegema C; Derihaci RP; Birdir C; Namba T; Wurm AA; Martin U; Wimberger P; Long KR; Lancaster MA; Kalebic N; Bonev B; Albert M
Scientists studied human brain cells and found that certain genes help make our brains more complex compared to those of gorillas and chimpanzees. They discovered special areas in our DNA that work differently in humans, making our brains unique.