Inside the brain of a Neanderthal

• Autores: Sara Reardon
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2926, 2013, págs. 6-7
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Now all can see, for the first time, which genes are switched on in humans but were not in Neanderthals and Denisovans, and vice versa. The findings point to subtle differences between brain structure and function, and theirs. The research, presented at the Society for Moledular Biology and Evolution meeting in Chicago, reveals that after human ancestors split from Neanderthals and Denisovans, they evolved differences in genes connected with cognitive abilities. Many of those genes are associated with mental disorders in modern humans.