Genetics of human brain development

Y Zhou, H Song, G Ming - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Brain development in humans is achieved through precise spatiotemporal genetic control,
the mechanisms of which remain largely elusive. Recently, integration of technological …

Human neuronal maturation comes of age: cellular mechanisms and species differences

JL Wallace, AA Pollen - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2024 - nature.com
The delayed and prolonged postmitotic maturation of human neurons, compared with
neurons from other species, may contribute to human-specific cognitive abilities and …

Human organoids with an autologous tissue-resident immune compartment

T Recaldin, L Steinacher, B Gjeta, MF Harter, L Adam… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The intimate relationship between the epithelium and immune system is crucial for
maintaining tissue homeostasis, with perturbations therein linked to autoimmune disease …

Unraveling mechanisms of human brain evolution

MA Lancaster - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Evolutionary changes in human brain structure and function have enabled our specialized
cognitive abilities. How these changes have come about genetically and functionally has …

CTNND2 moderates the pace of synaptic maturation and links human evolution to synaptic neoteny

N Assendorp, M Fossati, B Libé-Philippot… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Human-specific genes are potential drivers of brain evolution. Among them, SRGAP2C has
contributed to the emergence of features characterizing human cortical synapses, including …

MicroRNA (miRNA) Complexity in Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

WJ Lukiw - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, age-related neurodegenerative
disorder representing the most common cause of senile dementia and neurological …

The growth factor EPIREGULIN promotes basal progenitor cell proliferation in the develo** neocortex

P Cubillos, N Ditzer, A Kolodziejczyk… - The EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Neocortex expansion during evolution is linked to higher numbers of neurons, which are
thought to result from increased proliferative capacity and neurogenic potential of basal …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering the role of structural variation in human evolution: a functional perspective

C Karageorgiou, O Gokcumen, MY Dennis - Current opinion in genetics & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Advances in sequencing technologies have enabled the comparison of high-quality
genomes of diverse primate species, revealing vast amounts of divergence due to structural …

Detection and analysis of complex structural variation in human genomes across populations and in brains of donors with psychiatric disorders

B Zhou, JG Arthur, H Guo, T Kim, Y Huang, R Pattni… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Complex structural variations (cxSVs) are often overlooked in genome analyses due to
detection challenges. We developed ARC-SV, a probabilistic and machine-learning-based …

The Digital Age: Exploring the Intersection of AI/CI and Human Cognition and Social Interactions

UA Usmani, A Happonen, J Watada - Procedia Computer Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Although solutions based on artificial and computational intelligence have made life easier,
the fast development of technology also raises questions about near future and log term …