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A proposal in relation to a genetic control of lifespan in mammals.
Ageing research reviews - 1 Oct 2010
Neill David
Abstract excerpt
This article proposes that behavioural advancement during mammalian evolution had been in part mediated through extension of total developmental time. Such time extensions would have resulted in increased numbers of neuronal precursor cells, hence larger brains and a disproportionate increase in the neocortex. Larger neocortical areas enabled new connections to be formed during development and hence expansion of...
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