Article
Enrichment of genetic markers of recent human evolution in educational and cognitive traits.
Scientific reports - 22 Aug 2018
Srinivasan Saurabh, Bettella Francesco, Frei Oleksandr, Hill W David, Wang Yunpeng, Witoelar Aree, Schork Andrew J, Thompson Wesley K, Davies Gail, Desikan Rahul S, Deary Ian J, Melle Ingrid, Ueland Torill, Dale Anders M, Djurovic Srdjan, Smeland Olav B, Andreassen Ole A
Abstract excerpt
Higher cognitive functions are regarded as one of the main distinctive traits of humans. Evidence for the cognitive evolution of human beings is mainly based on fossil records of an expanding cranium and an increasing complexity of material culture artefacts. However, the molecular genetic factors involved in the evolution are still relatively unexplored. Here, we investigated whether genomic regions that...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.