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Molecular mechanisms controlling the development and evolution of the human cerebral cortex

2020-01-01

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The cerebral cortex is a major integrative centre of the human brain and implements critical functions including sensory processing, motor control, attention, higher cognition, and consciousness. The cortex has expanded during human evolution to contain approximately 16 billion neurons, the highest number of any terrestrial mammal. This is partly due to primate-specific and human-specific changes in the patterns o...

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18d0e897-b1eb-544b-a804-69d31d68a818
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10.17863/cam.48318
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