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Cortical Evolution: Judge the Brain by Its Cover

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Geschwind, Daniel H., Rakic, Pasko·2013·Neuron
DOI 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.10.045PMC PMC3922239
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To understand the emergence of human higher cognition, we must understand its biological substrate--the cerebral cortex, which considers itself the crowning achievement of evolution. Here, we describe how advances in developmental neurobiology, coupled with those in genetics, including adaptive protein evolution via gene duplications and the emergence of novel regulatory elements, can provide insights into the evolutionary mechanisms culminating in the human cerebrum. Given that the massive expansion of the cortical surface and elaboration of its connections in humans originates from developmental events, understanding the genetic regulation of cell number, neuronal migration to proper layers, columns, and regions, and ultimately their differentiation into specific phenotypes, is critical. The pre- and postnatal environment also interacts with the cellular substrate to yield a basic network that is refined via selection and elimination of synaptic connections, a process that is prolonged in humans. This knowledge provides essential insight into the pathogenesis of human-specific neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Authors
Geschwind, D. H., & Rakic, P.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Geschwind, Daniel H.
  • Rakic, Pasko
ORCID
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-10
Volume
80
Issue
3
Pages
633-647
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.neuron.2013.10.045
PMC
PMC3922239
OpenAlex
W1972968697
Cited by
519
References
33
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FWCI
4.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
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  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01mh094714-04)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH094714, R01MH100027, R37MH060233)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA023999, R37DA023999)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS014841)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P50HD055784)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Keywords
cerebral cortex evolution, cortical expansion, gene duplication, adaptive protein evolution, regulatory elements, neuronal migration, cortical lamination, neuronal differentiation, synaptic pruning, postnatal development, neuropsychiatric disorders
MeSH terms
Animals, Cerebral Cortex, Cognition, Biological Evolution, Humans, Neurons

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