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Michael E. Palmer

Stanford University

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Adaptive loss of function accelerated the evolution of ancient and modern human cognition

Alexander L. Starr, Gabriella M Cale, Leslie Magtanong, Michael E. Palmer, Hunter B. Fraser

The paper introduces FASTER, a method to detect accelerated evolution of function in genomic regions, finding more rapid evolution in conserved human sites linked to brain development and cognition.

bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

A framework to detect positive selection using variant effect predictions reveals widespread adaptive evolution of human neurons

Alexander L. Starr, Michael E. Palmer, Jian Gao, Colin G. Nichols, Hunter B. Fraser

bioRxiv · Sep 11, 2025 · PreprintGenomics