A human-specific genetic modifier reconfigures large-scale cortical network dynamics underlying behavioral performance
Hanzhi Zhao, Taylor R Anderson, Ewoud R.E. Schmidt
This study shows that a human-specific gene duplication alters cortical network dynamics in mice, improving task performance through reconfigured interhemispheric correlations and distributed encoding.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience