Rapid expansion of synaptic complexity as a key contributor to cognitive growth in early humans
Guilherme Alves Lepski, Analia L. Arévalo, Patrícia Silva de Camargo, Kelly Nunes, Renan Barbosa Lemes, Tiago Ferraz, André Menezes Strauss, Shigeru Miyagawa
The paper identifies genetic variants associated with synaptic processes that may have contributed to cognitive growth in early humans by comparing gene expression across archaic and modern humans.
bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology