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Human brain evolution: transcripts, metabolites and their regulators.

Mehmet Somel¹, Xiling Liu, Philipp Khaitovich

¹CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, 320 Yue Yang Road, Shanghai, 200031, China.

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Understanding human cognition evolution requires linking genetic changes to brain function. This review explores intermediate phenotypes like gene expression and regulation to uncover mechanisms behind human cognitive emergence.

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Area of Science:

Evolutionary biology
Neuroscience
Genetics

Background:

Genetic differences between humans, archaic hominins, and primates are known.
Linking these genetic variations to the human cognitive phenotype is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the evolutionary events that led to the emergence of human cognition.
To investigate the mechanisms underlying human cognitive evolution.

Main Methods:

Focusing on human-specific changes in intermediate phenotypes.
Examining gene expression and metabolism.
Analyzing evolutionary changes in gene regulation (transcription factors, microRNA, regulatory elements).

Main Results:

This strategy provides initial insights into the mechanisms of human cognition.
Identified human-specific genetic changes impacting gene regulation and expression.

Conclusions:

Studying intermediate phenotypes offers a viable approach to understanding the evolution of human cognition.
Gene regulation and expression changes are key to cognitive evolution.