Neuroimaging genomics as a window into the evolution of human sulcal organization

O Goltermann, G Alagöz, B Molz, SE Fisher - Cerebral Cortex, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Primate brain evolution has involved prominent expansions of the cerebral cortex, with
largest effects observed in the human lineage. Such expansions were accompanied by fine …

How Life Works: A User's Guide to the New Biology

P Ball - How Life Works, 2023 - degruyter.com
Biology is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Several aspects of the standard
picture of how life works—the idea of the genome as a blueprint, of genes as instructions for …

Insights into the genetic architecture of cerebellar lobules derived from the UK Biobank

A Carrión-Castillo, C Boeckx - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In this work we endeavor to further understand the genetic architecture of the cerebellum by
examining the genetic underpinnings of the different cerebellar lob (ul) es, identifying their …

The trait-specific timing of accelerated genomic change in the human lineage

E Kun, M Sohail, VM Narasimhan - Cell Genomics, 2025 - cell.com
Humans exhibit distinct characteristics compared to our primate and ancient hominin
ancestors. To investigate genomic bursts in the evolution of these traits, we use two …

The genetic architecture of cerebellar lobules: insights from the uk biobank

A Carriόn-Castillo, C Boeckx - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
In this work we take advantage of opportunities afforded by the UK Biobank, and
complement recent studies examining the genetics of cerebellar volume from that vantage …

Imaging genomics reveals genetic architecture of the globular human braincase

B Molz, E Eising, G Alagoz, D Schijven, C Francks… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Compared with our fossil ancestors and Neandertal kin, modern humans have evolved a
distinctive skull shape, with a rounder braincase and more delicate face. Competing …

Distinct genetic pathways to music enjoyment

G Bignardi, LW Wesseldijk, E Mas-Herrero, RJ Zatorre… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Humans engage with music for various reasons that range from emotional regulation and
relaxation to social bonding. While there are large inter-individual differences in how much …

[HTML][HTML] Antisocial Behavior: Nature vs. Nurture

AV Kazantseva, DV Yakovleva… - Opera Medica et …, 2023 - cyberleninka.ru
Antisocial behavior (ASB) is a complex phenotype caused by the interaction between
genetic and environmental factors. In past decades several genome-wide association …