Listen "Gene Expression in Neurons Solves a Brain Evolution Puzzle"
Episode Synopsis
The neocortex of our brain is the seat of our intellect. New data suggests that mammals created it with new types of cells that they developed only after their evolutionary split from reptiles. at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Pulse” by Geographer.
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