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    Neanderthal-Derived Genetic Variation Shapes Modern Human Cranium and Brain

    Before their disappearance from the fossil record approximately 40,000 years ago, Neanderthals, the ancient hominin lineage most closely related to modern humans, interbred with ancestors of present-day humans...

    Michael D. Gregory, J. Shane Kippenhan, Daniel P. Eisenberg in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    Novel genetic loci associated with hippocampal volume

    The hippocampal formation is a brain structure integrally involved in episodic memory, spatial navigation, cognition and stress responsiveness. Structural abnormalities in hippocampal volume and shape are foun...

    Derrek P. Hibar, Hieab H. H. Adams, Neda Jahanshad, Ganesh Chauhan in Nature Communications (2017)

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    Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures

    Genome-wide association studies are used to identify common genetic variants that affect the structure of selected subcortical regions of the human brain; their identification provides insight into the causes ...

    Derrek P. Hibar, Jason L. Stein, Miguel E. Renteria, Alejandro Arias-Vasquez in Nature (2015)