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Gene Expression in Neurons Solves a Brain Evolution Puzzle

Jul 19, 2023
19:42
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
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The Evolution of the Neocortex and the DVR
01:43 • 3min
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The Evolution of New Brain Regions
04:28 • 2min
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The Evolution of the Neocortex and the DVR
06:07 • 2min
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The Evolution of the Neural Cortex in the Sharpe Ribbed Newt
08:12 • 2min
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Toscaz's Lab Performed Single-Cell RNA Sequencing on Salamander Brain Cells
10:10 • 2min
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The Evolution of the Mammalian Neocortex
11:41 • 2min
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The Evolution of the Neocortex
13:53 • 2min
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The Evolution of the Salamander Brain
15:44 • 2min
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How Neuroscientists Should Think About Birds
18:00 • 2min
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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. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Pulse” by Geographer.

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