For whoever else wants to begin to explore human corticogenesis

Fascinating topic; monumental implications.

Here’s a sample: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3610574/

It is very interesting. Perhaps quote a few things, or explain a few figures here, to enable the conversation.

Reposting a relevant article again here:


Early human cognitive development traceable to a single “pseudogene” snippet; likely not the whole story, however. Likely explanations lie in encephalization and dendritic growth factors, and neural network regulatory pathways. Neanderthals and Denisovans share this gene snippet with us, but something “post” their presence is the real clincher. Honestly, it’s all in the article.