Publication: Genetic Changes Shaping the Human Brain
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2015
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Bae, Byoung-il, Divya Jayaraman, and Christopher A. Walsh. 2015. “Genetic Changes Shaping the Human Brain.” Developmental cell 32 (4): 423-434. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2015.01.035. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2015.01.035.
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Summary The development and function of our brain are governed by a genetic blueprint, which reflects dynamic changes over the history of evolution. Recent progress in genetics and genomics, facilitated by next-generation sequencing and single-cell sorting, has identified numerous genomic loci that are associated with a neuroanatomical or neurobehavioral phenotype. Here, we review some of the genetic changes in both protein-coding and noncoding regions that affect brain development and evolution, as well as recent progress in brain transcriptomics. Understanding these genetic changes may provide novel insights into neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, such as autism and schizophrenia.
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