Which elements of the genome endow human brains with the capacity for heightened cognitive abilities? In this issue of Neuron, Namba et al. (2020) find that ARHGAP11B, a human-specific gene, augments cerebral cortex expansion by regulating metabolic pathways in mitochondria.

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是什么让人类大脑成为人类？

基因组的哪些元素赋予人类大脑提高认知能力的能力？在本期《神经元》中，难波等人。(2020) 发现人类特异性基因ARHGAP11B通过调节线粒体中的代谢途径来增强大脑皮层的扩张。