SRGAP2C

Gene duplications prolonged the development of brain connections – and may have contributed to human intelligence

Gene duplications prolonged the development of brain connections – and may have contributed to human intelligence

A study in Neuron found that human-specific copies of SRGAP2 slow and coordinate the maturation of microglia and synapses. The extended developmental window may allow for the formation of more complex neural networks, but the study did not examine