UA News Coverage of Strausfeld Study
Aug. 7, 2020
Evidence Mounts that Brains Diverged from One Ancestral Arrangement
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Humans, mice and flies share the same fundamental genetic mechanisms that regulate the formation and function of brain areas involved in attention and movement control, according to a new study. New data supports an emerging picture of brain evolution across the animal kingdom, revealing a common origin of not only how brains are wired, but shared mechanisms underlying behaviors as well.