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Glial evolution as a determinant of human behavior and its disorders
Author(s) -
Goldman Steven A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/nyas.14372
Subject(s) - human evolution , neuroscience , cognition , association (psychology) , biology , biological evolution , evolutionary biology , psychology , genetics , psychotherapist
Astroglial complexity and pleomorphism have increased significantly with hominid evolution. This suggests a potential association between glial evolution and the development of human cognition, as well as between glial evolution and the advent of human‐selective neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders.