Evolution of post-synaptic proteins

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SCIENCE’s Elizabeth Pennisi on Seth Grant’s work concerning the proteomic evolution of the post-synaptic milieu (click on the link above).

This is an intriguing idea: the notion that our increased cognitive power (as human animals) derives not from brain size, but rather from the biochemical complexity of our synapses.

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Native Angeleno, professor of Neuroscience and Public Policy at George Mason University

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