**A Human-Specific Gene May Help Explain Our Extraordinary Brainpower**
By The Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University - Published on 11 August 2026
The new findings could help explain what made the human brain unique during evolution. A mouse’s brain immune cells mature in about three weeks. Their human counterparts take four to eight years, an unusually slow timetable that may help explain how the human brain develops its distinctive cognitive abilities. Microglia are the brain’s most abundant [...]
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By The Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University - Published on 11 August 2026
The new findings could help explain what made the human brain unique during evolution. A mouse’s brain immune cells mature in about three weeks. Their human counterparts take four to eight years, an unusually slow timetable that may help explain how the human brain develops its distinctive cognitive abilities. Microglia are the brain’s most abundant [...]
Read more: https://scitechdaily.com/a-human-specific-gene-may-help-explain-our-extraordinary-brainpower/
#research #tech #discovery #news #Biology #Brain #ColumbiaUniversity