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Buried Treasure? Overlooked and Newly Discovered Evolutionary Contributions to Human Brain Diseases




TekijätDiederich, Nico J.; Brüne, Martin; Allen, John S.; Bender, Nicole; Bruner, Emiliano; Changeux, Jean‐Pierre; Cali, Corrado; Dolgova, Olga; Grünewald, Anne; Konopka, Geneviève; Jin, Peng; Lemon, Roger; Levy, Gilberto; Magistretti, Pierre; Rantala, Markus J.; Rockland, Kathleen S.; Sullivan, Roger; Swanepoel, Annie; Uchihara, Toshiki; Amunts, Katrin; Goetz, Christopher G.

KustantajaJohn Wiley & Sons

Julkaisuvuosi2025

Lehti:Annals of Neurology

ISSN0364-5134

eISSN1531-8249

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ana.78030

Verkko-osoitehttps://doi.org/10.1002/ana.78030

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/500507479


Tiivistelmä

Clinical neuroscience focuses on the mechanisms of brain function, but this approach falls short of insights into how the central nervous system (CNS) evolved, both in health and disease. Here, we discuss evolutionary concepts relevant to understanding human brain diseases, on the genetic, subcellular, cellular, connectomic, behavioral, and cultural levels. By revisiting common neurological diseases, we discuss evolved residues from our ancestors, mechanisms of exaptation, antagonistic pleiotropy, and human longevity with the consequent outpacing of biological evolution by cultural evolution. An evolution-based conceptual framework can propel transdisciplinary research targeting the constraints imposed by and compensatory adaptations involved in human-specific neurological diseases.


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KA acknowledges the funding support from the European Union's Horizon Europe Program, grant agreement 101147319 (EBRAINS 2.0 Project).


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