With great brain power comes great vulnerability to brain aging, suggests a new MRI study in @ScienceAdvances comparing humans with chimpanzees. https://t.co/5k9MNyjztM https://t.co/eu7q8U63uk
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The discussions around the article include references to the increased vulnerability of brain areas linked to advanced cognitive functions in humans, with several comments emphasizing phrases like 'great brain power comes with great vulnerability.' User engagement varies, with some posts expressing curiosity regarding the evolutionary trade-offs highlighted in the publication, while others simply summarize the main findings without deeper exploration.
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- Aging leads to a gradual loss of gray matter in the brain, which is observed in both humans and chimpanzees, providing insights into evolutionary perspectives on brain aging.
- The study introduces a framework comparing gray matter loss with age and cerebral expansion in both species.
- Findings indicate that while humans show a positive link between brain aging and cortical growth, this relationship is absent in chimpanzees, especially in regions tied to advanced cognitive functions, supporting the "last-in-first-out" theory of brain maturation in human evolution.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyWith great brain power comes great vulnerability to brain aging, suggests a new MRI study in @ScienceAdvances comparing humans with chimpanzees. https://t.co/SwRNqPwaDu https://t.co/2BzHcDsI4a
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last-in = first-out? The Uniqueness of Human Vulnerability to Brain Aging in Great Ape Evolution Only humans but not chimps show a relationship between atrophy patterns in aging and cortical expansion - in particular for higher-order cognitive regions https://t.co/uPTz2jXO9U https://t.co/8giP0cAJQE
The uniqueness of human vulnerability to brain aging in great ape evolution | Science Advances https://t.co/llWchTWRnW
So, the data show that increase in brain size in humans was due to an increase in gray matter, most particularly in orbitofrontal cortex & ventral prefrontal cortex, because that is where the most gray matter is lost during aging 13/13 https://t.co/xsOiRKPDrA https://t.co/XSIsq5VqFT
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The authors present a possible cost for the large brain in Homo relative to the troglodyte. The large brain is more vulnerable to aging-related degeneration. It also raises the question if humans were selected to live as long as they do these days. https://t.co/DnUW9kkD62
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Brain areas that make us human seem to age faster ... https://t.co/DHmFclSk7W
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➡️ Die Studie des Forschungszentrums Jülich, veröffentlicht im Fachmagazin "Science Advances" https://t.co/nr0eQNQZMP 2/2
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RT @ChrisStringer65: The uniqueness of human vulnerability to brain aging in great ape evolution | Science Advances https://t.co/llWchTWRnW
La amplia expansión de la corteza prefrontal y otras áreas de asociación cortical en la evolución humana reciente desde la separación de un ancestro común con los chimpancés tiene el precio de una mayor vulnerabilidad relacionada con la edad. https://t.co/nIVABJ6NpT
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RT @vipintukur: So, the data show that increase in brain size in humans was due to an increase in gray matter, most particularly in orbitof…
RT @vipintukur: So, the data show that increase in brain size in humans was due to an increase in gray matter, most particularly in orbitof…
RT @vipintukur: So, the data show that increase in brain size in humans was due to an increase in gray matter, most particularly in orbitof…
So, the data show that increase in brain size in humans was due to an increase in gray matter, most particularly in orbitofrontal cortex & ventral prefrontal cortex, because that is where the most gray matter is lost during aging 13/13 https://t.co/xsOiRKPDrA https://t.co/XSIsq5VqFT
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RT @raurublock: https://t.co/lkbVDYpcwa ヒトは他の類人猿より前頭葉を大きく発達させてそれによって高い知能を得たが、その代償として脳の老化が速くなった、という話
RT @raurublock: https://t.co/lkbVDYpcwa ヒトは他の類人猿より前頭葉を大きく発達させてそれによって高い知能を得たが、その代償として脳の老化が速くなった、という話
RT @raurublock: https://t.co/lkbVDYpcwa ヒトは他の類人猿より前頭葉を大きく発達させてそれによって高い知能を得たが、その代償として脳の老化が速くなった、という話
RT @raurublock: https://t.co/lkbVDYpcwa ヒトは他の類人猿より前頭葉を大きく発達させてそれによって高い知能を得たが、その代償として脳の老化が速くなった、という話
https://t.co/lkbVDYpcwa ヒトは他の類人猿より前頭葉を大きく発達させてそれによって高い知能を得たが、その代償として脳の老化が速くなった、という話
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Las partes del #cerebro que han surgido más recientemente durante cientos de miles de años de evolución en los seres humanos, son las que se deterioran antes por el envejecimiento, según un estudio. @ScienceAdvances #Tecnoestrés https://t.co/niq6eihnZI
Le regioni del #cervello che sono cresciute di più durante l’evoluzione umana sono le più suscettibili all’invecchiamento. Si, pure il tuo de cervello, Zì! https://t.co/rctFV3YXBy
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RT @thmonk_pf: Sci Advから進化と前頭前野をヒトとチンパンジーの形態MRIのdata駆動型種間比較で見た報告 ヒトでは腹側前頭前野の高次認知領域で強い加齢効果と大きな種間相対的皮質拡大との関連がみられた 脳成熟のlast-in-first-out仮説を支…
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ヒトは老化によって脳の灰白質が萎縮するけど、チンパンジーでは老化してもそれほど萎縮しないらしい。 チンパンジーに比べて進化して拡大したヒトの脳の部分が、老化して萎縮してしまうというお話 https://t.co/TRFYri1EhC
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With great brain power comes great vulnerability to brain aging, suggests a new MRI study in @ScienceAdvances comparing humans with chimpanzees. https://t.co/SwRNqPwaDu https://t.co/2BzHcDsI4a
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Sci Advから進化と前頭前野をヒトとチンパンジーの形態MRIのdata駆動型種間比較で見た報告 ヒトでは腹側前頭前野の高次認知領域で強い加齢効果と大きな種間相対的皮質拡大との関連がみられた 脳成熟のlast-in-first-out仮説を支持 #prefrontal #vulnerability #papers https://t.co/4ekrqOdCOR https://t.co/nW75rhMV5l
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#evoluzione Negli umani, ma non negli scimpanzè, c'è "un rapporto positivo tra invecchiamento cerebrale ed espansione recente della corteccia" soprattutto "nelle aree delle funzioni cognitive di ordine superiore". Sigh... https://t.co/PSUZF5TLUB News: https://t.co/lfK5NNxUeC
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A study comparing chimpanzee and human brains suggests that the regions that grew the most during human evolution are the most susceptible to aging. https://t.co/lqhvX4V4Po The uniqueness of human vulnerability to brain aging in great ape evolution https://t.co/44dQRjuiVU
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