MOCA Topics

This page lists MOCA Topics. Each topic presents existing data about a particular difference between humans and non-human hominids. Topics are grouped into MOCA Domains. Displaying 401 - 500 of 617 MOCA Topics.

Topic Name	Topic Authors	MOCA Domain	Uniqueness
Anorexia and Bulimia	Tim Crow	Mental Disease	Absolute Difference
Length of Cervical Vertebral Spinous Processes	MOCA Author	Anatomy and Biomechanics	Absolute Difference
Cleanliness	MOCA Author	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Age at First Reproduction	MOCA Author	General Life History	Absolute Difference
Art	MOCA Author	Culture	Absolute Difference
Baculum (Penis Bone)	Pascal Gagneux	Reproductive Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Control of Fire	MOCA Author	Culture	Absolute Difference
Ascending Infection of Gestation	MOCA Author	Reproductive Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Association Cortex Size	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Pelvic Height and Iliac Flare	MOCA Author	Anatomy and Biomechanics	Absolute Difference
MYH16 (myosin, heavy chain 16 pseudogene)	Naruya Saitou	Genetics	Absolute Difference
Imitative Learning	Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Lisa Parr	Cognition	Absolute Difference
Childhood	Barry Bogin	Development	Absolute Difference
Scoliosis	Camille Toarmino	Anatomy and Biomechanics	Absolute Difference
Thumb Opposability	MOCA Author	Anatomy and Biomechanics	Absolute Difference
Sex Chromosome Aneuploidies	Tim Crow	Genomics	Absolute Difference
Emergence of New Communication Systems	Robert Kluender, Hope Morgan	Communication	Absolute Difference
Foramen Magnum Placement	Melanie Beasley	Anatomy and Biomechanics	Absolute Difference
Emotional Lacrimation (Crying)	Ben Cipollini	Organ Physiology	Absolute Difference
Polycystic Ovarian Disease	Nissi Varki	Pathology	Absolute Difference
Cuisine	Melanie Beasley	Culture	Absolute Difference
Age Based Division of Labor	Kiri Hagerman	Social Organization	Absolute Difference
Thoracic Innervation of the Intercostal Muscles	Philip Lieberman	Anatomy and Biomechanics	Absolute Difference
PCDH11XY (protocadherin 11 X Y linked)	Tim Crow, Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela	Genetics	Absolute Difference
Siglec-11 Expression in the Brain	Dillon Chen, Ajit Varki	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Striding Bipedalism	MOCA Author	Anatomy and Biomechanics	Absolute Difference
Malaria	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
C22orf45 (Chromosome 22 open reading frame 45)	Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela	Genetics	Absolute Difference
Vaginal Hymen	MOCA Author	Reproductive Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Aquatic Food Consumption	MOCA Author	Nutrition	Absolute Difference
Acne Vulgaris	MOCA Author	Skin Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Romantic Infatuation (Limerence)	Camille Toarmino	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Umbilical Cord Length	MOCA Author	Reproductive Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Hairlessness	Nina Jablonski	Skin Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Siglec-16 Expression in the Brain	Dillon Chen, Ajit Varki	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Global Pattern of Gene Expression in the Cortex	Laura Sancho	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Duality of Patterning	Robert Kluender	Communication	Absolute Difference
Small/Large Intestine Length Ratio	MOCA Author	Anatomy and Biomechanics	Absolute Difference
Enterobius Vermicularis Infection	Fawn Stroud	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Occipitomarginal Venous Sinus	MOCA Author	Anatomy and Biomechanics	Absolute Difference
Inter-Generational Transfers	MOCA Author	General Life History	Absolute Difference
Eccrine Sweat Gland Quantity	Nina Jablonski	Skin Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Ownership of Property	MOCA Author	Culture	Absolute Difference
Female Labia Majora	MOCA Author	Reproductive Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Eyebrows	Matthew Boisvert	Skin Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
CMAH (cytidine monophosphate-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase (CMP-N-acetylneuraminate monooxygenase) pseudogene)	Ajit Varki	Genetics	Absolute Difference
Personal adornment	Linda Marchant	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Neonatal Cephalhematoma	MOCA Author	Reproductive Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Capital Punishment	Kyle Fischer	Social Organization	Absolute Difference
C20orf203 (chromosome 20 open reading frame 203)	Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela	Genetics	Absolute Difference
Sleep Apnea	Fawn Stroud	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Home Base	Alyssa Crittenden, Margaret Schoeninger	Behavior	Absolute Difference
HAR1 (human accelerated region 1)	Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela	Genetics	Absolute Difference
Age of Fontanelles / Cranial Sutures Closure	Melanie Beasley	Anatomy and Biomechanics	Absolute Difference
Torture	Landon Klein	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Placentophagia	Sarah Hrdy	Reproductive Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Assisted Childbirth	Wenda Trevathan	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Parental Influence on Mate Choice	Majesta O'Bleness	Social Organization	Absolute Difference
Volume of Temporal Lobe White Matter	MOCA Author	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Infant-Caregiver Affect Attunement	Emily Little	Development	Absolute Difference
Hierarchical Linguistic Structure	Robert Kluender	Communication	Absolute Difference
Lacrimal Gland Structure	MOCA Author	Anatomy and Biomechanics	Absolute Difference
Grandparenting	MOCA Author	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Size and Position of Frontal Air Sinuses	Melanie Beasley	Anatomy and Biomechanics	Absolute Difference
Hospitality	MOCA Author	Culture	Absolute Difference
Domestication of Plants	Andrew Somerville, Margaret Schoeninger	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Pain During Childbirth	MOCA Author	Reproductive Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Primary Language Acquisition	John Locke	Development	Absolute Difference
Chromatin-Stained Banding Patterns	Veronica Searles Quick, James Sikela	Novel Chromosome Features and Banding Patterns	Absolute Difference
Physical Abuse of the Young	Ketan Thorat	Behavior	Relative Difference
Female Menopause	MOCA Author	Reproductive Biology and Disease	Relative Difference
Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Level	MOCA Author	Pathology	Relative Difference
Amount of REM Sleep	MOCA Author	Development	Relative Difference
Uterine Adenomyosis and Endometriosis	Nissi Varki	Pathology	Relative Difference
Relational Reasoning	MOCA Author	Cognition	Relative Difference
Self-Medication (Zoopharmacognosy)	Majesta O'Bleness	Pharmacology	Relative Difference
Social Conventions	MOCA Author	Social Organization	Relative Difference
Aggressiveness	Kiri Hagerman	Behavior	Relative Difference
Primary Infertility Frequency	Kurt Benirschke	Reproductive Biology and Disease	Relative Difference
Tool Making	MOCA Author	Culture	Relative Difference
Female Sexual Receptivity	MOCA Author	Reproductive Biology and Disease	Relative Difference
Optimism Bias	Andrew Schork	Cognition	Relative Difference
Serum Uric Acid Level	MOCA Author	Pathology	Relative Difference
Hearing Sensitivity	Anubhab Khan	Organ Physiology	Relative Difference
Cross-modality recognition, matching	Lisa Parr	Cognition	Relative Difference
Maternal Infant Eye-to-Eye Gaze	Corinna Most	Development	Relative Difference
Gut Microbiome	MOCA Author	Ecology	Relative Difference
Rheumatoid Arthritis	MOCA Author	Pathology	Relative Difference
Status and Role Complexity	Donald Brown	Social Organization	Relative Difference
Organized Hunting for Meat	MOCA Author	Behavior	Relative Difference
Timing of Decidual Changes in Endometrium	MOCA Author	Reproductive Biology and Disease	Relative Difference
Blood Group Antigen Types and Prevalence	Leela Davies	Pathology	Relative Difference
Tool Manufacture and Use	Tetsuro Matsuzawa	Cognition	Relative Difference
Theory of Mind	Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Corinna Most, Lisa Parr	Cognition	Relative Difference
Proportion of Pre- and Postnatal Brain Growth	Heidi Sharipov	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Neoplasm Types and Prevalence	Nissi Varki	Pathology	Relative Difference
Trophic Level	MOCA Author	Ecology	Relative Difference
Atherosclerotic Stroke	Rachel Zarndt	Medical Disease	Relative Difference
Ectopic Pregnancy	MOCA Author	Reproductive Biology and Disease	Relative Difference

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