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 201 - 300 of 617 MOCA Topics.

Topic Name	Topic Authors	MOCA Domain	Uniqueness
Volume of Frontal Lobe White Matter	Leela Davies	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Mirror Neurons	Erin Hecht, Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	No Difference
Sialic Acid Content of the Brain	Pascal Gagneux	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Laminar Organization of Area V1	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Number of Calretinin-Containing Pyramidal Cells in Cingulate Cortex Layer V	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Primary Visual Area Size	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	No Difference
Organization of Layer 4A of Area V1	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Protein Expression in the Amygdala	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Proportion of Pre- and Postnatal Brain Growth	Heidi Sharipov	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Siglec Expression in Microglia	Ajit Varki	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Response Properties of Dorsal-Stream Extrastriate Cortical Areas	MOCA Author	Neuroscience
Arcuate Fasciculus Size and Trajectory	James Rilling	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Limbic Thalamic Nuclei Size	Ben Cipollini	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Cortical Morphology	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Astrocyte Morphology	Matthew Boisvert, Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Motor Thalamic Nuclei Size	Ben Cipollini	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Left Occipital-Right Frontal Petalia Torque Asymmetry	Ben Cipollini	Neuroscience	No Difference
Brain Size	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Sensory Thalamic Nuclei Size	Ben Cipollini	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Outer Subventricular Zone	Stephen Johnston	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Frontal cortex Area 10 cytoarchitecture	Caroline Horton Lew, Abhinav Yadav	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Broca's and Wernicke's Areas	James Rilling	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Prefrontal cortex pyramidal cell morphology	Caroline Horton Lew	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Planum Temporale Cerebral Asymmetry	William Hopkins	Neuroscience	No Difference
Subregions of the Hippocampus	Stephen Johnston	Neuroscience
Size of Dentate Nucleus	James Rilling	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Direct Cortical Projections to Brainstem Orofacial Motoneurons	MOCA Author	Neuroscience
Leftward Asymmetry of Broca's Area	MOCA Author	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Cerebellar Volume	Caroline Horton Lew	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Planum Temporale Cortical Asymmetry	MOCA Author	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Von Economo (Spindle) Cells Number and Size	Camilla Butti, Patrick Hof	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Food Handling	Alyssa Crittenden, Margaret Schoeninger	Nutrition	Relative Difference
Underground Plant Food Consumption	MOCA Author	Nutrition	Relative Difference
Aquatic Food Consumption	MOCA Author	Nutrition	Absolute Difference
Carnivory	Caleb Finch	Nutrition	Relative Difference
Food Components	Nissi Varki	Nutrition	Relative Difference
Fallback Food Composition	Richard Wrangham	Nutrition	Relative Difference
Food Texture	Peter Lucas	Nutrition
Detoxifying/Removing Antinutrients	Pascal Gagneux	Nutrition	Absolute Difference
Nutritional Requirements During Different Life Stages	Barry Bogin	Nutrition	Likely Difference
Frugivory	Margaret Schoeninger	Nutrition	Relative Difference
Cooking	Richard Wrangham	Nutrition	Absolute Difference
Subcutaneous Fat	Nina Jablonski	Skin Biology and Disease	Likely Difference
Acne Vulgaris	MOCA Author	Skin Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Hairlessness	Nina Jablonski	Skin Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Eyebrows	Matthew Boisvert	Skin Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Eccrine Sweat Gland Quantity	Nina Jablonski	Skin Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Hair Vibrissae	MOCA Author	Skin Biology and Disease	Speculative Difference
Wound Healing Rate	MOCA Author	Skin Biology and Disease	Likely Difference
Skin Pigmentation Variation	Nina Jablonski	Skin Biology and Disease	Relative Difference
Tanning	Nina Jablonski	Skin Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Cutaneous Biosynthesis of Vitamin D	Nina Jablonski	Skin Biology and Disease	Speculative Difference
Dermatoglyphs	MOCA Author	Skin Biology and Disease
Emotional Flushing (Blushing)	Robert Thomas	Skin Biology and Disease	Likely Difference
Sexual Skin Swelling	MOCA Author	Skin Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Cutaneous Touch Receptor Sensitivity	MOCA Author	Skin Biology and Disease	Speculative Difference
Head Hair Color and Texture	Nina Jablonski	Skin Biology and Disease	Relative Difference
Baldness and Male Pattern Baldness	MOCA Author	Skin Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Body Lice	MOCA Author	Skin Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Trim5-alpha/APOBEC Control of Retroviral Pathogens	Pascal Gagneux	Immunology	No Difference
Sialic Acid Recognition by Siglecs	Ajit Varki	Immunology	Likely Difference
Killer Inhibitory Receptor Composition	Pascal Gagneux	Immunology	Relative Difference
Response to Tuberculin Test	Ajit Varki	Immunology	Likely Difference
Sialoadhesin on Macrophages	Ajit Varki	Immunology	Likely Difference
Siglec Expression on T Cells	Ajit Varki	Immunology	Likely Difference
T Cell Reactivity	Ajit Varki	Immunology	Likely Difference
Nephrolithiosis (Kidney Stones)	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	Speculative Difference
Influenza A Infection	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Viral Hepatitis Complications	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Osteoarthritis	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	No Difference
Malaria	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
End Stage Renal Disease	Fawn Stroud	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
HIV Progression to AIDS	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Enterobius Vermicularis Infection	Fawn Stroud	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Sleep Apnea	Fawn Stroud	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Myocardial Infarction (Atherosclerotic Coronary Thrombosis)	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Sexually Transmitted Bacterial Diseases	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Severity	Fawn Stroud	Medical Disease
Sialic Acid-expressing Pathogens	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Diabetes Mellitus	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Varicella Virus Infection Severity	Fawn Stroud	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Foamy Virus (Spumavirus) Infection	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Bronchial Asthma	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Pelvic Phleboliths	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Hepatic Amyloidosis	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Varicose Veins	Fawn Stroud	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Atherosclerotic Stroke	Rachel Zarndt	Medical Disease	Relative Difference
Hemorrhoids	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Rheumatoid Arthritis	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	Relative Difference
Fibrosing Cardiomyopathy	Joyce Cohen, Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Gallstones	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	Speculative Difference
Psoriasis	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Female Iron Deficiency	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Helminthic Infection	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Relative Difference
Clostridium difficile Infection	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	Speculative Difference
Epilepsy	Laura Sancho	Medical Disease	No Difference
Meningococcal Meningitis	Leela Davies	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Autoimmune Disorders	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	Speculative Difference
Salmonella typhi Infection Severity (Typhoid Fever)	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Likely Difference

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