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 101 - 200 of 617 MOCA Topics.

Topic Name Topic Authors MOCA Domain Uniquenesssort ascending
Tool Making MOCA Author Culture Relative Difference
Optimism Bias Andrew Schork Cognition Relative Difference
CASP12 (caspase-12 gene/pseudogene) Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela Genetics Relative Difference
Hearing Sensitivity Anubhab Khan Organ Physiology Relative Difference
Cross-modality recognition, matching Lisa Parr Cognition Relative Difference
Status and Role Complexity Donald Brown Social Organization Relative Difference
Underground Plant Food Consumption MOCA Author Nutrition Relative Difference
Age-Specific Fertility Decline MOCA Author General Life History Relative Difference
Organized Hunting for Meat MOCA Author Behavior Relative Difference
Size of Sensory Thalamic Nuclei Ben Cipollini Neuroscience Relative Difference
Deciduous Teeth Development/Morphology Robert Thomas Dental Biology and Disease Relative Difference
Tool Manufacture and Use Tetsuro Matsuzawa Cognition Relative Difference
Theory of Mind Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Corinna Most, Lisa Parr Cognition Relative Difference
Fatness at Birth Kari Hanson Development Relative Difference
Killer Inhibitory Receptor Composition Pascal Gagneux Immunology Relative Difference
Rheumatoid Arthritis MOCA Author Pathology Relative Difference
DHEA/DHEAS Circulating Levels MOCA Author Endocrinology Relative Difference
Sclera Pigmentation Hope Morgan Anatomy and Biomechanics Relative Difference
Number and Complexity of Cortical Gyrii Stephen Johnston Neuroscience Relative Difference
Infant Locomotor Development Heidi Sharipov Development Relative Difference
Carnivory Caleb Finch Nutrition Relative Difference
Intra-Specific Aggression Whitney Friedman Behavior Relative Difference
Dancing Kyle Fischer, chadnan pandey Culture Relative Difference
Food Preparation Alyssa Crittenden, Margaret Schoeninger Behavior Relative Difference
Genomic Insertions and Deletions (Indels) Veronica Searles Quick, James Sikela Genomics Relative Difference
Awareness of Past and Future MOCA Author Cognition Relative Difference
Cortical Neuron Density, Synapse-to-Neuron Ratio Heidi Sharipov Neuroscience Relative Difference
Difficulty Breastfeeding Emily Little Reproductive Biology and Disease Relative Difference
COX5A (cytochrome c oxidase subunit Va) Lawrence Grossman Genetics Relative Difference
Awareness of Personal Mortality MOCA Author Cognition Relative Difference
Rheumatoid Arthritis Nissi Varki Medical Disease Relative Difference
Organized Warfare MOCA Author Behavior Relative Difference
Sexual Body Size Dimorphism Hector Reynoso Anatomy and Biomechanics Relative Difference
Food Components Nissi Varki Nutrition Relative Difference
Serum Lp(a) Level MOCA Author Pathology Relative Difference
Mating Effort Pascal Gagneux General Life History Relative Difference
Awareness of Death Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Lisa Parr Cognition Relative Difference
Cortical Synapse Density Kari Hanson Neuroscience Relative Difference
Food Sharing Alyssa Crittenden, Margaret Schoeninger Behavior Relative Difference
Limbic Thalamic Nuclei Size Ben Cipollini Neuroscience Relative Difference
Self-Medication (Zoopharmacognosy) Majesta O'Bleness Pharmacology Relative Difference
Fallback Food Composition Richard Wrangham Nutrition Relative Difference
Female Menopause MOCA Author Reproductive Biology and Disease Relative Difference
Self-Recognition of Mirror Reflection Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Lisa Parr Cognition Relative Difference
Fecundability Matthew Boisvert Reproductive Biology and Disease Relative Difference
Infanticide Linda Marchant Behavior Relative Difference
Skin Pigmentation Variation Nina Jablonski Skin Biology and Disease Relative Difference
Tanning Nina Jablonski Skin Biology and Disease Absolute Difference
Alzheimer's Disease Pathology (Neurofibrillary Tangles) Caleb Finch Pathology Absolute Difference
Skeletal Robusticity MOCA Author Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Physical Modifications of the Body MOCA Author Culture Absolute Difference
Prognathism MOCA Author Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Cooperative Breeding Sarah Hrdy Behavior Absolute Difference
Centromere and Pericentromere Changes Veronica Searles Quick, James Sikela Genomics Absolute Difference
Dentition Size and Tooth Number Jean-Jacques Hublin Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Foamy Virus (Spumavirus) Infection MOCA Author Medical Disease Absolute Difference
ELN (elastin) Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela Genetics Absolute Difference
Cephalo-Pelvic Proportions MOCA Author Reproductive Biology and Disease Absolute Difference
Auditory-Vocal Communication Robert Kluender Communication Absolute Difference
Care of the Infirm and Elderly MOCA Author Behavior Absolute Difference
Varicella Virus Infection Severity Fawn Stroud Medical Disease Absolute Difference
NBPF Veronica Searles Quick, James Sikela Gene Family Expansion and Loss Absolute Difference
SIGLEC13 (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 13) Ajit Varki Genetics Absolute Difference
Bicondylar Angle of the Femur Carol Ward Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Rites of Passage MOCA Author Culture Absolute Difference
Detoxifying/Removing Antinutrients Pascal Gagneux Nutrition Absolute Difference
Protuberantia Menti (Chin) Jean-Jacques Hublin Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Personal Names Hope Morgan Culture Absolute Difference
Maternal Tolerance of Allomaternal Assistance Sarah Hrdy Behavior Absolute Difference
Bipedal Foot Morphology Carol Ward Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Number of Calretinin-Containing Pyramidal Cells in Cingulate Cortex Layer V Todd Preuss Neuroscience Absolute Difference
Pelvic Phleboliths MOCA Author Medical Disease Absolute Difference
FOXP2 (forkhead box P2) Naruya Saitou Genetics Absolute Difference
Visual-Manual Communication Robert Kluender, Hope Morgan Communication Absolute Difference
Use of Containers Alyssa Crittenden, Margaret Schoeninger Behavior Absolute Difference
SIGLEC14 (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 14) Ajit Varki Genetics Absolute Difference
Age of Pelvic Bone Fusion Melanie Beasley Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Occipital Bone Morphology MOCA Author Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
World View MOCA Author Culture Absolute Difference
Xq21.3 to Yp11.2 Duplication Tim Crow Novel Chromosome Features and Banding Patterns Absolute Difference
Varicose Veins Fawn Stroud Medical Disease Absolute Difference
Control of Paternity MOCA Author Behavior Absolute Difference
SIGLEC6 (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 6) Ajit Varki Genetics Absolute Difference
Mechanical Multi-Tasking MOCA Author Behavior Absolute Difference
Accurate Overhand Throwing MOCA Author Behavior Absolute Difference
Size of Apical Phalangeal Tufts MOCA Author Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Art MOCA Author Culture Absolute Difference
Control of Fire MOCA Author Culture Absolute Difference
Pelvic Height and Iliac Flare MOCA Author Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Imitative Learning Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Lisa Parr Cognition Absolute Difference
Feasting Kiri Hagerman Behavior Absolute Difference
Scoliosis Camille Toarmino Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
KRT41P (keratin 41 pseudogene) Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela Genetics Absolute Difference
Paternal Care MOCA Author, Rashmi Jejurikar Behavior Absolute Difference
Emergence of New Communication Systems Robert Kluender, Hope Morgan Communication Absolute Difference
Long-range Transport of Materials Linda Marchant Behavior Absolute Difference
Sexual Skin Swelling MOCA Author Skin Biology and Disease Absolute Difference
Relative Thumb Length MOCA Author Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Cuisine Melanie Beasley Culture Absolute Difference
Age Based Division of Labor Kiri Hagerman Social Organization Absolute Difference

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