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
Frontal Lobe Size	Nicole Barger, Katerina Semendeferi	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Thalamic Neuron Origins	Pasko Rakic	Neuroscience
Siglec-11 Expression in the Brain	Dillon Chen, Ajit Varki	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Siglec-16 Expression in the Brain	Dillon Chen, Ajit Varki	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Frontal Lobe Activation by Visual Stimulation	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Association Cortex Size	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Fingertip Sensory Nerve Endings	Hector Reynoso	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Global Pattern of Gene Expression in the Cortex	Laura Sancho	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Size of Sensory Thalamic Nuclei	Ben Cipollini	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
BDNF Receptor Expression	MOCA Author	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Adult Neurogenesis	Leela Davies	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Relative Size of Hippocampal Divisions	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience
Number and Complexity of Cortical Gyrii	Stephen Johnston	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Cortical Neuron Density, Synapse-to-Neuron Ratio	Heidi Sharipov	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Interneurons that Co-Express Parvalbumin and Calbindin	Todd Preuss, Laura Sancho	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Pattern of Gyrification	Stephen Johnston, Hector Reynoso	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Cortical Synapse Density	Kari Hanson	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Predecessor Neurons in Cortical Development	Pasko Rakic	Neuroscience
Morphometrics of the Amygdala	Nicole Barger, Katerina Semendeferi	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Volume of Temporal Lobe White Matter	MOCA Author	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Cortical Thrombospondin Expression	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Corpus Callosum Size	James Rilling	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Magnocellular Retinal Ganglion Cell Size	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Mirror Neurons	Erin Hecht, Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	No Difference
Sialic Acid Content of the Brain	Pascal Gagneux	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Volume of Frontal Lobe White Matter	Leela Davies	Neuroscience	Speculative 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
Laminar Organization of Area V1	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Proportion of Pre- and Postnatal Brain Growth	Heidi Sharipov	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Siglec Expression in Microglia	Ajit Varki	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Organization of Layer 4A of Area V1	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Protein Expression in the Amygdala	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Arcuate Fasciculus Size and Trajectory	James Rilling	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Response Properties of Dorsal-Stream Extrastriate Cortical Areas	MOCA Author	Neuroscience
Astrocyte Morphology	Matthew Boisvert, Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Limbic Thalamic Nuclei Size	Ben Cipollini	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Cortical Morphology	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Brain Size	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
Psychopathy	Tim Crow	Mental Disease	Speculative Difference
Anxiety States	Tim Crow	Mental Disease	Speculative Difference
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder	Tim Crow	Mental Disease	Absolute Difference
Anorexia and Bulimia	Tim Crow	Mental Disease	Absolute Difference
Suicide	Tim Crow	Mental Disease	Likely Difference
Dementias	Tim Crow	Mental Disease	Likely Difference
Psychosis	Tim Crow	Mental Disease	Absolute Difference
Autism Spectrum Disorders	Tim Crow	Mental Disease	Absolute Difference
Social Importance of Dominance	MOCA Author	Behavior	Relative Difference
Intentional Deception	Robert Thomas	Behavior	Relative Difference
Cooperative Breeding	Sarah Hrdy	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Inter-group Coalition Formation	Whitney Friedman	Behavior	Relative Difference
Maternal Infanticide	Corinna Most	Behavior	Likely Difference
Planning Ahead	Linda Marchant	Behavior	Likely Difference
Maternal Tolerance of Allomaternal Assistance	Sarah Hrdy	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Abuse of Other Animal Species	MOCA Author	Behavior	Relative Difference
Laughing	Swati Trishal	Behavior	Relative Difference
Laughing Response to Physical Stimuli	Linda Marchant	Behavior	Likely Difference
Smiling	Caroline Horton Lew	Behavior	Likely Difference
Incest Avoidance	Laura Sancho	Behavior	Likely Difference
Aversion to Foul Odors	MOCA Author	Behavior	Likely Difference
Handedness	MOCA Author	Behavior	Relative Difference
Peace-Making	MOCA Author	Behavior	Relative Difference
Wound Licking	Camille Toarmino	Behavior
Homosexual Behavior	MOCA Author	Behavior	Relative Difference
Cleanliness	MOCA Author	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Reconciliation	MOCA Author	Behavior	Relative Difference
Repeated Practice of Tasks	MOCA Author	Behavior
Masturbation	Landon Klein	Behavior	Speculative Difference
Symbolic Play	Linda Marchant	Behavior	Likely Difference
Reciprocal Altruism	MOCA Author	Behavior	Relative Difference
Self-Injury	Andrew Schork	Behavior	Relative Difference
Romantic Infatuation (Limerence)	Camille Toarmino	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Adult Play	Robert Thomas	Behavior	No Difference
Sense of Justice	MOCA Author	Behavior	Likely Difference
Unnecessary Risk Taking	Deepika Patel	Behavior	Relative Difference
Personal adornment	Linda Marchant	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Home Base	Alyssa Crittenden, Margaret Schoeninger	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Organized Warfare	MOCA Author	Behavior	Relative Difference
Moral Sense	Ben Cipollini	Behavior	Likely Difference
Facial Expression of Emotional State	Lisa Parr	Behavior	Speculative Difference
Assisted Childbirth	Wenda Trevathan	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Food Sharing	Alyssa Crittenden, Margaret Schoeninger	Behavior	Relative Difference
Torture	Landon Klein	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Domestication of Plants	Andrew Somerville, Margaret Schoeninger	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Facial recognition	Heidi Sharipov	Behavior	Speculative Difference
Grandparenting	MOCA Author	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Infanticide	Linda Marchant	Behavior	Relative Difference
Domestication of Other Animals	Margaret Schoeninger, Andrew Somerville	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Care of the Infirm and Elderly	MOCA Author	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Physical Abuse of the Young	Ketan Thorat	Behavior	Relative Difference
Organized Gathering of Food	Alyssa Crittenden, Margaret Schoeninger	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Use of Containers	Alyssa Crittenden, Margaret Schoeninger	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Aggressiveness	Kiri Hagerman	Behavior	Relative Difference
Organized Hunting for Meat	MOCA Author	Behavior	Relative Difference
Control of Paternity	MOCA Author	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Travel Between Dissimilar Environments	Rachel Zarndt	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Mechanical Multi-Tasking	MOCA Author	Behavior	Absolute Difference
Intra-Specific Aggression	Whitney Friedman	Behavior	Relative Difference

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