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 1 - 100 of 617 MOCA Topics.

Topic Name Topic Authors MOCA Domain Uniquenesssort ascending
Awareness of Death Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Lisa Parr Cognition Relative Difference
Aging/Senescence MOCA Author Development Relative Difference
Helminthic Infection MOCA Author Medical Disease Relative Difference
Intra-group Coalitions/Alliances Whitney Friedman Behavior Relative Difference
Head Hair Color and Texture Nina Jablonski Skin Biology and Disease Relative Difference
APOE (apolipoprotein E) Caleb Finch Genetics Relative Difference
Frontal cortex Area 10 cytoarchitecture Caroline Horton Lew, Abhinav Yadav Neuroscience Relative Difference
MHC Class I Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela Genetics Relative Difference
Self-Recognition of Mirror Reflection Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Lisa Parr Cognition Relative Difference
Attachment MOCA Author Development Relative Difference
Fecundability Matthew Boisvert Reproductive Biology and Disease Relative Difference
Broca's and Wernicke's Areas James Rilling Neuroscience Relative Difference
Alpha2-6-linked Sialic Acid Expression Ajit Varki Cell Biology and Biochemistry Relative Difference
Skeletal Muscle Strength Nina Jablonski Anatomy and Biomechanics Relative Difference
Social Importance of Dominance MOCA Author Behavior Relative Difference
Limbic Thalamic Nuclei Size Ben Cipollini Neuroscience Relative Difference
Intentional Deception Robert Thomas Behavior Relative Difference
Medicines MOCA Author Culture Relative Difference
ASPM (asp (abnormal spindle) homolog, microcephaly associated) Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela Genetics Relative Difference
Symbolic Representation Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Lisa Parr Cognition Relative Difference
Cultural Transmission MOCA Author Culture Relative Difference
Inter-group Coalition Formation Whitney Friedman Behavior Relative Difference
Motor Thalamic Nuclei Size Ben Cipollini Neuroscience Relative Difference
Colonic Polyps Nissi Varki Pathology Relative Difference
CASP12 (caspase-12 gene/pseudogene) Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela Genetics Relative Difference
Cerebellar Volume Caroline Horton Lew Neuroscience Relative Difference
Long Term Memory Laura Sancho Cognition Relative Difference
Abuse of Other Animal Species MOCA Author Behavior Relative Difference
Population Age Structure MOCA Author General Life History Relative Difference
Sensory Thalamic Nuclei Size Ben Cipollini Neuroscience Relative Difference
Music Rachel Zarndt Culture Relative Difference
Fatness at Birth Kari Hanson Development Relative Difference
Von Economo (Spindle) Cells Number and Size Camilla Butti, Patrick Hof Neuroscience Relative Difference
Age-Specific Fertility Decline MOCA Author General Life History Relative Difference
Peace-Making MOCA Author Behavior Relative Difference
Food Handling Alyssa Crittenden, Margaret Schoeninger Nutrition Relative Difference
Homosexual Behavior MOCA Author Behavior Relative Difference
Infant Locomotor Development Heidi Sharipov Development Relative Difference
DHEA/DHEAS Circulating Levels MOCA Author Endocrinology Relative Difference
Displaced Reference Robert Kluender Communication Relative Difference
Sclera Pigmentation Hope Morgan Anatomy and Biomechanics Relative Difference
Laughing Swati Trishal Behavior Relative Difference
Trade MOCA Author Culture Relative Difference
Genomic Insertions and Deletions (Indels) Veronica Searles Quick, James Sikela Genomics Relative Difference
Reconciliation MOCA Author Behavior Relative Difference
Underground Plant Food Consumption MOCA Author Nutrition Relative Difference
COX5A (cytochrome c oxidase subunit Va) Lawrence Grossman Genetics Relative Difference
Size of Sensory Thalamic Nuclei Ben Cipollini Neuroscience Relative Difference
Deciduous Teeth Development/Morphology Robert Thomas Dental Biology and Disease Relative Difference
Handedness MOCA Author Behavior Relative Difference
Killer Inhibitory Receptor Composition Pascal Gagneux Immunology Relative Difference
Construction of Shelters Barry Bogin Culture Relative Difference
Reciprocal Altruism MOCA Author Behavior Relative Difference
Sex Based Division of Labor Kiri Hagerman Social Organization Relative Difference
Number and Complexity of Cortical Gyrii Stephen Johnston Neuroscience Relative Difference
Non-Declarative Memory MOCA Author Cognition Relative Difference
Sexual Body Size Dimorphism Hector Reynoso Anatomy and Biomechanics Relative Difference
Pair-bonding Kari Hanson Social Organization Relative Difference
Mating Effort Pascal Gagneux General Life History Relative Difference
Female Menopause MOCA Author Reproductive Biology and Disease Relative Difference
Self-Injury Andrew Schork Behavior Relative Difference
Carnivory Caleb Finch Nutrition Relative Difference
Whole Body Cooling Efficiency Nina Jablonski Organ Physiology Relative Difference
Social Referencing Sanae Okamoto-Barth, Tetsuro Matsuzawa Cognition Relative Difference
Cortical Neuron Density, Synapse-to-Neuron Ratio Heidi Sharipov Neuroscience Relative Difference
Self-Medication (Zoopharmacognosy) Majesta O'Bleness Pharmacology Relative Difference
ABO (ABO blood group ) Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela Genetics Relative Difference
Group Stability MOCA Author Social Organization Relative Difference
Organized Warfare MOCA Author Behavior Relative Difference
Drumming Landon Klein Culture Relative Difference
Female Sexual Receptivity MOCA Author Reproductive Biology and Disease Relative Difference
Unnecessary Risk Taking Deepika Patel Behavior Relative Difference
Food Components Nissi Varki Nutrition Relative Difference
Serum Lp(a) Level MOCA Author Pathology Relative Difference
Juvenile Stage Barry Bogin Development Relative Difference
Arithmetic Leela Davies Cognition Relative Difference
Maternal Infant Eye-to-Eye Gaze Corinna Most Development Relative Difference
Cortical Synapse Density Kari Hanson Neuroscience Relative Difference
Food Sharing Alyssa Crittenden, Margaret Schoeninger Behavior Relative Difference
Social Group Composition MOCA Author Social Organization Relative Difference
Primary Infertility Frequency Kurt Benirschke Reproductive Biology and Disease Relative Difference
Skin Pigmentation Variation Nina Jablonski Skin Biology and Disease Relative Difference
Timing of Decidual Changes in Endometrium MOCA Author Reproductive Biology and Disease Relative Difference
Phytanic Acid Metabolism Sandhya Bhatia Cell Biology and Biochemistry Relative Difference
Fallback Food Composition Richard Wrangham Nutrition Relative Difference
Post Reproductive Life Stage MOCA Author Development Relative Difference
Onset of Puberty Barry Bogin Development Relative Difference
Symbolic Representation of Abstract Concepts Todd Preuss Cognition Relative Difference
Neoplasm Types and Prevalence Nissi Varki Pathology Relative Difference
Combinatorial Capacity Robert Kluender Communication Relative Difference
Gut Microbiome MOCA Author Ecology Relative Difference
Morphometrics of the Amygdala Nicole Barger, Katerina Semendeferi Neuroscience Relative Difference
Enforcement through Sanctions MOCA Author Social Organization Relative Difference
Infanticide Linda Marchant Behavior Relative Difference
Long Interspersed Elements (LINEs) Types and Distribution Haig Kazazian, John Moran Genomics Relative Difference
Menstrual Cycle Duration 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
Placental Alkaline Phosphatase Isozymes Nishan Shettigar Reproductive Biology and Disease Relative Difference
Uterine Adenomyosis and Endometriosis Nissi Varki Pathology Relative Difference

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