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 Temporal Lobe White Matter	MOCA Author	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Cortical Synapse Density	Kari Hanson	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Interneurons that Co-Express Parvalbumin and Calbindin	Todd Preuss, Laura Sancho	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Magnocellular Retinal Ganglion Cell Size	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Cortical Thrombospondin Expression	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Predecessor Neurons in Cortical Development	Pasko Rakic	Neuroscience
Morphometrics of the Amygdala	Nicole Barger, Katerina Semendeferi	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Volume of Frontal Lobe White Matter	Leela Davies	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Mirror Neurons	Erin Hecht, Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	No Difference
Corpus Callosum Size	James Rilling	Neuroscience	Absolute 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
Sialic Acid Content of the Brain	Pascal Gagneux	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Organization of Layer 4A of Area V1	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Proportion of Pre- and Postnatal Brain Growth	Heidi Sharipov	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Primary Visual Area Size	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	No Difference
Response Properties of Dorsal-Stream Extrastriate Cortical Areas	MOCA Author	Neuroscience
Protein Expression in the Amygdala	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Siglec Expression in Microglia	Ajit Varki	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Cortical Morphology	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Speculative Difference
Arcuate Fasciculus Size and Trajectory	James Rilling	Neuroscience	Likely Difference
Left Occipital-Right Frontal Petalia Torque Asymmetry	Ben Cipollini	Neuroscience	No Difference
Astrocyte Morphology	Matthew Boisvert, Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Absolute 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
Brain Size	Todd Preuss	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Limbic Thalamic Nuclei Size	Ben Cipollini	Neuroscience	Relative Difference
Size of Dentate Nucleus	James Rilling	Neuroscience	Absolute Difference
Direct Cortical Projections to Brainstem Orofacial Motoneurons	MOCA Author	Neuroscience
Planum Temporale Cerebral Asymmetry	William Hopkins	Neuroscience	No Difference
Motor Thalamic Nuclei Size	Ben Cipollini	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
Body Lice	MOCA Author	Skin Biology and Disease	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
Eccrine Sweat Gland Quantity	Nina Jablonski	Skin Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Eyebrows	Matthew Boisvert	Skin Biology and Disease	Absolute Difference
Wound Healing Rate	MOCA Author	Skin Biology and Disease	Likely Difference
Hair Vibrissae	MOCA Author	Skin Biology and Disease	Speculative 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
T Cell Reactivity	Ajit Varki	Immunology	Likely 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
Salmonella typhi Infection Severity (Typhoid Fever)	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Cholera	Robert Thomas	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Epilepsy	Laura Sancho	Medical Disease	No Difference
Nephrolithiosis (Kidney Stones)	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	Speculative Difference
Influenza A Infection	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Osteoarthritis	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	No Difference
Viral Hepatitis Complications	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
End Stage Renal Disease	Fawn Stroud	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Malaria	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
HIV Progression to AIDS	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Sleep Apnea	Fawn Stroud	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Enterobius Vermicularis Infection	Fawn Stroud	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Sexually Transmitted Bacterial Diseases	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Myocardial Infarction (Atherosclerotic Coronary Thrombosis)	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Diabetes Mellitus	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Severity	Fawn Stroud	Medical Disease
Foamy Virus (Spumavirus) Infection	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Varicella Virus Infection Severity	Fawn Stroud	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Sialic Acid-expressing Pathogens	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Pelvic Phleboliths	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Bronchial Asthma	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Varicose Veins	Fawn Stroud	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Hepatic Amyloidosis	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Hemorrhoids	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Atherosclerotic Stroke	Rachel Zarndt	Medical Disease	Relative Difference
Gallstones	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	Speculative Difference
Rheumatoid Arthritis	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	Relative Difference
Fibrosing Cardiomyopathy	Joyce Cohen, Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Absolute Difference
Helminthic Infection	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Relative Difference
Psoriasis	MOCA Author	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Female Iron Deficiency	Ajit Varki	Medical Disease	Likely Difference
Clostridium difficile Infection	Nissi Varki	Medical Disease	Speculative Difference
Meningococcal Meningitis	Leela Davies	Medical Disease	Likely Difference

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