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 Namesort ascending Topic Authors MOCA Domain Uniqueness
Size of Dentate Nucleus James Rilling Neuroscience Absolute Difference
Size of Apical Phalangeal Tufts MOCA Author Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Size and Position of Frontal Air Sinuses Melanie Beasley Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
SIGLEC9 (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 9) Ajit Varki Genetics Likely Difference
SIGLEC7 (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 7 ) Ajit Varki Genetics Likely Difference
SIGLEC6 (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 6) Ajit Varki Genetics Absolute Difference
SIGLEC5 (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 5 ) Ajit Varki Genetics Likely Difference
SIGLEC16 (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 16) Ajit Varki Genetics Likely Difference
SIGLEC14 (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 14) Ajit Varki Genetics Absolute Difference
SIGLEC13 (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 13) Ajit Varki Genetics Absolute Difference
SIGLEC12 (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 12) Ajit Varki Genetics Absolute Difference
SIGLEC11 (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 11) Ajit Varki Genetics Likely Difference
SIGLEC1 (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 1, sialoadhesin) Ajit Varki Genetics Likely Difference
Siglec-16 Expression in the Brain Dillon Chen, Ajit Varki Neuroscience Absolute Difference
Siglec-11 Expression in the Brain Dillon Chen, Ajit Varki Neuroscience Absolute Difference
Siglec Expression on T Cells Ajit Varki Immunology Likely Difference
Siglec Expression in Microglia Ajit Varki Neuroscience Likely Difference
Siglec Expression in Extra-Embryonic Fetal Tissue Nissi Varki Reproductive Biology and Disease Likely Difference
Sialoadhesin on Macrophages Ajit Varki Immunology Likely Difference
Sialic Acid-expressing Pathogens Ajit Varki Medical Disease Likely Difference
Sialic Acid Recognition by Siglecs Ajit Varki Immunology Likely Difference
Sialic Acid Content of the Brain Pascal Gagneux Neuroscience Likely Difference
Sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin (SIGLEC) James Sikela, Veronica Searles Quick Gene Family Expansion and Loss Likely Difference
Short-Term Memory Lisa Parr Cognition Speculative Difference
Short Tandem Repeat Content Veronica Searles Quick, James Sikela Genomics Likely Difference
Short Interspersed Elements (SINEs)/Alu Types and Distribution John Moran Genomics Relative Difference
Sexually Transmitted Bacterial Diseases MOCA Author Medical Disease Likely Difference
Sexual Skin Swelling MOCA Author Skin Biology and Disease Absolute Difference
Sexual Body Size Dimorphism Hector Reynoso Anatomy and Biomechanics Relative Difference
Sex Chromosome Aneuploidies Tim Crow Genomics Absolute Difference
Sex Based Division of Labor Kiri Hagerman Social Organization Relative Difference
Serum Uric Acid Level MOCA Author Pathology Relative Difference
Serum Relaxin Quantity and Timing MOCA Author Reproductive Biology and Disease Likely Difference
Serum Lp(a) Level MOCA Author Pathology Relative Difference
Serum Cholesterol Level Caleb Finch Pathology Likely Difference
Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Level MOCA Author Pathology Relative Difference
SERPINA13 (Serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade A (alpha-1 antiproteinase, antitrypsin), member 13) Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela Genetics Likely Difference
SERF1A (Small EDRK-rich factor 1A) Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela Genetics Likely Difference
Sensory Thalamic Nuclei Size Ben Cipollini Neuroscience Relative Difference
Sense of Smell Rachel Zarndt Organ Physiology Likely Difference
Sense of Justice MOCA Author Behavior Likely Difference
Self-Recognition of Mirror Reflection Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Lisa Parr Cognition Relative Difference
Self-Medication (Zoopharmacognosy) Majesta O'Bleness Pharmacology Relative Difference
Self-Injury Andrew Schork Behavior Relative Difference
Secondary Altriciality Jean-Jacques Hublin, Steven Leigh General Life History Absolute Difference
Scoliosis Camille Toarmino Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Sclera Pigmentation Hope Morgan Anatomy and Biomechanics Relative Difference
Sarcoidosis Nissi Varki Pathology Speculative Difference
Salt-Handling MOCA Author Organ Physiology Speculative Difference
Salmonella typhi Infection Severity (Typhoid Fever) MOCA Author Medical Disease Likely Difference
Sagittal Crest of the Skull MOCA Author Anatomy and Biomechanics Likely Difference
S100A7 (S100 calcium binding protein A7) Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela Genetics
Rules of Word Formation (Morphology) Robert Kluender Communication
Rules of Phrase/Sentence Formation (Syntax) Robert Kluender Communication
Romantic Infatuation (Limerence) Camille Toarmino Behavior Absolute Difference
RLN (relaxin) Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela Genetics Likely Difference
Rites of Passage MOCA Author Culture Absolute Difference
Rib Cage Flaring MOCA Author Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Rheumatoid Arthritis Nissi Varki Medical Disease Relative Difference
Rheumatoid Arthritis MOCA Author Pathology Relative Difference
RGS6 (Regulator of G-protein signaling 6) Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela Genetics Likely Difference
Response to Tuberculin Test Ajit Varki Immunology Likely Difference
Response Properties of Dorsal-Stream Extrastriate Cortical Areas MOCA Author Neuroscience
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Severity Fawn Stroud Medical Disease
Repeated Practice of Tasks MOCA Author Behavior
Relative Thumb Length MOCA Author Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Relative Size of Hippocampal Divisions Todd Preuss Neuroscience
Relational Reasoning MOCA Author Cognition Relative Difference
Reconciliation MOCA Author Behavior Relative Difference
Recombination Hotspots Veronica Searles Quick, James Sikela Genomics Likely Difference
Reciprocal Altruism MOCA Author Behavior Relative Difference
Rate of CNS Development Barry Bogin Development Relative Difference
RAB3IP (RAB3A interacting protein) Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela Genetics Likely Difference
PTPN20A (Protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 20A) Majesta O'Bleness, James Sikela Genetics Likely Difference
Psychosis Tim Crow Mental Disease Absolute Difference
Psychopathy Tim Crow Mental Disease Speculative Difference
Psoriasis MOCA Author Medical Disease Likely Difference
Protuberantia Menti (Chin) Jean-Jacques Hublin Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Protein Expression in the Amygdala Todd Preuss Neuroscience Speculative Difference
Proportion of Pre- and Postnatal Brain Growth Heidi Sharipov Neuroscience Relative Difference
Prognathism MOCA Author Anatomy and Biomechanics Absolute Difference
Producing Humor for Others MOCA Author Culture Likely Difference
Primary Visual Area Size Todd Preuss Neuroscience No Difference
Primary Language Acquisition John Locke Development Absolute Difference
Primary Infertility Frequency Kurt Benirschke Reproductive Biology and Disease Relative Difference
Prevarication Robert Kluender Communication
Premolar Morphology MOCA Author Dental Biology and Disease
Premature Labor MOCA Author Reproductive Biology and Disease
Prefrontal cortex pyramidal cell morphology Caroline Horton Lew Neuroscience Speculative Difference
Preferential Looking at Particular Stimuli Lisa Parr Cognition No Difference
Predecessor Neurons in Cortical Development Pasko Rakic Neuroscience
Predator-Prey Relationships MOCA Author Ecology Relative Difference
Pre-Eclampsia Kurt Benirschke Reproductive Biology and Disease Relative Difference
Postpartum Depression MOCA Author Reproductive Biology and Disease Speculative Difference
Post Reproductive Life Stage MOCA Author Development Relative Difference
Population Density MOCA Author Ecology
Population Age Structure MOCA Author General Life History Relative Difference
Polycystic Ovarian Disease Nissi Varki Pathology Absolute Difference
Planum Temporale Cortical Asymmetry MOCA Author Neuroscience Likely Difference
Planum Temporale Cerebral Asymmetry William Hopkins Neuroscience No Difference

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