Hosted by Drs. Baptiste Lacoste and Simon Chen

Learning Objectives

1. Gain an understanding of the genetic mechanisms shaping human brain
evolution.
2. Understand the impact of one human-specific genetic modifier, the humans specific gene duplications SRGAP2B/C, on synaptic development, circuit
function and behavioral performance.
3. Gain an understanding that human-specific gene duplications are not only
relevant to understand human brain evolution but also represent the first
documented example of human-specific modifiers of disease expression.