# Genetic factors influence human brain expansion

**URL:** <https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/genetic-factors-influence-human-brain-expansion/1966>\
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**Created:** [March 13, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/genetic-factors-influence-human-brain-expansion/1966 "2019-03-13T16:35:06Z")\
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> **[Genetic factors influence human brain expansion: Results provide new insight...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190304134203.htm)**
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> An analysis of brain scans from more than 600 children and adolescents reveals genetically-mediated associations between the size of evolutionarily novel brain regions and intelligence test scores. Genetic influences on the brain follow the patterns...

  
An analysis of brain scans from more than 600 children and adolescents reveals genetically-mediated associations between the size of evolutionarily novel brain regions and intelligence test scores. Genetic influences on the brain follow the patterns of evolutionary expansion of the human brain relative to nonhuman primates.