Animal domestication has fascinated biologists since Charles Darwin first drew the parallel
between evolution via natural selection and human-mediated breeding of livestock and …

The neural crest hypothesis states that the phenotypic features of the domestication
syndrome are due to a reduced number or disruption of neural crest cells (NCCs) migration …

We propose that languages (and seemingly our language capabilities) evolved gradually as
a result of being engaged in an active feedback loop with human self-domestication. Our …

BAZ1B is a ubiquitously expressed nuclear protein with roles in chromatin remodeling, DNA
replication and repair, and transcription. Reduced BAZ1B expression disrupts neuronal and …

Human same-sex sexual attraction (SSSA) has long been considered to be an evolutionary
puzzle. The trait is clearly biological: it is widespread and has a strong additive genetic …

Copy number variation (CNV) at 7q11. 23 causes distinct disorders with both contrasting
and overlapping phenotypic features of some but not all of the genes encompassed by the …

Individuals with Williams syndrome (WS), a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by
hemizygous loss of 26–28 genes at 7q11. 23, characteristically portray a hypersocial …

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Williams Syndrome (WS) are frequently
characterized as mirror conditions in the socio-cognitive domain, with ASD entailing …

Modern humans exhibit phenotypic traits and molecular events shared with other
domesticates that are thought to be by-products of selection for reduced aggression. This is …

The domestication syndrome refers to a suite of traits characteristic of domesticated animals,
including neotenic aspects of morphology and behavior, increased docility, and reduced …