Down syndrome is caused by a duplication of the 21st chromosome, which contains many tumor suppression genes. Could the mechanism behind DS be selected for (over huge timescales) during rare but extreme mass exposures to carcinogens (bogs, volcanoes, etc)? (self.Neuropsychology)
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Superior Navigation Secret to Humans' Success? (blogs.smithsonianmag.com)
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More "How to read a paper" - This time a whole series! (bmj.com)
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Memory Foraging: When the Brain Behaves Like a Bee (scientificamerican.com)
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High Visual Working Memory Capacity in Trait Social Anxiety (plosone.org)
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