A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have found that the genes necessary for memory, learning, aggression, and other complex behaviours originated around 650 million years ago. Origination of genes for learning and memory: Study(Unsplash)The findings are led by Dr Roberto Feuda, from the Neurogenetic group in the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology and other colleagues from the University of Leicester and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), have now been published in Nature Communications. ALSO READ: New concept to understand T cell traits, functions: Study“However, less certain was the origin of the genes required for the production, detection, and degradation of these monoamines. Using the computational methods, we reconstructed the evolutionary history of these genes and show that most of the genes involved in monoamine production, modulation, and reception originated in the bilaterian stem group. Dr Feuda added: “This discovery will open new important research avenues that will clarify the origin of complex behaviours and if the same neurons modulate reward, addiction, aggression, feeding, and sleep.”SHARE THIS ARTICLE ON

Source: Hindustan Times July 15, 2023 10:10 UTC