Researchers identified a previously unknown type of interneuron found only in primates, not in ferrets, mice, or other studied species.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by peer-reviewed Nature paper (Krienen et al. 2020) and corroborated by independent press releases from co-authoring institutions (Broad Institute, MIT McGovern Institute).
Sources
- New Interneuron | Harvard Medical School (hms.harvard.edu)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2781-z (nature.com)
- https://www.broadinstitute.org/news/new-neuron-type-discovered-only-primate-brains (broadinstitute.org)
- https://mcgovern.mit.edu/2020/09/30/new-neuron-type-discovered-only-in-primate-brains (mcgovern.mit.edu)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32999462/ (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)