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Puppy love: Why puppy dog eyes evolved to benefit communication with humans

Neuroscience NewsJune 18, 2019

Domestication transformed the facial muscle anatomy of dogs specifically for facial communication with humans. The muscular movement around the eyebrows resembles expressions humans produce when upset, triggering a nurturing response from the dog's owners. ... Read More...

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Hello, kitty: Cats recognize their own names

Neuroscience NewsApril 20, 2019

Domestic cats are able to discriminate the content of human speech, including recognizing their names, based upon phonemic differences.... Read More...

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Social insecurity also stresses chimpanzees

Neuroscience NewsApril 5, 2019

Aggression levels are reduced in male chimpanzees when social relations within their group become unstable.... Read More...

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Gorillas gather around and groom their dead

Neuroscience NewsApril 3, 2019

Researchers observe grooming and mourning behaviors by gorillas towards others in their social groups who recently died. The study sheds light on how animals perceive and process death.... Read More...

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Good Dog? Bad Dog? Their Personalities Can Change

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 24, 2019

Just as with humans, a dog's personality is likely to change over time, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Chimpanzees React Faster to Cooperate than Make Selfish Choices

Neuroscience NewsOctober 29, 2018

According to researchers, chimpanzees make prosocial choices more rapidly than making choices that only benefit themselves.... Read More...

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Asian Elephants Could Be the Math Kings of the Jungle

Neuroscience NewsOctober 22, 2018

Researchers report Asian elephants appear to possess numerical abilities similar to humans. ... Read More...

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Female Chimps Know Which Males Are More Likely to Kill Their Babies

Neuroscience NewsOctober 19, 2018

A new study sheds light on infanticidal behavior in male chimps, and reveals females are highly sensitive to the relative risks posed to their offspring by different males.... Read More...

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How Dogs Process Words

Neuroscience NewsOctober 16, 2018

A new neuroimaging study reveals how dogs process words they have been taught to associate with objects. Findings suggest dogs have a rudimentary neural representation of meaning for words they have been taught.... Read More...

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Dog Intelligence ‘Not Exceptional’

Neuroscience NewsOctober 1, 2018

Researchers say people may be over estimating the cognitive abilities of dogs. A new study reveals dog intelligence is matched with that of other domestic animals, social hunters and carnivores.... Read More...

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Male Birds Sing Less to Females on Antidepressants

Neuroscience NewsAugust 6, 2018

A new study reports male songbirds sing less to females during courtship if they have been exposed to low levels of SSRI antidepressants.... Read More...

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Sequenced Fox Genome Hints at Genetic Basis of Behavior

Neuroscience NewsAugust 6, 2018

A new study sheds light on the genetic basis of fox behaviors and, researchers say, the findings could have implications for human behavior. The study reports the SorCS1 gene contributes to social behaviors in foxes. ... Read More...

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Microbiome may be involved in mechanisms related to muscle strength in older adults

CBD may alleviate seizures and benefit behaviors in people with neurodevelopmental conditions

Neuroscience

Microbiome may be involved in mechanisms related to muscle strength in older adults

CBD may alleviate seizures and benefit behaviors in people with neurodevelopmental conditions

Neurology

Microbiome may be involved in mechanisms related to muscle strength in older adults

CBD may alleviate seizures and benefit behaviors in people with neurodevelopmental conditions

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AI

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Robotics

Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand users

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Psychology

Early maternal anemia tied to intellectual disability, ADHD and autism

Large survey suggests schizophrenia less prevalent than textbooks say

animal psychology

Puppy love: Why puppy dog eyes evolved to benefit communication with humans

Good Dog? Bad Dog? Their Personalities Can Change

Asian Elephants Could Be the Math Kings of the Jungle

How Dogs Process Words

Male Birds Sing Less to Females on Antidepressants