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Featured Neuroscience

·June 13, 2012·4 min read

Inner Ear May Hold Key to Ancient Primate Behavior

CT scans of fossilized primate skulls or skull fragments from both the Old and New Worlds may shed light on...

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 30, 2012·2 min read

Tiny Genetic Variations Led to Big Changes in the Evolving Brain

Changes to just three genetic letters among billions contributed to the evolution and development of the mammalian motor sensory circuits...

Autism Featured Genetics

·May 10, 2012·2 min read

Evolution’s Gift May Also Be at the Root of a Form of Autism

A recently evolved pattern of gene activity in the language and decision-making centers of the human brain is missing in...

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 3, 2012·6 min read

Scientists Show How a Gene Duplication Helped Our Brains Become ‘Human’

Extra copy of brain-development gene allowed neurons to migrate farther and develop more connections; findings may offer clue to autism...

Psychology

·April 12, 2012·2 min read

Excessive Worrying May Have Co-evolved with Intelligence

What is usually seen as pathology may aid survival of the species. Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as...

Neurology

·April 12, 2012·3 min read

Fine-scale Analysis of Human Brain Yields Insight into its Distinctive Composition

Study published in Cell by Allen Institute for Brain Science examines cellular and molecular organization of human and mouse brain....

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·December 20, 2011·2 min read

Human Skull Study Causes Evolutionary Headache

Scientists studying a unique collection of human skulls have shown that changes to the skull shape thought to have occurred...

Electrophysiology Neuroscience

·May 17, 2011·1 min read

Sodium Channels Evolved Before Animals’ Nervous Systems, Research Shows

An essential component of animal nervous systems—sodium channels—evolved prior to the evolution of those systems, researchers from The University of...

Featured Neuroscience

·April 14, 2011·3 min read

Eyes Made of Rock Let Chitons See Predators

Using eyes made of a calcium carbonate crystal, a simple mollusk may have evolved enough vision to spot potential predators,...

Featured Neurology

·July 16, 2010·2 min read

Protective Brain Hypothesis Confirmed – Larger Brains Live Longer

Large brains have been correlated with longevity in some animals. Despite many problems created by large brains such as energy consumption and birthing difficulties, species with large brains have been shown to live longer than those with smaller brains.