Variations in brain and song structure in zebra finches is strongly influenced by environment, a new study suggests.
The CA2 region of the hippocampus helps mice sense the difference between existing memories and new experiences, a new study reports.
Researchers suggest people are more receptive to the message that intelligence is influenced by environmental factors, even if the message is not true.
Living in a neighborhood considered to have good walkability factors can help slow cognitive decline in older adults, researchers report.
Researchers report patters created by grid cells are modified by the shape of the environment.
According to a new study, on average, the variation for human traits and diseases is 49 per cent genetic and 51 per cent due to environmental factors.
Feeling depressed? Take a stroll in nature. Researchers report walking in nature can lower the risk of depression.
A new study reports personal experience is key to our opinions of attractiveness.
A new study reports the human brain exhibits greater plasticity than the brains of chimpanzees, which may have accounted for part of our evolution.
A new study reports a gene involved in emotional regulation may influence the long term impact of violence experienced in childhood on antisocial behavior later in life.
According to a new twin study, cerebral glucose metabolism plays a major role in the bilateral parietal lobe and left temporal lobe, while environmental factors influence different brain regions.
A new study reports environmental intervention can help to raise general intelligence in low birth weight children, but only in the short term.
