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New Insight Into Infant Handling by Young Bonobos

Neuroscience NewsJune 20, 2018

Researchers report young female bonobos prepare for motherhood by helping mother apes to take care of their young. Findings also show elevated levels of oxytocin in the urine of young females who help with parental style care of baby bonobos.... Read More...

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Male Guppies Grow Larger Brains in Response to Predator Exposure

Neuroscience NewsJune 5, 2018

Researchers report male guppies who live in an environment with predators have greater brain mass than those who live in a predator free environment. However, there is no difference in brain size for female guppies.... Read More...

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A Sense of Disgust in Bonobos?

Neuroscience NewsJune 4, 2018

Researchers report bonobos express disgust when presented with contaminated food. The study reveals their curiosity transforms into caution when food is presented near feces or a bad smell.... Read More...

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Three New Genes That May Have Influenced Human Brain Size

Neuroscience NewsMay 31, 2018

Researchers have identified a set of genes that may have influenced human brain size, which helped us diverge from other apes. The study reveals the genes are unique to humans and help to build the neocortex.... Read More...

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How to Build a Brain

Neuroscience NewsMay 30, 2018

A new study sheds light on how our brains are constructed. Researchers say the study reveals how the balance of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex has remained constant over mammalian evolution.... Read More...

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Mongooses Inherit Behavior From Role Models Rather Than Parents

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2018

According to researchers, young mongoose learn their behavior from their 'escort' role models, not their genetic parents.... Read More...

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How Our Ancestors with Autistic Traits Led a Revolution in Ice Age Art

Neuroscience NewsMay 14, 2018

A new study reveals a common autistic trait, the ability to focus on detail, may have allowed realism to flourish in Upper Paleolithic art.... Read More...

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Crocodiles Listen to Classical Music in MRI Scanner

Neuroscience NewsMay 3, 2018

Exposing crocodiles to a variety of auditory and visual stimuli while in an MRI, researchers discover their brain processing patterns resemble that of other mammals and birds. The researchers speculate the fundamental mechanisms of sensory processing were formed at an early evolutionary stage.... Read More...

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The Macabre World of Mind Controlling Parasites

Neuroscience NewsMay 1, 2018

Neuroparasitology could shed new light into the neurological basis for behavior and decision making, researchers say.... Read More...

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Link Between Gene Variation and Language Discovered

Neuroscience NewsApril 18, 2018

A new study reveals people whose native language contains many consonants carry a specific genetic variation that helps them to distinguish a wide range of sounds.... Read More...

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Why Expressive Brows Might Have Mattered in Human Evolution

Neuroscience NewsApril 9, 2018

Researchers report expressive eyebrows allowed us to develop communication skills to establish greater social networks and express more nuanced emotions. ... Read More...

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Compassion Helped Neanderthals Survive

Neuroscience NewsMarch 14, 2018

Compassion and helping care for their injured may have been key to Neanderthal survival, researchers report.... Read More...

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