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·May 3, 2018·4 min read

Crocodiles Listen to Classical Music in MRI Scanner

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.

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·May 1, 2018·4 min read

The Macabre World of Mind Controlling Parasites

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

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·April 18, 2018·4 min read

Link Between Gene Variation and Language Discovered

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.

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·April 9, 2018·5 min read

Why Expressive Brows Might Have Mattered in Human Evolution

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

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·March 14, 2018·3 min read

Compassion Helped Neanderthals Survive

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

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·February 27, 2018·3 min read

Why Are Some Mushrooms “Magic”?

Researchers investigate the evolutionary development of psilocybin in some mushrooms. They conclude mushrooms may have evolved to be hallucinogenic to lower the odds of being eaten by insects.

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·February 22, 2018·5 min read

New Software Helps Detect Adaptive Genetic Mutations

Researchers have created a new algorithm capable tracking down beneficial genetic mutations.

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·February 21, 2018·3 min read

Schizophrenia is a Side Effect of Human Development

Researchers have identified altered gene expression in the prefrontal area of the brain in those with schizophrenia. The study reports schizophrenia may have evolved as 'side effect' of human brain development.

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·February 20, 2018·3 min read

New Algorithm Can Pinpoint Mutations Favored by Natural Selection in Large Sections of the Human Genome

A new machine learning algorithm is able to accurately pinpoint mutations in the human genome favored by natural selection.

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·February 15, 2018·4 min read

Birds and Primates Share Brain Cell Types Linked to Intelligence

Researchers reveal that, while the anatomical structures of bird, reptile and mammalian brains differ, all contain certain types of cells linked to cognitive ability.

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·February 8, 2018·4 min read

Walking Fish Suggests Locomotion Control Evolved Much Earlier than Thought

New research reports the first ambulatory creatures may have remained under water. Researchers report modern descendants of these creatures exhibit walking behaviors on the ocean floor.