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·February 8, 2018·3 min read

Chimpanzee Self Control is Related to Intelligence

According to researchers, a chimpanzees' general intelligence is correlated with their ability to delay gratification and exert self control.

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·February 7, 2018·3 min read

We’re Not Addicted to Smartphones, We’re Addicted to Social Interaction

A new study reports cell phones may be making us hypersocial, rather than antisocial as previous research suggests.

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·February 1, 2018·4 min read

Slow But Steady: Shedding Light on Evolution of Turtle Brains

A new study published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution reveals turtle brains have evolved slowly, but constantly, over the last 210 million years. The study also reveals the first turtles with fully formed shells were more likely to have lived on land, not in the water.

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·January 29, 2018·5 min read

Language is Learned in Brain Circuits that Predate Humans

A new study reveals language is learned in brain systems that predate humans.

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·January 29, 2018·3 min read

Mate Choice Copying in Humans – Are All the Taken Men Good?

Researchers report a woman's attraction to a man may be boosted if his photo is rated higher by others. However, this also applies to abstract art.

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·January 28, 2018·4 min read

Modern Human Brain Organization Emerged Only Recently

Max Planck researchers reveal Homo sapiens fossils show a gradual evolution of the human brain towards its current shape.

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·January 25, 2018·4 min read

Eating Insects Might Seem Yucky, But They Are Nutritious and Digestible

According to researchers, modern primates, including humans, are still able to digest insects as well as our ancestors did. The CHIA gene allows us to digest an insect's exoskeleton, researchers report.

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·January 12, 2018·4 min read

Mapping Out Genetic ‘Switches’ Behind Human Brain Evolution

Researchers have created a map of gene regulation in human cortical neurogenesis. The study reveals a number of factors that govern brain growth and the development of some brain disorders.

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·January 11, 2018·6 min read

Virus Like Protein is Important for Cognition and Memory

Researchers reveal a protein essential for memory and cognition looks and acts like a protein from a virus.

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·January 3, 2018·5 min read

Little Wasp Bodies Means Little Wasp Brain Regions

Drexel University researchers reveal that while evolution may have allowed for bigger brains, some regions may not have kept up with the growth.

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·December 6, 2017·5 min read

CLOCK Gene May Hold Answers to Human Brain Evolution

UT Southwestern researchers discover a gene implicated in circadian rhythm may also play a vital role in regulating genes important for our brain evolution.