FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 3, 2017·3 min readBrain’s Alertness Circuitry Conserved Through EvolutionOptogenetics research reveals brain circuits critical for alertness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 1, 2017·4 min readIt’s Mathematically Impossible to Beat Aging, Researchers SayA new PNAS study reports it is mathematically impossible to stop the aging process in multicellular organisms.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 31, 2017·5 min readHumans Don’t Use As Much Brainpower As We Like to ThinkA new study challenges a long standing evolutionary theory regarding our 'uniquely' expansive brain. Researchers report other animals had energy hungry brains long before humans.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 30, 2017·7 min readThe Science of Fright: Why We Love to be ScaredResearchers look at the neuroscience behind why we love to be scared.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 21, 2017·4 min readSix Degrees of Separation: Why It Is a Small World After AllA new study reveals how small world networks can occur within more complex structures.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 19, 2017·4 min readItsy Bitsy Phobia: Fear of Spiders and Snakes is Deeply Embedded in UsStress reactions are evoked in infants when they see snakes and spiders, even if they have never encountered them before. Based on this knowledge, researchers propose phobias of snakes and spiders are of evolutionary origin.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 11, 2017·4 min readNew Neurocognitive Theory of Dreaming Links Dreams to Mind WanderingResearchers present a new theory about dreaming, suggesting dreams may be an accidental byproduct of our waking cognitive abilities.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 6, 2017·3 min readFrom Tanning to Smoking: More Traits Associated With Our Neanderthal DNAOur moods, sleeping patterns, smoking status and how easily we tan may be traced back to our Neanderthal DNA, Max Planck Institute researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 30, 2017·6 min readNew Clues From Brain Structures of Mantis ShrimpAn eLife study reveals mantis shrimps have mushroom bodies in the brains. A key player in memory and learning in insects, mushroom bodies have not previously been identified in crustaceans. Researchers believe their finding could shed light on how brain structures evolved in arthropods.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 21, 2017·5 min readJellyfish Sleep Like the Rest of UsMuch like other animals, the upside-down jellyfish enters into sleep. However, unlike other animals, the jellyfish has no central nervous system. Researchers believe the need to sleep evolved before the emergence of a central nervous system.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 18, 2017·5 min readDogs’ Social Skills Linked to Oxytocin SensitivityA new study reports genetic variations in sensitivity to oxytocin allows dogs to be more sociable and seek out contact with their owners.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 16, 2017·7 min readUnveiling the Mystery of Why We AgeResearchers have identified genes that contribute to autophagy. The findings shed light on the origins of the aging process and provide evidence that aging arises as a quirk of evolution.Read More
