FeaturedPsychology·February 27, 2017·5 min readDogs and Toddlers Show Similarities in Social IntelligenceA new study reports two year old children and dogs show similar patterns of social intelligence, more so than human children and chimps.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 26, 2017·7 min readThe Making of Music: Study Proposes New Theory of Evolution of Infant Directed SongMusic, specifically infant directed song, could have evolved as a means to allow parents to let their children know their needs are being met, while freeing them up to perform other essential tasks, a new study theorizes.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 23, 2017·4 min readNeanderthal DNA Contributes to Human Gene ExpressionNeanderthal DNA sequences still have influence when it comes to how genes are turned on or off in modern humans, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 11, 2017·3 min readMonkey Fights Help Explain Tipping Points in Animal SocietiesFour or five angry monkeys at one time can cause the social system to destabilize and cause massive fights to break out, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 11, 2017·5 min readBroken Pebbles Offer Clues to Paleolithic Funeral RitualsResearchers report humans may have destroyed objects to remove their symbolic power up to 5,000 years earlier than previously thought.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 27, 2017·3 min readMemory Limits Give Rise to Open Ended Language AbilitiesHow we remember sequences helps give rise to language like systems of reusable structural patterns, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 25, 2017·5 min readNaughty or Nice? Personality Traits Linked to Differences in Brain StructureResearchers report on how differences in cortical anatomy relates to each of the five factors of personality.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 19, 2017·4 min readWhat Humans and Primates Both Know When It Comes to NumbersA new study reports primates have the ability to distinguish between small and large quantities of objects, regardless of the surface area on which the objects are placed.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2017·4 min readViruses in the Genome Important For the BrainRetroviruses may have played a significant role in brain development, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2017·4 min readSwitching on the Predatory Kill Instinct in MiceUsing optogenetics to stimulate neurons in the central amygdala, researchers turn on predatory hunting motivation in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 11, 2017·3 min readBaboon Vocalizations Contain Five Vowel-Like Sounds Comparable to Those of Human SpeechMuch like humans, baboons use several vowel like sounds to communicate, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 11, 2017·4 min readGenetic Opposites Attract When Chimpanzees Choose a MateA new study reports chimps are more likely to select mates whose genetic makeup differs most from their own.Read More
