FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 19, 2017·4 min readWhy Animals Evolved to Favor One Side of the BrainA new study looks at why people and animals tend to naturally favor one side of our bodies over the other.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 18, 2017·4 min readEye Expressions Offer a Glimpse Into the Evolution of EmotionStudies support Darwin's theories of emotional evolution, finding expressions originate from sensory function rather than social communication.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 20, 2017·4 min readAdult Subcortex Processes Numbers With the Same Skill as InfantsAccording to researchers, the adult subcortex processes numbers at the same level of skill as infants.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 20, 2017·5 min readHuman Brain Networks Developing in Adolescence Related to Evolutionary ExpansionAccording to a new study, adolescence may be a crucial period for remodeling of the human brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 8, 2017·8 min readDiscovery Rewriting the Evolutionary History of the Nervous SystemA new study tests conventional theories on the development of the nervous system and sheds light on how the nervous system may have evolved.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 27, 2017·3 min readAutism Risk Genes Linked to Evolving BrainAccording to researchers, genes linked to autism may have been positively selected during human evolution as they contribute to enhanced cognition.Read More
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
