FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 1, 2016·2 min readBloodthirsty Brains: Study Challenges Evolutionary Development of the Human BrainAn increase in blood supply appears to be linked closely to the evolution of human intelligence, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 15, 2016·4 min readSchizophrenia Emerged After Humans Diverged From NeanderthalsA new study reveals schizophrenia is a modern development that emerged after humans diverged from Neanderthals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 12, 2016·4 min readLarge Human Brain Evolved as a Result of ‘Sizing Each Other Up’Researchers propose the human brain is disproportionately large as a result of sizing one another up in large cooperative social groups.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 11, 2016·5 min readHow Did Primate Brains Get So Big?A new study sheds light on how the primate brain evolved and intelligence developed.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 11, 2016·6 min readTotal Number of Neurons, Not Enlarged Prefrontal Region, the Hallmark of the Human BrainResearchers have determined that the human brain has the highest number of cortical neurons of any primate brain, but the prefrontal region contains the same proportion of neurons and fills the same relative volume as that of non-human primates.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 8, 2016·3 min readGut Bacteria Have Own Circadian ClockResearchers report our gut bacteria is sensitive to melatonin and expresses its own circadian rhythm.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·August 4, 2016·6 min readHuman-Neanderthal Gene Variance is Involved in AutismResearchers report a specific gene structure emerged recently and with unprecedented speed.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 1, 2016·4 min readVoice Control in Orangutan Gives Clues to Early Human SpeechRocky the Orangutan may help researchers better understand how human speech evolved from the time of the great apes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 6, 2016·6 min readCracking the Meaning of Monkey CallsA team of linguistics have teamed up with primatologists to crack the meaning of monkey calls.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 24, 2016·4 min readNasty or Nice? Math Model Explains Why Some Individuals Are Nicer Than OthersResearchers have designed a new math model that could help explain social behaviors in a number of difference species.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 20, 2016·5 min readTesting The Theory of How Rods in the Retina OriginatedA new study reports the retinas from our earliest vertebrate ancestors had cone like receptors, allowing them to see both in daylight and at night.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 10, 2016·4 min readThe Primate Brain is Pre-Adapted to Face Potentially Any SituationAccording to researchers, the primate brain anticipates for all new situations by creating a special kind of neural network that is pre-adapted to face any eventuality.Read More
