FeaturedNeuroscience·May 27, 2016·2 min readCyborgs Closer to Reality in Future Stages of Human EvolutionThanks to new technologies and the opportunity for neuroprosthetics, humans appear to be firmly on the path to becoming cyborgs, a new book claims.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 26, 2016·9 min readThe Evolution of Complex Connectivity in Speech NetworksA new paper considers how the complex speech networks in the brain may have evolved.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 20, 2016·7 min readScent Guides Hawk Moths to the Best Fitting FlowersAccording to a new study, hawk moths recognize the scent of flowers matching its proboscis to help optimize energy gained.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience OpinionsPsychology·February 22, 2016·7 min readOur Bad, Bad Brains: Roundtable Discussion for Brain Games’ Brains Behaving Badly EpisodeAre humans hardwired for transgressions? Why are some of the brain's most basic instincts considered bad behavior? Why does bad behavior come so naturally to us? National Geographic's Brain Games asks Neuroscience News.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·February 19, 2016·6 min readFirst Genetic Evidence of Modern Human DNA in a Neanderthal IndividualA new study reports researchers have discovered evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans around 100,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 27, 2016·3 min readAnts and Honeybees May Provide Clues to Suicide in HumansA new study suggests human suicide could have evolutionary roots in self sacrificial behaviors like those seen in eusocial species.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 25, 2016·4 min readThe Way to LearnA new study reveals epigenetics may play a key role in memory and learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 14, 2015·3 min readHumans Evolved to Get Better Quality Sleep in Less TimeA new study reports we evolved to be more efficient sleepers than our closest animal relatives.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 30, 2015·4 min readNewly Evolved Human Gene Variants Protect Older Adults From DementiaAccording to researchers, humans have evolved unique gene variants that help protect aging adults from neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 17, 2015·4 min readRecognizing the Basic Structure of Language is Not Unique to Human BrainA new study sheds light on the evolutionary roots of language in the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 9, 2015·6 min readFossilized Ancient Brain Turns Paleontology on its HeadResearchers claim to have definitive evidence that brains do, indeed, fossilize.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 22, 2015·8 min readDead Man Punching: Hands Developed for Dexterity and Fist FightingUsing cadaver hands, a new study supports the theory that our hands evolved not only for manual dexterity, but also so males could fistfight over females.Read More
