FeaturedNeuroscience·October 22, 2015·5 min readThe Power of Two: Neural Cliques Provide a Prewired Framework For How Neurons ConnectResearcher proposes a Theory of Connectivity which suggests neural cliques provide a basic framework for how neurons connect and function.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 16, 2015·6 min readEvolving to Sleep: Our Ancestors Slept Less Than 8 Hours AlsoA new study reports that, much like us, our ancestors didn't get the recommended 8 hours of sleep either.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 3, 2015·4 min readDarwin on a Chip: New Circuits Close to Natural Networks Like the Human BrainResearchers have demonstrated working electronic circuits designed using methods that resemble Darwinian evolution and which are closer to the natural networks of the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 29, 2015·5 min readRevealing the Brain’s Secrets to SuccessNew findings link brain connectivity to measures of personal success.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 25, 2015·4 min readTwo Million Year Old Fossils Reveal Hearing Abilities of Early HumansA 2 million year old fossil reveals the hearing patters of our early ancestors resembled that of chimpanzees, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 25, 2015·4 min readLooking at Flint Flakes to Understand Laterality in Palaeolithic HumansA new study investigates how laterality helped brain asymmetries evolve throughout human history.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 25, 2015·3 min readA Genetic Basis for Kin Recognition in MiceAccording to a new study major urinary protein, or MUP, could provide a genetic kinship marker to avoid inbreeding with close relatives in mice.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·September 24, 2015·6 min readStem Cell Findings May Explain How the Human Brain EvolvedResearchers map the genes of a unique group of neural stem cells that appear to generate most of the neurons in the cerebral cortex.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 15, 2015·4 min readThe Evolutionary Benefit of LoveA new study reports zebra finches that were allowed to breed with their preferred partner achieved a 37 percent higher success rate in reproduction over pairs that were forced to mate.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 10, 2015·7 min readDiscovery of Homo naledi Raises Questions About Our Evolutionary PastThe discovery of a new species of hominin opens the door to a new way of thinking about our ancient ancestors, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 29, 2015·3 min readFossil Skull Reveals New Insight into Penguin Brain EvolutionFossil finding shed light on the changes in penguin brains that accompanied their transition to water, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 22, 2015·4 min readSingle Molecular Event Holds Key to How We Evolved to Become the Smartest AnimalsResearchers have uncovered how a change in the PTBP1 protein can spur the creation of neurons. They propose this change could have fuelled the evolution of the human brain.Read More
