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·June 24, 2016·4 min read

Nasty or Nice? Math Model Explains Why Some Individuals Are Nicer Than Others

Researchers have designed a new math model that could help explain social behaviors in a number of difference species.

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·June 20, 2016·5 min read

Testing The Theory of How Rods in the Retina Originated

A new study reports the retinas from our earliest vertebrate ancestors had cone like receptors, allowing them to see both in daylight and at night.

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·June 10, 2016·4 min read

The Primate Brain is Pre-Adapted to Face Potentially Any Situation

According 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.

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·May 29, 2016·3 min read

In Genetic Decision Making, Proteins Learn to Listen to Each Other

Researchers have a new perspective on how certain proteins are evolving.

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·May 27, 2016·2 min read

Cyborgs Closer to Reality in Future Stages of Human Evolution

Thanks to new technologies and the opportunity for neuroprosthetics, humans appear to be firmly on the path to becoming cyborgs, a new book claims.

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·May 26, 2016·9 min read

The Evolution of Complex Connectivity in Speech Networks

A new paper considers how the complex speech networks in the brain may have evolved.

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·May 20, 2016·7 min read

Scent Guides Hawk Moths to the Best Fitting Flowers

According to a new study, hawk moths recognize the scent of flowers matching its proboscis to help optimize energy gained.

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·February 22, 2016·7 min read

Our Bad, Bad Brains: Roundtable Discussion for Brain Games’ Brains Behaving Badly Episode

Are 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.

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·February 19, 2016·6 min read

First Genetic Evidence of Modern Human DNA in a Neanderthal Individual

A 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.