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
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
