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FeaturedPsychology·August 29, 2014·4 min readResearchers Identify Origin and Purpose of the Facial Expression for AngerA new study reports on the functional advantages which caused the specific appearance of the human's angry face to evolve.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·August 25, 2014·2 min readTaung Child’s Skull and Brain Not Human-Like in ExpansionA recent neuroimaging study casts doubt on theories that Austalopithecus africanus' infant brain development was similar to that of modern human infants.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 25, 2014·4 min readZombie Ant Fungi ‘Know’ Brains of Their HostsA new study reports a parasitic fungus emits a number of behavior controlling chemicals when it encounters the brains of ants.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·February 20, 2014·7 min readA Road Map and Dictionary for the BrainResearchers produce a comprehensive atlas of neuroanatomical and computational centers in the brains of fruit flies.Read More
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