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Featured Psychology

·March 19, 2015·3 min read

Male Attraction to Certain Body Types Has Evolutionary Roots

According to a new study, a man's attraction to curvy women is rooted in evolution.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 8, 2015·3 min read

Mice Don’t Need the Cortex to Sing Their Songs

Researchers explore the foundations of vocal learning.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 5, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Map ‘Switches’ That Shaped the Evolution of the Human Brain

A new study provides detailed information about human specific changes in gene regulation and human brain development.

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Featured Genetics

·February 27, 2015·3 min read

A Gene for Brain Size

Researchers discover a specific gene only found in humans, Neanderthals and Denisova-Humans which trigger brain stem cells to form a bigger pool of stem cells.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 1, 2014·3 min read

Brain Folding

New findings could pave the way for future research into brain evolution.

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Featured Psychology

·August 29, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Identify Origin and Purpose of the Facial Expression for Anger

A new study reports on the functional advantages which caused the specific appearance of the human's angry face to evolve.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·August 27, 2014·3 min read

Gamblers Are Greedy Bird-Brains

When making risky decisions, people show the same tendencies as pigeons, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience

·August 25, 2014·2 min read

Taung Child’s Skull and Brain Not Human-Like in Expansion

A recent neuroimaging study casts doubt on theories that Austalopithecus africanus' infant brain development was similar to that of modern human infants.