Strongly ‘handed’ squirrels less good at learning
Gray squirrels who have a preference for using either their right or left paw perform worse on learning tasks.... Read More...
evolutionary neuroscience
Scientists unexpectedly witness wolf puppies play fetch
Wolf pups can interpret human social communicative cues, enabling them to play fetch. The findings shed light on the evolutionary behavior of domestic dogs.... Read More...
Having less sex linked to earlier menopause
Women who are sexually active on at least a monthly basis have a lower risk of early menopause than women who have sex less frequently, a new study reports.... Read More...
Evolutionary changes in brain potentially make us more prone to anxiety
Evolutionary changes in neurotransmitter uptake of VMAT1 may be responsible for higher levels of anxiety.... Read More...
Emotion concepts are not the same worldwide
Study reveals substantial variations in how different languages conceptualize emotions. The findings challenge assumptions about the universal nature of emotional semantics.... Read More...
Dogs process numerical quantities in similar brain region as humans
fMRI neuroimaging reveals the parietotemporal cortex of dogs responds to numeric concepts. The study provides evidence that numerosity is a shared evolutionary neural mechanism.... Read More...
How humans learned to dance; from the Chimpanzee Conga
Studying the evolution of human dance, psychologists discovered chimpanzees also perform duo dance-like behaviors similar to a conga line. ... Read More...
Your big brain makes you human – count your neurons when you count your blessings
Study looks at the evolutionary development of the human brain.... Read More...
Humans’ ability to read dogs’ facial expressions is learned, not innate
The human ability to recognize the facial expressions of dogs is acquired through age and experience and is not an evolutionarily selected trait.... Read More...
After release into wild, vampire bats keep ‘friends’ made in captivity
Vampire bats form social bonds similar to friendships seen in primates.... Read More...
New study on early human fire acquisition squelches debate
Study reveals Neanderthals were able to generate fire, disputing the common theory that Homo Sapiens were the original fire starters.... Read More...
Study furthers understanding about what shapes human gut microbiome
Despite humans sharing a close genetic relationship to apes, our gut microbiome more closely resembles that of Old World monkeys like baboons. In terms of the development of the human microbiome, ecology across evolution plays a more significant role than genetic relationships.... Read More...