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New Insight Into Infant Handling by Young Bonobos

Neuroscience NewsJune 20, 2018

Researchers report young female bonobos prepare for motherhood by helping mother apes to take care of their young. Findings also show elevated levels of oxytocin in the urine of young females who help with parental style care of baby bonobos.... Read More...

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Male Guppies Grow Larger Brains in Response to Predator Exposure

Neuroscience NewsJune 5, 2018

Researchers report male guppies who live in an environment with predators have greater brain mass than those who live in a predator free environment. However, there is no difference in brain size for female guppies.... Read More...

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Three New Genes That May Have Influenced Human Brain Size

Neuroscience NewsMay 31, 2018

Researchers have identified a set of genes that may have influenced human brain size, which helped us diverge from other apes. The study reveals the genes are unique to humans and help to build the neocortex.... Read More...

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How to Build a Brain

Neuroscience NewsMay 30, 2018

A new study sheds light on how our brains are constructed. Researchers say the study reveals how the balance of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex has remained constant over mammalian evolution.... Read More...

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Wars and Clan Structure May Explain Strange Biological Event of 7,000 Years Ago

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2018

Math models and computer simulations have helped researchers answer a perplexing question about a biological event that occurred 7,000 years ago.... Read More...

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Mongooses Inherit Behavior From Role Models Rather Than Parents

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2018

According to researchers, young mongoose learn their behavior from their 'escort' role models, not their genetic parents.... Read More...

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The Logic of Modesty: Why it Pays to Be Humble

Neuroscience NewsMay 28, 2018

Researchers have developed a new evolutionary game theory model which may help explain why many of us hide our good deeds.... Read More...

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How Our Ancestors with Autistic Traits Led a Revolution in Ice Age Art

Neuroscience NewsMay 14, 2018

A new study reveals a common autistic trait, the ability to focus on detail, may have allowed realism to flourish in Upper Paleolithic art.... Read More...

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Crocodiles Listen to Classical Music in MRI Scanner

Neuroscience NewsMay 3, 2018

Exposing crocodiles to a variety of auditory and visual stimuli while in an MRI, researchers discover their brain processing patterns resemble that of other mammals and birds. The researchers speculate the fundamental mechanisms of sensory processing were formed at an early evolutionary stage.... Read More...

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The Macabre World of Mind Controlling Parasites

Neuroscience NewsMay 1, 2018

Neuroparasitology could shed new light into the neurological basis for behavior and decision making, researchers say.... Read More...

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Can Microbes Manipulate Our Minds?

Neuroscience NewsApril 28, 2018

Researchers report we may have evolved to depend on our gut bacteria to aid normal brain function, and changes in our microbiome could have effects on our behavior.... Read More...

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Culture Shapes the Brain: How Reading Changes the Way We Think

Neuroscience NewsApril 23, 2018

A new study sheds light on how reading shapes our brain and can improve our memory. Those who are not practiced readers, researchers discovered, find it more difficult to distinguish how an object is oriented in space.... Read More...

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Psychiatric Disorders Share an Underlying Genetic Basis

Fundamental Rule of Brain Plasticity Discovered

Neuroscience

Fundamental Rule of Brain Plasticity Discovered

Sudden and Lasting Separation From Parent Can Permanently Alter Brain Development

Your Brain Anatomy May Play a Role in Determining Your Food Choices

Neurology

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: Brain Metals that May Drive Disease Progression Revealed

Viral Connection to Alzheimer’s: Herpes Virus Implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease

Deep Brain Stimulation Promising for Those With Mild Alzheimer’s

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Viral Connection to Alzheimer’s: Herpes Virus Implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease

Success of Blood Test for Autism Affirmed

Robotics

New ‘E-Dermis’ Brings Sense of Touch, Pain to Prosthetic Hands

Robotic Bloodhound Tracks Odors on the Ground

Cometh the Cyborg: Improved Integration of Living Muscles into Robots

Psychology