FeaturedNeuroscience·April 14, 2011·3 min readEyes Made of Rock Let Chitons See PredatorsUsing eyes made of a calcium carbonate crystal, a simple mollusk may have evolved enough vision to spot potential predators,...Read More
ElectrophysiologyNeuroscience·May 17, 2011·1 min readSodium Channels Evolved Before Animals’ Nervous Systems, Research ShowsAn essential component of animal nervous systems—sodium channels—evolved prior to the evolution of those systems, researchers from The University of...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 20, 2011·2 min readHuman Skull Study Causes Evolutionary HeadacheScientists studying a unique collection of human skulls have shown that changes to the skull shape thought to have occurred...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 30, 2012·3 min readResearchers Rewrite Textbook on Location of Brain’s Speech Processing CenterNew location of critical area provides hints on origin of language. Scientists have long believed that human speech is processed...Read More
Neurology·April 12, 2012·3 min readFine-scale Analysis of Human Brain Yields Insight into its Distinctive CompositionStudy published in Cell by Allen Institute for Brain Science examines cellular and molecular organization of human and mouse brain....Read More
Psychology·April 12, 2012·2 min readExcessive Worrying May Have Co-evolved with IntelligenceWhat is usually seen as pathology may aid survival of the species. Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 3, 2012·6 min readScientists Show How a Gene Duplication Helped Our Brains Become ‘Human’Extra copy of brain-development gene allowed neurons to migrate farther and develop more connections; findings may offer clue to autism...Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·May 10, 2012·2 min readEvolution’s Gift May Also Be at the Root of a Form of AutismA recently evolved pattern of gene activity in the language and decision-making centers of the human brain is missing in...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 30, 2012·2 min readTiny Genetic Variations Led to Big Changes in the Evolving BrainChanges to just three genetic letters among billions contributed to the evolution and development of the mammalian motor sensory circuits...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 13, 2012·4 min readInner Ear May Hold Key to Ancient Primate BehaviorCT scans of fossilized primate skulls or skull fragments from both the Old and New Worlds may shed light on...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 18, 2012·3 min readClues to Nervous System Evolution Found in Nerve-less SpongeUC Santa Barbara scientists turned to the simple sponge to find clues about the evolution of the complex nervous system...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 26, 2012·2 min readIon Selectivity in Neuronal Signaling Channels Evolved Twice in AnimalsScientists have now revealed that voltage-gated sodium channels, which are responsible for neuronal signaling in the nerves of animals, evolved twice in higher and lower animals.Read More
