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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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Link Between Gene Variation and Language Discovered

Neuroscience NewsApril 18, 2018

A new study reveals people whose native language contains many consonants carry a specific genetic variation that helps them to distinguish a wide range of sounds.... Read More...

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One Gene Spurred Growth of Key Brain Area

Neuroscience NewsApril 15, 2018

Researchers have identified how the ASPM gene controls the growth of the cerebral cortex. They report mutations in this gene can reduce brain volume by half in human microcephaly cases.... Read More...

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Why Expressive Brows Might Have Mattered in Human Evolution

Neuroscience NewsApril 9, 2018

Researchers report expressive eyebrows allowed us to develop communication skills to establish greater social networks and express more nuanced emotions. ... Read More...

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Compassion Helped Neanderthals Survive

Neuroscience NewsMarch 14, 2018

Compassion and helping care for their injured may have been key to Neanderthal survival, researchers report.... Read More...

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Why Are Some Mushrooms “Magic”?

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 27, 2018

Researchers investigate the evolutionary development of psilocybin in some mushrooms. They conclude mushrooms may have evolved to be hallucinogenic to lower the odds of being eaten by insects.... Read More...

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New Software Helps Detect Adaptive Genetic Mutations

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 22, 2018

Researchers have created a new algorithm capable tracking down beneficial genetic mutations.... Read More...

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Schizophrenia is a Side Effect of Human Development

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 21, 2018

Researchers have identified altered gene expression in the prefrontal area of the brain in those with schizophrenia. The study reports schizophrenia may have evolved as 'side effect' of human brain development.... Read More...

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New Algorithm Can Pinpoint Mutations Favored by Natural Selection in Large Sections of the Human Genome

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 20, 2018

A new machine learning algorithm is able to accurately pinpoint mutations in the human genome favored by natural selection.... Read More...

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Birds and Primates Share Brain Cell Types Linked to Intelligence

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 15, 2018

Researchers reveal that, while the anatomical structures of bird, reptile and mammalian brains differ, all contain certain types of cells linked to cognitive ability.... Read More...

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Walking Fish Suggests Locomotion Control Evolved Much Earlier than Thought

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 8, 2018

New research reports the first ambulatory creatures may have remained under water. Researchers report modern descendants of these creatures exhibit walking behaviors on the ocean floor.... Read More...

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Chimpanzee Self Control is Related to Intelligence

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 8, 2018

According to researchers, a chimpanzees' general intelligence is correlated with their ability to delay gratification and exert self control. ... Read More...

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News

Nicotine Alters Neurotransmission in Habit Forming Brain Region

Neuroimaging Study to Shed Light on Mind Blindness

Researchers Identify Brain Cells Responsible for Removing Damaged Neurons After Injury

Neuroscience

Nicotine Alters Neurotransmission in Habit Forming Brain Region

Neuroimaging Study to Shed Light on Mind Blindness

Researchers Identify Brain Cells Responsible for Removing Damaged Neurons After Injury

Neurology

Why the Eyes Could be the Window to Neurodegenerative Diseases, Like Alzheimer’s

Cannabis Derived Drug Could Be a Game Changer for Children with Severe Epilepsy

Important Step Towards a Computer Model That Predicts the Outcome of Eye Diseases

AI

Important Step Towards a Computer Model That Predicts the Outcome of Eye Diseases

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

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

CRISPR Editing Reduces Repetitive Behavior in Mice with a Form of Autism

In the Brain, Dislike and Dehumanization Are Not the Same Thing

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