FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 7, 2015·5 min readSupercharged Ability to See Infrared Light Allows Freshwater Fish to Navigate Murky WatersIn order to navigate murky waters, freshwater fish and amphibians have evolved a means to see infrared light.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 7, 2015·4 min readThe Nature of LeadershipA new study examines patterns of leadership in a set of small scale mammalian societies, including humans.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 29, 2015·2 min readThat’s Scary! People Will Submit Themselves to Immense Fear to Gain Social StatusAccording to researchers, some people engage in acts they find immensely fearful in order to gain social standing.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 27, 2015·3 min readBody Maps of Touch and Social Relationships are Tightly LinkedA new study reports on the connection between social relationships and touch.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 22, 2015·8 min readDead Man Punching: Hands Developed for Dexterity and Fist FightingUsing cadaver hands, a new study supports the theory that our hands evolved not only for manual dexterity, but also so males could fistfight over females.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 22, 2015·5 min readThe Power of Two: Neural Cliques Provide a Prewired Framework For How Neurons ConnectResearcher proposes a Theory of Connectivity which suggests neural cliques provide a basic framework for how neurons connect and function.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 16, 2015·6 min readEvolving to Sleep: Our Ancestors Slept Less Than 8 Hours AlsoA new study reports that, much like us, our ancestors didn't get the recommended 8 hours of sleep either.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 29, 2015·5 min readRevealing the Brain’s Secrets to SuccessNew findings link brain connectivity to measures of personal success.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 25, 2015·4 min readTwo Million Year Old Fossils Reveal Hearing Abilities of Early HumansA 2 million year old fossil reveals the hearing patters of our early ancestors resembled that of chimpanzees, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 25, 2015·4 min readLooking at Flint Flakes to Understand Laterality in Palaeolithic HumansA new study investigates how laterality helped brain asymmetries evolve throughout human history.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·September 24, 2015·6 min readStem Cell Findings May Explain How the Human Brain EvolvedResearchers map the genes of a unique group of neural stem cells that appear to generate most of the neurons in the cerebral cortex.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 15, 2015·4 min readThe Evolutionary Benefit of LoveA new study reports zebra finches that were allowed to breed with their preferred partner achieved a 37 percent higher success rate in reproduction over pairs that were forced to mate.Read More
