FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 7, 2015·4 min readStructure of Human Brain Has an Almost Ideal Network of ConnectionsResearchers report the structure of the human brain has an almost ideal network of connections, enabling optimal transmission of information from one area to another.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 3, 2015·4 min readNew Clues to the Evolution of the Primate BrainResearchers have been able to visualize the brain hidden inside the skull of Victoriapithecus, the oldest known Old World monkey and.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·July 3, 2015·4 min readSniffing Out How Our Sense of Smell EvolvedA new study reports on how our sense of smell has evolved. Researchers reconstruct how our long extinct ancestors would have been able to smell.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 30, 2015·3 min readBabbler Bird Provides Clues About Language DevelopmentResearchers find language precursors by deciphering the sounds of babbler birds.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 30, 2015·3 min readWhy the Promise of Reward Outweighs Risk for the Teenage BrainDopamine neurons are activated less than in adults brains when teens are faced with the prospect of a reward, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 24, 2015·6 min readPretty Polly! Why Parrots are Great at Vocal ImitationResearchers have identified structural differences in parrot brains which could explain why they are able to imitate sounds and human speech so well.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 22, 2015·6 min readThe Challenging Bird BrainCommon method used to measure brain size across species is not appropriate for looking at individual differences within the same species, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 17, 2015·4 min readSocial Insects May Share Brain PowerAccording to a new study, as social behavior evolved, brain regions for central cognitive processing shrank in social insect species.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 30, 2015·4 min readBats in Flight: How Information About Airflow is Sent to the BrainStudying bats, researchers discover how the sense of touch plays a key role in powered flight.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 27, 2015·3 min readMustached Bats Use Both Sides of Brain to Process SoundsA new study reports mustached bats use both sides of their brains to process different aspects of sounds.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 20, 2015·3 min readGetting to Grips With Grasping AbilityNew research suggests Australopithecus afarensis could have had precision grip capabilities comparable to modern humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 15, 2015·5 min readComplex Cognition Shaped the Stone Age Hand AxeAccording to a new study, higher executive function was required to create a Lower Paleolithic hand axe.Read More
