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·February 21, 2013·2 min read

Where Does Our Head Come From?

New research has shed light on the evolutionary origin of the head.Researchers showed that in a simple, brainless sea anemone, the same genes that control head development in higher animals regulate the development of the front end of the swimming larvae.

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·January 30, 2013·2 min read

Engineers Solve a Biological Mystery and Boost Artificial Intelligence

Simulating 25,000 generations of evolution within computers, researchers discover why biological networks tend to be organized as modules, a finding that will lead to a deeper understanding of the evolution of complexity.

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·September 19, 2012·4 min read

Human Brains Share a Consistent Genetic Blueprint and Possess Enormous Biochemical Complexity

Scientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science reported that human brains share a consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity. The findings stem from the first deep and large-scale analysis of the vast data set publicly available in the Allen Human Brain Atlas.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·July 26, 2012·2 min read

Ion Selectivity in Neuronal Signaling Channels Evolved Twice in Animals

Scientists 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.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 18, 2012·3 min read

Clues to Nervous System Evolution Found in Nerve-less Sponge

UC Santa Barbara scientists turned to the simple sponge to find clues about the evolution of the complex nervous system...

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·June 13, 2012·4 min read

Inner Ear May Hold Key to Ancient Primate Behavior

CT scans of fossilized primate skulls or skull fragments from both the Old and New Worlds may shed light on...

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 30, 2012·2 min read

Tiny Genetic Variations Led to Big Changes in the Evolving Brain

Changes to just three genetic letters among billions contributed to the evolution and development of the mammalian motor sensory circuits...

Autism Featured Genetics

·May 10, 2012·2 min read

Evolution’s Gift May Also Be at the Root of a Form of Autism

A recently evolved pattern of gene activity in the language and decision-making centers of the human brain is missing in...

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 3, 2012·6 min read

Scientists 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...

·April 12, 2012·2 min read

Excessive Worrying May Have Co-evolved with Intelligence

What is usually seen as pathology may aid survival of the species. Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as...

·April 12, 2012·3 min read

Fine-scale Analysis of Human Brain Yields Insight into its Distinctive Composition

Study published in Cell by Allen Institute for Brain Science examines cellular and molecular organization of human and mouse brain....

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·January 30, 2012·3 min read

Researchers Rewrite Textbook on Location of Brain’s Speech Processing Center

New location of critical area provides hints on origin of language. Scientists have long believed that human speech is processed...

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