FeaturedGenetics·November 30, 2015·4 min readNewly Evolved Human Gene Variants Protect Older Adults From DementiaAccording to researchers, humans have evolved unique gene variants that help protect aging adults from neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 16, 2015·3 min readHuman Brains Evolved to Be More Responsive to Environmental InfluencesA new study reports the human brain exhibits greater plasticity than the brains of chimpanzees, which may have accounted for part of our evolution.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularPsychology·November 11, 2015·4 min readCan’t Take My Eyes Off You: Why We Look at Pretty FacesA new study reports our brains may reward us for looking at pretty faces.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 9, 2015·6 min readFossilized Ancient Brain Turns Paleontology on its HeadResearchers claim to have definitive evidence that brains do, indeed, fossilize.Read More
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
