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This shows how a gorilla and human grip an object.

·April 20, 2015·3 min read

Getting to Grips With Grasping Ability

New research suggests Australopithecus afarensis could have had precision grip capabilities comparable to modern humans.

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·April 15, 2015·5 min read

Complex Cognition Shaped the Stone Age Hand Axe

According to a new study, higher executive function was required to create a Lower Paleolithic hand axe.

This image shows sheet music and a violin. A strand of DNA is overlayed.

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·March 27, 2015·3 min read

Genes Involved in Memory and Learning Activated when Professional Musicians Perform

A new study investigates the effect of musical performance on the gene expression of professional musicians and finds enhanced activity in motor function, memory and learning.

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·March 19, 2015·3 min read

Male Attraction to Certain Body Types Has Evolutionary Roots

According to a new study, a man's attraction to curvy women is rooted in evolution.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 8, 2015·3 min read

Mice Don’t Need the Cortex to Sing Their Songs

Researchers explore the foundations of vocal learning.

This image shows the location of the cerebral cortex in the human brain.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 5, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Map ‘Switches’ That Shaped the Evolution of the Human Brain

A new study provides detailed information about human specific changes in gene regulation and human brain development.

This image shows a brain slice of an embryonic mouse cerebral cortex. The caption best describes the image.

Featured Genetics

·February 27, 2015·3 min read

A Gene for Brain Size

Researchers discover a specific gene only found in humans, Neanderthals and Denisova-Humans which trigger brain stem cells to form a bigger pool of stem cells.

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·February 19, 2015·4 min read

Evolving a Bigger Brain with Human DNA

Researchers have shown it is possible to pick out key changes in genetic code between humans and chimpanzees. They were then able to visualize the contributions to early brain development using mouse embryos.