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·September 16, 2022·4 min read

The Hemispheres Are Not Equal: How the Brain Is Not Symmetrical

Study finds subtle variations in the functional organization of the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·September 8, 2022·5 min read

Modern Humans Generate More Brain Neurons Than Neanderthals

Study reveals greater neuron production in the modern human frontal lobe during development compared to the Neanderthal brain. Researchers say this is due to a change in a single amino acid in the TKTL1 protein.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 2, 2022·4 min read

Dragons and Brain Evolution

Researchers created a molecular atlas of the bearded dragon's brain and compared it to the mouse brain. Findings reveal, contrary to popular belief, mammalian brains consist of an ancient reptilian brain supplemented with new mammalian features. Both reptilian and mammalian brains evolved their own clade-specific neuron types and circuits from a common ancestral set.

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Featured Neuroscience

·August 29, 2022·4 min read

Brief Exposure to Rapamycin Has the Same Anti-aging Effects as Lifelong Treatment

Brief exposure to Rapamycin, a promising anti-aging drug that has positive effects on health and lifespan, has the same effect as long-term exposure to the drug in animal models. The findings pave the way for testing the effects of short-term rapamycin exposure on the lifespan of humans.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·August 26, 2022·5 min read

Massive Genome Study Informs the Biology of Reading and Language

A new genome-wide analysis of five reading and language based skills reveals a shared biological basis contributing to these skills.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 4, 2022·3 min read

Your Brain Is a Prediction Machine That Is Always Active

The brain constantly acts as a prediction machine, continuously comparing sensory information with internal predictions.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·August 4, 2022·7 min read

Similarity Between Schizophrenia and Dementia Discovered for the First Time

Study reveals striking similarities in both behaviors and neuroanatomical changes between people with schizophrenia and behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia.