Little Wasp Bodies Means Little Wasp Brain Regions
Drexel University researchers reveal that while evolution may have allowed for bigger brains, some regions may not have kept up with the growth.... Read More...
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To Forget or to Remember? Memory Depends on Subtle Brain Signals
Study reveals how the mechanism for storing olfactory memories differs slightly from erasing unnecessary memories. Understanding how the brain gets rid of unimportant memories could help unlock new avenues of research to better understand memory loss in aging, researchers say.... Read More...
Blame ‘Food Coma’ On The Brain
Researchers investigate fruit fly brains to discover the connection between eating, sleep and activity.... Read More...
Study of Individual Neurons in Flies Reveals Memory Related Changes in Gene Activity
Study identifies new patterns of gene expression that drives long-term memory formation.... Read More...
Social Insects May Share Brain Power
According to a new study, as social behavior evolved, brain regions for central cognitive processing shrank in social insect species.... Read More...