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wasps at a hive

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·January 3, 2018·5 min read

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.

a brain is shown here.

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·November 22, 2017·5 min read

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.

a fruit fly.

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·January 9, 2017·7 min read

Blame ‘Food Coma’ On The Brain

Researchers investigate fruit fly brains to discover the connection between eating, sleep and activity.

Image shows a drosophila brain.

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·June 13, 2016·6 min read

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.

This image shows wasps and a wasp nest.

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·June 17, 2015·4 min read

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.