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Unearthing Secret Tunnels Between the Skull and Brain

Neuroscience NewsAugust 27, 2018

A new study sheds light on how immune cells may rush through channels to quickly get to injured brain tissue. Researchers say bone marrow in the skull is more likely to help supply neutrophils to the brain following a stroke.... Read More...

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Scientists Track the Brain-Skull Transition from Dinosaurs to Birds

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 11, 2017

A new study examines the link between brain development and the bones of the skull roof during the evolutionary transition from dinosaur to bird.... Read More...

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Forensic Technique Uses Forehead X-Rays to Assess Age of Juvenile Remains

Neuroscience NewsJune 5, 2017

New forensic technique could help to estimate the age of living children and young adults for whom no records are available.... Read More...

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Fossil Skull Reveals New Insight into Penguin Brain Evolution

Neuroscience NewsAugust 29, 2015

Fossil finding shed light on the changes in penguin brains that accompanied their transition to water, a new study reports. ... Read More...

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A Hole Lot of Smarts

Neuroscience NewsJuly 15, 2015

According to a new study, intelligence in animal species can be estimated by the size of the holes in the skull through which the arteries pass.... Read More...

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Ancient Cranial Surgery

Neuroscience NewsDecember 19, 2013

Ancient Peruvian healers practiced trepanation, a surgical procedure which involved removing a section of the cranial vault with a hand drill, over 1000 years ago in order to treat a variety of ailments, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Study Raises Questions About Longstanding Forensic Identification Technique

Neuroscience NewsDecember 11, 2013

Researchers have shown there is not enough variation in skull shapes to make a positive forensic identification.... Read More...

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Unearthing Secret Tunnels Between the Skull and Brain

Scientists Track the Brain-Skull Transition from Dinosaurs to Birds

Forensic Technique Uses Forehead X-Rays to Assess Age of Juvenile Remains

Fossil Skull Reveals New Insight into Penguin Brain Evolution

A Hole Lot of Smarts

Ancient Cranial Surgery

Study Raises Questions About Longstanding Forensic Identification Technique