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Evolutionary Neuroscience
Evolutionary Neuroscience: is the study of the evolution of nervous systems. Evolutionary neuroscientists investigate the evolution and natural history of nervous system structure and functions. The field draws on concepts and findings from both neuroscience and evolutionary biology.
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MAY 31, 2022Neuroscience
Different parts of the brain have been carefully mapped, so we have some idea of what parts of the brain are used to per ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2022Plants & Animals
We’re all familiar with the annoying summertime feeling of mosquitos constantly buzzing around us, looking for a b ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 13, 2022Neuroscience
Neuroscientists uncover neural basis of emotional responses to musicNOV 29, 2021Health & Medicine
A new study published in Science Advances proposes hexadecenal as the first pheromone scientifically linked to aggr ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 12, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to understand what makes us human. From the standpoint of DNA sequences, we have a lot in co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2021Plants & Animals
It's not unusual for people in workplaces and at home to have different temperature preferences. There may be biological ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The technology for CRISPR originated in a bacterial immune defense system. Now, the team of one of the researchers who h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
For years, many researchers have been trying to answer the question "What makes us human?" from both a biological and ph ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2021Neuroscience
Anti-correlated neurobiological shifts exist between two brain networks involved in consciousness, the "default mode net ...AUG 03, 2021Neuroscience
Scientists trace the time duration of postmortem cell activity and gene expression in brain tissue to facilitate researc ...AUG 03, 2021Neuroscience
Neuroscientist, Donald Hoffman, thinks a mathematical model will solve the hard problem of consciousnessAUG 01, 2021Technology
Exoskeletons promise mobility and enhance strength, but a new study shows they can be debilitating for the brainJUL 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that songbirds are unable to taste sugar. Songbirds lack a protein that's crucial for many animals inc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2021Health & Medicine
To better define what romantic love is exactly, social scientists reviewed the literature in the context of biologist Ti ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 10, 2021Plants & Animals
How do sharks make transatlantic journeys without losing their way? New research published this week in Current Biology ...Written By: Anne MedinaAPR 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used the gar fish to learn more about the network of nerves that links our eyes to our brains. The gar i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2021Plants & Animals
Octopuses are known to sleep and change their colors while they do it. Researchers have now linked these color changes t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells can be used to create simplified versions of human organs called organoids, enabling researchers to study how ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The longer we stay awake without sleeping, the more difficult it can become to think straight. But our functioning is re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Cortisol, commonly known as the “stress hormone”, is the body’s built-in alarm system that sends siren ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 25, 2020Neuroscience
Image: Pixabay Researchers studying aging male chimpanzee relationships have gathered evidence that chimps narrow ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaSEP 21, 2020Neuroscience
Cavefish are fish that dwell in caves, unable to access the outside world. Often, they were separated from their closest ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUL 27, 2020Neuroscience
Although people are very skilled at using their hands, they take a long time to master how to use them. Meanwhile, for m ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 17, 2020Neuroscience
The ability to adapt to new environments has given humans an unmatched evolutionary edge in both colonizing and thriving ...Written By: Annie Lennon
MAY 31, 2022
Neuroscience
Different parts of the brain have been carefully mapped, so we have some idea of what parts of the brain are used to per
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2022
Plants & Animals
We’re all familiar with the annoying summertime feeling of mosquitos constantly buzzing around us, looking for a b
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 13, 2022
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists uncover neural basis of emotional responses to music
NOV 29, 2021
Health & Medicine
A new study published in Science Advances proposes hexadecenal as the first pheromone scientifically linked to aggr
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 12, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
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Scientists have long sought to understand what makes us human. From the standpoint of DNA sequences, we have a lot in co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's not unusual for people in workplaces and at home to have different temperature preferences. There may be biological
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The technology for CRISPR originated in a bacterial immune defense system. Now, the team of one of the researchers who h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For years, many researchers have been trying to answer the question "What makes us human?" from both a biological and ph
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2021
Neuroscience
Anti-correlated neurobiological shifts exist between two brain networks involved in consciousness, the "default mode net
...
AUG 03, 2021
Neuroscience
Scientists trace the time duration of postmortem cell activity and gene expression in brain tissue to facilitate researc
...
AUG 03, 2021
Neuroscience
Neuroscientist, Donald Hoffman, thinks a mathematical model will solve the hard problem of consciousness
AUG 01, 2021
Technology
Exoskeletons promise mobility and enhance strength, but a new study shows they can be debilitating for the brain
JUL 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that songbirds are unable to taste sugar. Songbirds lack a protein that's crucial for many animals inc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2021
Health & Medicine
To better define what romantic love is exactly, social scientists reviewed the literature in the context of biologist Ti
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
How do sharks make transatlantic journeys without losing their way? New research published this week in Current Biology
...
Written By:
Anne Medina
APR 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used the gar fish to learn more about the network of nerves that links our eyes to our brains. The gar i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2021
Plants & Animals
Octopuses are known to sleep and change their colors while they do it. Researchers have now linked these color changes t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells can be used to create simplified versions of human organs called organoids, enabling researchers to study how
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The longer we stay awake without sleeping, the more difficult it can become to think straight. But our functioning is re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cortisol, commonly known as the “stress hormone”, is the body’s built-in alarm system that sends siren
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 25, 2020
Neuroscience
Image: Pixabay Researchers studying aging male chimpanzee relationships have gathered evidence that chimps narrow
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
SEP 21, 2020
Neuroscience
Cavefish are fish that dwell in caves, unable to access the outside world. Often, they were separated from their closest
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUL 27, 2020
Neuroscience
Although people are very skilled at using their hands, they take a long time to master how to use them. Meanwhile, for m
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 17, 2020
Neuroscience
The ability to adapt to new environments has given humans an unmatched evolutionary edge in both colonizing and thriving
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon