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Friday, 28 February 2014

Bird study finds females have a better sense of direction



http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bird-study-finds-females-have-a-better-sense-of-direction/article17129872/
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Labels: bird, navigation, sex

Food for thought: devouring brains with neuroscientists



http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-02/27/brain-banquet
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Study reveals evolution at work: Analyses elucidate a part of the brain particular to primates



http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-02-reveals-evolution-analyses-elucidate-brain.html
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Labels: development, genetics, primate

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Caffeine in flowers helps boost a bee's memory, say scientists



http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0307/Caffeine-in-flowers-helps-boost-a-bee-s-memory-say-scientists
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Labels: arthropod, bee, insect, learning, memory

Friday, 21 February 2014

David Barash – What’s the point of consciousness?



http://aeon.co/magazine/being-human/david-barash-evolution-consciousness/
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Labels: consciousness

Thursday, 20 February 2014

Brain Scans Show Striking Similarities Between Dogs and Humans



http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/02/dog-brains-vocal-processing
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Labels: carnivore, domestication

Monday, 17 February 2014

Talk is cheep: Do caged birds sing a key to language?



http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129550.500-talk-is-cheep-do-caged-birds-sing-a-key-to-language.html
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Monkeys Raised On Omega-3-Rich Diet Have Well-Structured Brains



http://www.popsci.com/article/science/monkeys-raised-omega-3-rich-diet-have-well-structured-brains
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Labels: catarrhine, diet, primate

Monday, 3 February 2014

Human brain 'like a peacock's tail' during courtship


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Labels: human, sex
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