Multiple language areas

Sign language study shows multiple brain regions wired for language

Bonobos Smart

Humans Have a Lot to Learn From Bonobos, Scientist Says

Zebrafinch Language

From a Songbird, New Insights Into the Brain

Human symbolic behaviour much older than previously thought

Human symbolic behaviour much older than previously thought

Bilingual Aphasia

Coma Victim's Language Ability Explained

Crow Tools

Bird Brain? Clever Crows Surprise With Innovative Tool Use

Australopithecus sediba Brain

'Missing Link' Skeleton May Hold Ancient, Shrunken Brain

Bird Smell

Could smell play a role in the origin of new bird species?

Bull Dolphin Balance

Rodeo bull goes head-to-head with zoo dolphins in a study of balance

Egg Decorating

Oldest 'writing' found on 60,000-year-old eggshells - New Scientist

Adaptable Brain

Did Climate Change Drive Human Evolution? - NPR

Songbirds and Speech

Songbirds provide insight into speech production

Social Bee Brains

Social bees have bigger brain area for learning, memory: Smithsonian reports

Useless Mutation

Human brain 'a useless mutation'

Big Brained Cooks

Did the discovery of cooking make us human? - BBC News

Feathered Apes

That’s a feathered ape on your bird table | Nicky Clayton - Times Online

Gorilla Mind Games

Mind-reading gorillas love a good game - New Scientist

Human Brain Shrinking

Cro Magnon skull supports theory that human brains have begun to shrink - Times Online

Support for Hobbits

Growing Support for 'Hobbit' as Distinct Species - ABC News

Dolphins Place Second

Dolphins: Second-Smartest Animals? : Discovery News

Medieval Neurons

Medieval Child's Brain Found Preserved : Discovery News