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Friday, 28 October 2016

First Fossilized Dinosaur Brain Found


http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/science/first-fossilized-dinosaur-brain.html
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Labels: dinosaur, fossil

Wednesday, 5 October 2016

Genes responsible for bigger brains are found: Discovery could be the key to tackling dementia


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3822080/Genes-responsible-bigger-brains-Discovery-key-tackling-dementia.html
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Labels: genetics, health, human, molecular biology, size

The bigger your brain, the longer you yawn



http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/10/bigger-your-brain-longer-you-yawn
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Labels: brain size, primate, size

Wednesday, 28 September 2016

How Did Primate Brains Get So Big?


http://neurosciencenews.com/primate-brain-size-evolution-4833/
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Labels: brain size, primate

Schizophrenia Emerged After Humans Diverged From Neanderthals


http://neurosciencenews.com/schizophrenia-evolution-4845/
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Labels: fossil, health, hominin, human, molecular biology, Neanderthal

Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Neanderthal middle ear structure found to be closer to modern human than apes


http://m.phys.org/news/2016-09-neanderthal-middle-ear-closer-modern.html
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Labels: audition, fossil, hominin, human, Neanderthal

Thursday, 22 September 2016

The Ancient Origins of Consciousness by Todd Feinberg and Jon Mallatt review – how the brain created experience


https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jun/09/the-ancient-origins-of-conciousness-todd-feinberg-and-john-mallet-review
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Labels: animal, book review, consciousness

Thursday, 8 September 2016

Dogs Know When You're Praising Them. That Doesn't Mean They Understand Human Speech


https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-say-dogs-understand-human-speech-how-can-we-be-sure-180960336/
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Labels: carnivore, domestication, human, language, social behavior

Friday, 2 September 2016

Bloodthirsty Brains: Study Challenges Evolutionary Development of the Human Brain


http://neurosciencenews.com/brain-evolution-development-4940/
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Labels: blood, fossil, hominin, human, size

Saturday, 23 July 2016

Neural networks: Why larger brains are more susceptible to mental illnesses


http://phys.org/news/2016-07-neural-networks-larger-brains-susceptible.html
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Labels: catarrhine, health, network, size, trade-off

Thursday, 14 July 2016

Antisocial cave fish may hold clues to schizophrenia, autism



http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/06/antisocial-cave-fish-may-hold-clues-schizophrenia-autism
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Labels: fish, health, social behavior, vision

Thursday, 30 June 2016

Brain Trust at GWU: The National Chimpanzee Brain Resource


https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/brain-trust-george-washington
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Labels: chimpanzee, database

A New Theory Explains How Consciousness Evolved


http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/06/how-consciousness-evolved/485558/
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Labels: animal, consciousness, theory of mind

Monday, 13 June 2016

Parrots, songbirds pack more neurons into their forebrains than most mammals


http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/06/parrots-songbirds-pack-more-neurons-their-forebrains-most-mammals
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Labels: bird, brain size, mammal, neuron

Thursday, 2 June 2016

Babies are born helpless, which might explain why humans are so clever



http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21699433-babies-are-born-helpless-which-might-explain-why-humans-are-so-clever-bairns?
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Labels: development, human

Tuesday, 17 May 2016

Large human brain evolved thanks to increased metabolic rate


https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/may/04/large-human-brain-evolved-thanks-to-increased-metabolic-rate?CMP=twt_a-science_b-gdnscience

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Labels: energetics, human, size

Sunday, 15 May 2016

Despite their small brains, ravens and crows may be just as clever as chimps, research suggests



https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160426101527.htm
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Labels: bird, cognition, intelligence

Wednesday, 23 March 2016

Cro Magnon skull shows that our brains have shrunk


http://phys.org/news/2010-03-cro-magnon-skull-brains-shrunk.html
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Labels: fossil, human, size

Tuesday, 15 March 2016

Researchers figure out similarities in brain architecture between birdsand apes


http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/researchers-figure-out-similarities-in.html
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Labels: ape, bird, cognition, network

Sunday, 13 March 2016

How Humans Evolved Supersize Brains


https://www.quantamagazine.org/20151110-evolution-of-big-brains
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A Genetic Map Hints At What Makes A Brain Human


http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/11/16/456197216/a-genetic-map-hints-at-what-makes-a-brain-human?utm_source=hootsuite
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Why Some Animals Have a Head for Directions [Cartoon]


http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-some-animals-have-a-head-for-directions-cartoon/
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Labels: animal, cognition, navigation

Down From the Trees, Humans Finally Got a Decent Night’s Sleep


http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/22/science/down-from-the-trees-humans-finally-got-a-decent-nights-sleep.html
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Labels: human, primate, sleep

Friday, 26 February 2016

Dodo Birds Weren't Dodos After All

http://m.livescience.com/53822-dodo-birds-were-smart.html
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Labels: bird, size

Thursday, 11 February 2016

The Link Between Neanderthal DNA and Depression Risk


http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/neanderthal-dna-affects-depression-risk-today/462345/
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Labels: fossil, health, hominin, Neanderthal

Tuesday, 26 January 2016

Some Carnivores Are Better Than Others at Unlocking Dinner


http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/26/science/some-carnivores-are-better-than-others-at-unlocking-dinner.html

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Labels: carnivore, cognition, mammal
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