Male Guppies Grow Larger Brains in Response to Predator Exposure

https://neurosciencenews.com/guppie-predator-brain-9256/

Bigger Human Brain Prioritizes Thinking Hub – at a Cost

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2018/bigger-human-brain-prioritizes-thinking-hub-at-a-cost.shtml

Aging-Related Diseases May Be A Negative Outcome Of Human Evolution

https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.amp/articleNo/54716/title/Aging-Related-Diseases-May-Be-a-Negative-Outcome-of-Human-Evolution

El gen que esculpió nuestro cerebro

https://amp.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-salud/ciencia/2018/05/31/5b10085846163f41668b4614.html?__twitter_impression=true

7 millions d'années d'évolution du cerveau

https://www.lesechos.fr/amp/81/1164481.php?__twitter_impression=

Can simulating evolution on a computer explain our enormous brains?

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-05-simulating-evolution-enormous-brains.html

One Gene Spurred Growth of Key Brain Area

http://neurosciencenews.com/genetics-cerebral-cortex-8797/amp/?__twitter_impression=

Scientists put a crocodile in an fMRI machine and played it Bach. Here’s why

https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/fmri-crocodile-bach/amp/?__twitter_impression=

Scientists to grow 'mini-brains' using Neanderthal DNA

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/may/11/scientists-to-grow-mini-brains-using-neanderthal-dna?

Human Brain Gain: Computer Models Hint at Why We Bested Neandertals

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/human-brain-gain-computer-models-hint-at-why-we-bested-neandertals/

New Thoughts on Ancient Hominin Brains

https://www.archaeology.org/news/6471-new-thoughts-on-ancient-hominin-brains?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=

In Humans and Animals, Social Learning Drives Intelligence

http://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beastly-behavior/201803/in-humans-and-animals-social-learning-drives-intelligence?amp&__twitter_impression=

Evolution of brain development

https://natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/users/86282-jorge-torres-paz/posts/30738-evolution-of-brain-development

Food for thought: was cooking a pivotal step in human evolution?

https://t.co/Q3ATBwMcO0

Brain size of human ancestors evolved gradually over 3 million years

https://phys.org/news/2018-02-brain-size-human-ancestors-evolved.amp?__twitter_impression=

Small but distinct differences among species mark evolution of human brain

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171124084336.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fmind_brain%2Fneuroscience+%28Neuroscience+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Mapping Out Genetic ‘Switches’ Behind Human Brain Evolution

http://neurosciencenews.com/evolution-genetics-brain-8301/?utm_campaign=crowdfire&utm_content=crowdfire&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#3202245915-tw#1515807087168

Sorry, Grumpy Cat: Study finds dogs are brainier than cats

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171129131341.htm

Human Brains Have Evolved Unique 'Feel-Good' Circuits

https://n.pr/2mTng7I

‪Humans Don’t Use As Much Brainpower As We Like to Think

http://neurosciencenews.com/brain-power-humans-7844/

Brain’s Alertness Circuitry Conserved Through Evolution

http://neurosciencenews.com/evolution-alertness-7869/

Did Neurons Evolve Twice?

www.quantamagazine.org/comb-jelly-neurons-spark-evolution-debate-20150325/

Small-minded? Shrews shrink their skulls to survive winter, study shows

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/23/small-minded-shrews-shrink-their-skulls-to-survive-winter-study-shows?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

An argument over the evolution of language, with high stakes

https://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21729981-daniel-everett-believes-language-began-19m-years-ago-homo-erectus-ancestor

Whales and dolphins lead 'human-like lives' thanks to big brains, says study

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/16/whales-and-dolphins-human-like-societies-thanks-to-their-big-brains?CMP=share_btn_tw

Our braininess may have evolved thanks to less sticky neurons

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631464-700-our-braininess-may-have-evolved-thanks-to-less-sticky-neurons/amp/

Chimps learn to use tools on their own, no teaching required

bit.ly/2fOHLj9

Birds Beware: The Praying Mantis Wants Your Brain

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/science/praying-mantis-eating-birds.html

New Clues From Brain Structures of Mantis Shrimp

http://neurosciencenews.com/mantis-shrimp-brain-mapping-7628/amp/

What the ctenophore says about the evolution of intelligence

https://aeon.co/essays/what-the-ctenophore-says-about-the-evolution-of-intelligence

Dogs Can Adopt the Perspective of Humans

http://neurosciencenews.com/dog-human-perspective-6369/

Neanderthal brains 'grew more slowly'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41351019

New Zealand’s iconic kiwi birds may be losing their sight

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2148263-new-zealands-iconic-kiwi-birds-may-be-losing-their-sight/

Chimpanzees may suffer from Alzheimer's disease, scientists find

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/chimpanzees-alzheimers-disease-suffer-ape-scientists-ageing-neurobiology-a7871346.html

Apes' abilities misunderstood by decades of poor science

https://phys.org/news/2017-08-apes-abilities-misunderstood-decades-poor.html

Decoding Brain Evolution

http://neurosciencenews.com/genetics-brain-evolution-7053/amp/

New Technique Challenges Brain Development Hypothesis

http://neurosciencenews.com/brain-development-hypothesis-7026/

Ancient monkey had surprisingly complex brain

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150703072610.htm

The Sensitive Face of a Big Predatory Dinosaur

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/the-sensitive-face-of-a-big-predatory-dinosaur/

Primates at play show why monkeying around is good for the brain

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-06-primates-monkeying-good-brain.html

Researchers Rewire Brain of One Species to Have Connectivity of Another

http://neurosciencenews.com/rewiring-brain-connectivity-6824/

Monkey Say: Marmosets Learn to Call the Same Way Human Babies Learn to Babble

http://neurosciencenews.com/monkey-language-acquisition-6776/

Monkeys Have a Specialized Brain Network for Sizing Up Others’ Actions

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/monkeys-have-a-specialized-brain-network-for-sizing-up-others-rsquo-actions/

Changes in Early Stone Age tool production have 'musical' ties

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-early-stone-age-tool-production.html

This New Gene Map Could Force a Rethink of How Vertebrate Brains Evolved

https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-force-a-rethink-on-how-vertebrate-brains-evolved

In Brain Evolution, Size Matters – Most of the Time

http://neurosciencenews.com/brain-size-evolution-6636

The Myth That Humans Have Poor Smell Is Nonscents

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/alls-smell-that-ends-smell/526317/

Losing Key DNA Made Us Modern Humans

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/losing-key-dna-made-us-modern-humans

The cost of 'bee-ing' too smart: Fast-learning bumblebees die sooner

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4380514/Fast-learning-bumblebees-die-sooner.html

Fruit foraging in primates may be key to large brain evolution

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/mar/27/fruit-foraging-primates-may-be-key-large-brain-evolution

Evolution of brain and tooth size were not linked in humans

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170102155013.htm?utm_content=buffer3866a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

For Brains, Bigger Isn’t Necessarily Better

https://research2reality.com/energy-environment-nature/for-brains-bigger-isnt-necessarily-better/

How big brains evolved could be revealed by new mathematical model

http://www.psypost.org/2017/03/big-brains-evolved-revealed-new-mathematical-model-48198