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

Hungry Minds

http://www.archaeology.org/issues/242-1701/trenches/5094-trenches-human-brain-metabolism

Scientists use imaging to map the brain of the extinct Tasmanian tiger

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/scientists-use-imaging-to-map-the-brain-of-the-extinct-tasmanian-tiger-20170118-gttl9n.html

How insects like bumblebees do so much with tiny brains

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170123-how-insects-like-bumblebees-do-so-much-with-tiny-brains?

Why most people are right handed

http://i.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/88349437/why-most-people-are-right-handed

First Fossilized Dinosaur Brain Found

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

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

The bigger your brain, the longer you yawn

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

How Did Primate Brains Get So Big?

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

Schizophrenia Emerged After Humans Diverged From Neanderthals

http://neurosciencenews.com/schizophrenia-evolution-4845/

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

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

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/

Bloodthirsty Brains: Study Challenges Evolutionary Development of the Human Brain

http://neurosciencenews.com/brain-evolution-development-4940/

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

http://phys.org/news/2016-07-neural-networks-larger-brains-susceptible.html

Antisocial cave fish may hold clues to schizophrenia, autism

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/06/antisocial-cave-fish-may-hold-clues-schizophrenia-autism

Brain Trust at GWU: The National Chimpanzee Brain Resource

https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/brain-trust-george-washington

A New Theory Explains How Consciousness Evolved

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/06/how-consciousness-evolved/485558/

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

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?

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

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

Cro Magnon skull shows that our brains have shrunk

http://phys.org/news/2010-03-cro-magnon-skull-brains-shrunk.html

Researchers figure out similarities in brain architecture between birdsand apes

http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/researchers-figure-out-similarities-in.html

How Humans Evolved Supersize Brains

https://www.quantamagazine.org/20151110-evolution-of-big-brains

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

Why Some Animals Have a Head for Directions [Cartoon]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-some-animals-have-a-head-for-directions-cartoon/

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

Dodo Birds Weren't Dodos After All

http://m.livescience.com/53822-dodo-birds-were-smart.html

The Link Between Neanderthal DNA and Depression Risk

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/neanderthal-dna-affects-depression-risk-today/462345/

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

What Makes Our Brains Special?

www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-makes-our-brains-special/

The Unique Flexibility of the Human Brain

http://www.psmag.com/health-and-behavior/the-unique-flexibility-of-the-human-brain

Chimpanzee personality linked to anatomy of brain structures, study finds

http://www.psypost.org/2015/09/chimpanzee-personality-linked-to-anatomy-of-brain-structures-study-finds-38029

How to fossilize a brain

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-fossilize-brain-180957219/