Pioneering brain study reveals ‘software’ differences between humans and monkeys

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00198-7

Scientists uncover the genetics of monogamy

https://www.healthcanal.com/mental-health-behavior/247435-scientists-uncover-the-genetics-of-monogamy.html

El cerebro humano creció y se desarrolló gracias a estos genes: NOTCH2NL

https://www.nationalgeographic.com.es/ciencia/actualidad/cerebro-humano-crecio-y-se-desarrollo-gracias-a-estos-genes-notch2nl_12775/amp?__twitter_impression=true

When it comes to bee brains, size does not matter

https://www.earth.com/news/bee-brains-size/

These Dinosaurs' Noses Made Breathing Complicated for a Very Good Reason

https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/578512/?__twitter_impression=

Narrower Skulls, Oblong Brains: How Neanderthal DNA Still Shapes Us

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/science/neanderthals-humans-brains-skulls.html

Research identifies a gene that makes our brains (and those of primates) unique

https://www.zmescience.com/science/primate-brain-genes-92636235/

The evolutionary mystery of gigantic human brains

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/the-evolutionary-mystery-of-gigantic-human-brains/

Neuroscientists Have Discovered a Previously Hidden Region in The Human Brain

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-hidden-region-of-the-human-brain-was-revealed-while-making-an-atlas/amp?__twitter_impression=

The Woman Who Shaped the Study of Fossil Brains

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/woman-who-shaped-study-fossil-brains-180968254/

Research gives new insight into the evolution of the nervous system

https://phys.org/news/2018-10-insight-evolution-nervous.html

Neuroscientists Have Found a Difference in Human Brain Cells That Could Help Explain Our Unique Intelligence

https://www.sciencealert.com/human-excitatory-neuron-dendrites-signal-processing-differs-to-rats

Automatisme : un comportement pas si archaïque !

http://www4.cnrs-dir.fr/insb/recherche/parutions/articles2018/t-boraud.html

What elephants' unique brain structures suggest about their mental abilities

https://phys.org/news/2018-08-elephants-unique-brain-mental-abilities.html

Why are humans so much smarter than other primates?

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2018/09/24/why-are-humans-so-much-smarter-than-other-primates/#

Elephants Have The Most Neurons. Why Aren't They The Smartest Animals?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/09/12/elephants-have-the-most-neurons-why-arent-they-the-smartest-animals/#77d2bb606afb

¿Qué es la autodomesticación?

https://nutcrackerman.com/2018/10/09/que-es-autodomesticacion-what-is-self-domestication/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Non-human primate neuroimaging data may improve understanding of human brain disorders

https://www.healthimaging.com/topics/neuroimaging/neuroimaging-data-improve-understanding-brain-disorders

Neanderthal Brains: Bigger, Not Necessarily Better

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2018/09/21/

What Ecstasy Does to Octopuses

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/09/octopuses-on-ecstasy-prefer-each-other-to-chewbacca/570763/

Octopuses Do Something Really Strange to Their Genes

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/04/octopuses-do-something-really-strange-to-their-genes/522024/

Chimpanzee personality traits are linked to brain structure

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-07-chimpanzee-personality-traits-linked-brain.html

Mammal forerunner that reproduced like a reptile sheds light on brain evolution

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180829133422.htm

Scientists Discover A New Type Of Brain Cell In Humans

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreamorris/2018/08/27/scientists-discover-a-new-type-of-brain-cell-in-humans/#6a177c4b3acd

Primate speech: How some species are 'wired' for talk

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/science-environment-45114322

What Makes Parrots So Intelligent?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2018/07/12/what-makes-parrots-so-intelligent/#2efd990e34e6

Neandertalogy: Why Should Psychologists Study Neandertals?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-think-neandertal/201803/neandertalogy-why-should-psychologists-study-neandertals?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Why Social Science Needs Evolutionary Theory

http://nautil.us/blog/why-social-science-needs-evolutionary-theory

Exclusive: Neanderthal ‘minibrains’ grown in dish

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/exclusive-neanderthal-minibrains-grown-dish

We Are What They Ate

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mind-menagerie/201806/we-are-what-they-ate

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