... found in humans.
The research suggests that it is not size alone that gives more brain power, but that, during evolution, increasingly sophisticated molecular processing of nerve impulses allowed ...
... traditional methods limited the study of human brain evolution. CT can explore fossils in a noninvasive ... much beyond the mean of modern humans. The brain morphology of Liujiang is assigned to Late Homo ...
... Genome Biology adds weight to the theory that schizophrenia is a costly by-product of human brain evolution. Philipp Khaitovich, from the Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and the ...
A relatively new area of the brain's cerebral cortex evolved to enable humans and other primates the necessary small motor skills to pick up small objects and deftly use tools, scientists now say.
... 300-million-year-old brain of a relative of sharks and ratfish has been revealed by French and American ... new discovery can shed light on brain evolution during major evolutionary transitions, provided ...
... faster than other animals," said Drew Bailey, MU graduate student and co-author of the study. "Our research tells us that competition, whether healthy or not, sets the stage for brain evolution."
... a "startling combination" of features in the early primate that requires a rethinking of primate brain evolution, said Florida State University anthropologist Dean Falk, who was not involved in the ...
... because they can tell us which challenges guide brain evolution," said Sean O'Donnell, a University ... colonies of the eight wasp species and examined their brains. For the most part, males usually don't ...
PANAMA CITY, Panama, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A bop on the head by a Panamanian termite using its mandible is enough to kill a would-be invader, said U.S. researchers studying the insect's brain evolution.
... requisite for cumulative culture.
The researchers say the findings contribute to the understanding of brain evolution and the types of brain required for certain cognitive functions, both in humans ...
