According to the conclusions of a new study conducted by experts at the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, in Madrid, Spain, it would appear that changes in gray matter volumes may be related to the onset of schizophrenia, especially in teens.
The investigators found that teenagers who r... |
3 January 2012
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According to a new scientific study, it would appear that placental mammals have larger brain sizes because their parents employ useful strategies that promote this growth.Researchers tried to find a connection between body size and brain size, but they only manged to do so for placental mammals. This is very peculia... |
7 September 2010
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The scientific community has finally come to a consensus regarding dolphins. Experts believe that the marine animals are the second most intelligent species on the planet after humans. The creatures are so smart and bright, that they should be referred to as non-human persons, they add. Recent research has demonstrat... |
5 January 2010
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In a new comparative study of animal brains, it was revealed that the size of the brain is not necessarily a clear indicator that more mass equals more smarts. In a paper published in the November 17 issue of the respected scientific journal Current Biology, researchers report that insects with brains the size of a p... |
24 November 2009
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When it picks up sudden movements or sounds, the brain of most animals – including humans – needs to reach a conclusion fast, and to act on that so as to keep the body out of harm's way. A new scientific study has revealed that there are numerous neural pathways that compete for attention inside the ... |
24 October 2009
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Over the past couple of years, a new technology known as optogenetics has swept the fields of medical and anatomical research, thanks to the amazing advancements it can bring forward in our understanding of the human brain. Recently, at the Society for Neuroscience conference, in Chicago, experts from the University ... |
21 October 2009
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For a long time, anthropologists and biologists have tried to understand what exactly is it that prevents our dogs and monkeys, for example, from learning how to read or speak. If brain structures are similar, then why cannot these animals use them more efficiently, and more closely to our own parameters? A new scien... |
29 July 2009
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Since the beginning of time, people have been fascinated with the fact that animals living in large herds, troops, or packs showed obvious signs of intelligence. When science evolved, experts hypothesized that it was the very trait of living together as a society (sociality) that triggered such massive improvements i... |
26 May 2009
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Since the beginning of archeology and anthropology, scientists working in these fields have been looking for the oldest brain on the planet, whichever its origins may be. It would appear that now their prayers have been answered, as a 300 million-year-old fossil, recently found in Kansas, revealed the contents of its... |
3 March 2009
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