A fundamental question in neurobiology is how animals, including humans, make decisions. A new study publishing in the open access journal PLOS Biology on October 7 reveals how fruit fly females make a very important decision: ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2014
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Life at opposite ends of primate social hierarchies is linked to specific brain networks, a new Oxford University study has shown.
Plants & Animals
Sep 2, 2014
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A queen in a paperwasp colony largely stays in the dark. The worker wasps, who fly outside to seek food and building materials, see much more of the world around them. A new study indicates that the brain regions involved ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 6, 2014
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How and why fish swim in schools has long fascinated biologists looking for clues to understand the complexities of social behavior. A new study by a team of researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center may help ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2013
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PerFluoroAlkyl Substances (PFASs) and precursor compounds have been used in a wide variety of commercial and industrial products over the past six decades. Applications include water and oil repellent coatings, e.g. for textiles, ...
Ecology
Jul 23, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Mathematicians from Queen Mary, University of London will bring researchers one-step closer to understanding how the structure of the brain relates to its function in two recently published studies.
General Physics
May 2, 2013
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(Phys.org) —To make better mind maps, a group of French scientists – building on prototypes developed at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) – have produced the world's first microscopic, organic ...
Engineering
Apr 12, 2013
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Sexually naïve male mice respond differently to the chemical signals emitted by newborn pups than males that have mated and lived with pregnant females, according to a study published March 20 in The Journal of Neuroscience. ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2013
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The question of how some wolves evolved into the trusty dogs that work on farms, lead the blind and curl up on pillows in bedrooms has remained largely unanswered. Until now.
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2013
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With a mate and a nest to protect, the male threespined stickleback is a fierce fish, chasing and biting other males until they go away.
Biotechnology
Nov 15, 2012
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