Large brains have long differentiated humans and primates from other mammals and there is a clear evidence that brain mass increased through time.
Evolution
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Last year Lee Berger from the University of the Witwatersrand and his team discovered the skeletal remains of two specimens they determined to be a new species of human called Australopithecus sediba. The ...
The recently discovered species Homo naledi may have had a pint-sized brain, but that brain packed a big punch. New research by Ralph Holloway and colleagues—that include researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand, ...
Archaeology
May 14, 2018
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Bats are famous for their sonar-based navigation. They use their extremely sensitive hearing for orientation, emitting ultrasound noises and receiving an image of their surroundings based on the echo. Seba's short-tailed ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 20, 2020
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Many believe our particularly large brain is what makes us human—but is there more to it? The brain's shape, as well as the shapes of its component parts (lobes) may also be important.
Evolution
Jan 6, 2023
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Language is one aspect that makes us human. Other animals can learn words or calls and communicate, but the ability to generate an infinite number of utterances based on a small number of syntactic rules is unique to humans.
Evolution
Sep 18, 2023
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Humans are not the only primates that enjoy watching TV -- this was the discovery of a research team that monitored a monkey's brain activity while it watched TV and confirmed the animal was enjoying itself.
Plants & Animals
Jun 18, 2010
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An unexpected observation has led researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science to challenge a 200-year-old doctrine regarding the embryonic origins of the pituitary gland.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 2, 2024
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Including music in the background of a television commercial may make for a more effective sports product advertisement, according to the results of a Texas A&M University study.
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2021
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Neuroscientists at Goethe University, Frankfurt have discovered a feedback loop that modulates the receptivity of the auditory cortex to incoming acoustic signals when bats emit echolocation calls. In a study published in ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2022
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