A simplified mathematical model of the brain's neural circuitry shows that repetitious, overlapped firing of neurons can lead to the waves of overly synchronized brain activity that may cause the halting movements that are ...
Mathematics
Sep 12, 2011
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What would you do if the person standing next to you suddenly screamed and ran away? Would you be able to carry on calmly with what you're doing, or would you panic? Unless you're James Bond, you're most likely to go for ...
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2020
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University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists have identified what they think is the ancestral trait that allowed for the evolution of air breathing in vertebrates. They will present their research at the 42nd annual meeting ...
Evolution
Oct 16, 2012
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Researchers have found that a type of predatory sea slug that usually isn't picky when it comes to what it eats has more complex cognitive abilities than previously thought, allowing it to learn the warning cues of dangerous ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2013
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New findings in color vision research imply that humans can perceive a greater range of blue tones than monkeys do.
Plants & Animals
May 1, 2023
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A new study reveals a dazzling degree of biological diversity in an unexpected place – a single neural connection in the body wall of flies.
Other
Feb 22, 2012
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Crayfish make surprisingly complex, cost-benefit calculations, finds a University of Maryland study, opening the door to a new line of research that may help unravel the cellular brain activity involved in human decisions.
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2010
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The mechanics of instinctive behavior are mysterious. Even something as simple as the question of how a mouse can use its powerful sense of smell to detect and evade predators, including species it has never met before, has ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 28, 2011
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If you rely on hand gestures to get your point across, you can thank fish for that! Scientists have found that the evolution of the control of speech and hand movements can be traced back to the same place in the brain, which ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2013
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The vocalizations of humans, bats, whales, seals and songbirds vastly differ from each other. Humans and birds, for example, are separated by some 300 million years of evolution. But scientists studying how these animals ...
Evolution
Feb 29, 2024
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