The primal call: mammals may respond to baby cries even when they’re from another species
New reserach suggests mammals are tuned to the crying calls of infants, even when these don't come from members of...
New bird flu infects Antarctic penguins
Adelie penguins going about their way. Photo :Peter & J. Clement/ It's so cold even penguins get the flu in...
Memory Beyond Decapitation
A fluorescent planarianPhoto: http://www.mcb.ucdavis.edu/faculty-labs/scholey Even the most untrained, layperson neuroscientist has the correct sense to recognize memories are...
“Sexual Sweat” is Recognized as Novel by the Brain
Put down that clump of Whale vomit*, there's a better kind of perfume now: "Sexual Sweat." In a possible attempt to...
Remotely Controlling Neurons: Using Nanoparticle Actuators to Remotely Activate Neural Tissue (or, “Why Standing in Front of a Microwave Whilst Possessing Nanoparticles in your Brain is a Bad Idea.”)
Neuroscientists are always looking for new and interesting ways to manipulate individual neurons and neural networks-- shooting magnetic waves at...
The Relationship of Reproduction Strategy and Mental Pathology: The Curious Complexity of Personality
It's often remarkable the ways in which seemingly disparate characteristics of personality mingle. Whether this interaction is remarkable due to...
Finger Length Ratios Indicate Sexual Orientation
In a meta-analysis study researchers from the University of Ontario, Penn State, and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health...
The Domesticated Dog’s Ability to Interpret Human Social Cues is a Result of Millennia of Selective Breeding
As if the domesticated dog's position as, "man's (or woman's) best friend" was not entrenched in the human zeitgeist enough,...