Gut May Have Been the Body’s First Brain, Evolutionary Study Argues
Flinders University researchers propose in The Journal of Physiology that the gut's enteric nervous system may be the body's original ...
Tag: brain evolution
CT Scan of a Tiny Cretaceous Mammal Slashes Its Brain Size Estimate
A digital endocast of the Mongolian multituberculate Kryptobaatar dashzevegi reveals a far smaller brain than previously thought, cutting its encephalization ...
Ancient Jumping Genes Turn Out to Be Hidden Architects of the Human Cortex
A Nature Neuroscience commentary highlights new evidence that genetic variants within Alu transposable elements help shape the size and structure ...
The Case of the Missing Mouse Pax6 Neuron: A Cross-Species Mix-Up Rewrites Brain Cell Taxonomy
A cross-species transcriptomic meta-analysis reveals that the mouse Pax6 interneuron subclass was never missing but mislabeled, while the primate Sncg ...
One Gene’s Slow Rise May Explain How Primate Brains Grew Big and Folded
A new Nature Genetics study shows that gradual evolutionary increases in the expression of the gene CCNB1IP1 helped drive the ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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