FOXP2, a gene implicated in affecting speech and language, is held up as a textbook example of positive selection on a human-specific trait. But in a paper published August 2 in the journal Cell, researchers challenge this finding. Their...
Some parents may worry whether teaching their babies two languages concurrently will overburden their babies' minds, while some may wonder if babies get confused learning two very different languages from birth. These concerns are unfounded, according to the latest...
Blinking steadies our gaze, a new study finds. Credit: Stephen McNally
Every few seconds, our eyelids automatically shutter and our eyeballs roll back in their sockets. So why doesn't blinking plunge us into intermittent darkness and light? New research led...
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If a piece of electronics isn't working, troubleshooting the problem often involves probing the flow of electricity through the various components of the circuit to locate any faulty parts.
Stanford bioengineer and neuroscientist Jin Hyung Lee, who...
With woodpeckers, the answer's in the question--true to their name, they peck wood. And when they do, they peck hard--with each peck, the bird undergoes a force of 1,200 to 1,400 g's. By comparison, a measly force of 60-100...
Image is a Z-statistic map threshold at voxel-height probability of P<.001and cluster probability of P<.05 displayed over axial MNIT1 anatomic template. Significant clusters are located in the anterior cingulate cortex, bilateral inferior frontal, inferior parietal and medial temporal gyrl,...
Soccer players who head the ball a lot are three times more likely to have concussion symptoms than players who don't head the ball often, according to a new study published in the February 1, 2017, online issue of...
Immunostaining after two weeks of differentiation of neural progenitor cells into neurons.
Credit: Neha Rani
Compared to other mammals, humans have the largest cerebral cortex. A sheet of brain cells that folds in on itself multiple times in order to fit...
Ask a dozen people about their greatest fears, and you'll likely get a dozen different responses. That, along with the complexity of the human brain, makes fear—and its close cousin, anxiety—difficult to study. For this reason, clinical anti-anxiety medicines...
Lenticular organic microfossils in the Kromberg Formation, Onverwacht Group, Barberton Mountain Land of South Africa. Image shown is an optical photomicrograph of a polished thin section, taken in transmitted light.
Credit: Dorothy Oehler on a sample provided by Maud Walsh...
The scans show that stimulation 'in beat' increases brain activity in the regions involved in task performance. On the other hand, stimulation 'out of beat' showed activity in regions usually associated with resting.Credit: Ines Violante
Scientists have uncovered a method...
