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New clues from brain structures of mantis shrimp

New research sheds new light on the evolution of some of the earliest brain structures, and stirs up new, intriguing questions about the origins of centers that support learning and memory. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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New clues from brain structures of mantis shrimp

New research sheds new light on the evolution of some of the earliest brain structures, and stirs up new, intriguing questions about the origins of centers that support learning and memory. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily

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The tasmanian tiger had a brain structure suited to a predatory life style

Brain scans suggest the action-planning part of the cortex was large in these extinct predators. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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Viruses in genome important for our brain

Over millions of years retroviruses have been incorporated into our human DNA, where they today make up almost 10 per cent of the total genome. A research group has now discovered a mechanism through which these retroviruses may have an … Continue reading

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Large human brain evolved as a result of ‘sizing each other up’

Humans have evolved a disproportionately large brain as a result of sizing each other up in large cooperative social groups, researchers have proposed. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily

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Fossilized dinosaur brain tissue identified for the first time

Researchers have identified the first known example of fossilized brain tissue in a dinosaur from Sussex. The tissues resemble those seen in modern crocodiles and birds. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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This is the first dinosaur brain fossil ever found

The brain was discovered on a beach on Bexhill-on-Sea A dinosaur’s brain, preserved in a pebbleResearchers have identified the first known example of fossilised brain tissue in a dinosaur from Sussex. The tissues resemble those seen in modern crocodiles and … Continue reading

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Alliance United States – European Union for research on the brain

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-e10e7d84b59fc5c66e606ac1409a95ae.jpg” IMG class=”hide” alt=”Alleanza Usa-Ue per ricerche su cervello” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-e10e7d84b59fc5c66e606ac1409a95ae.jpg”(ANSA) – ROMA, 20 MAR – the two major projects in the world in the brain, the ‘brain’ American by $ 1 trillion just released by President Barack … Continue reading

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Run ‘rejuvenates’ brain

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-73c4d0588448d89c341be2e937c3669a.jpg” IMG class=”hide” alt=”Correre ‘ringiovanisce’ cervello” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-73c4d0588448d89c341be2e937c3669a.jpg”(ANSA) – ROMA, 10 MAR – helps rejuvenate the brain is what comes from tests performed on mice at the Institute of cell biology and Neurobiology of the Consiglio nazionale delle … Continue reading

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Photos show Bersani at home recovering from brain surgery

IMG class=hide alt=”Photos show Bersani at home recovering from brain surgery” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-ab3f8149fc5eba0b051f586073bb3758.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, February 11 – Images of Pier Luigi Bersani, former leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) who suffered a brain aneurysm in early January, were … Continue reading

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