Running and neurogenesis; the plastic brain

A new   paper online in the Journal of Physiology ("Physical exercise increases adult hippocampal neurogenesis in male rats provided ...

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Somatic mutation and neurological traits. Part I. Background and Epilepsy

E pilepsies are disorders of cascades of uncontrolled neural firings.  Local or large parts of the brain can be involved in seizures, and th...

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Oh Koko!

We'll be sharing much more, in the coming months, about why Anne and I are a wee bit obsessed with Koko the gorilla. She's one of th...

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lolhumans

"This pelican looks like a urinal.  Go home, evolution, you are drunk."  (wtfevolution.tumblr)  Urinalification is so lol. But it...

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Sociobalderdash or Sociobiology? Part III

I want to add a third part to this series, triggered by the kerfluffle over Napoleon Chagnon's new book defending himself against his cr...

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