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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Let's be intelligent about intelligence

A lot of confusion reins over assertions about whether a physical or even behavioral trait is  'genetic'. There are several reasons...

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Let's put this subject to bed...

Our Monday post raised quite a stir.  It was triggered by a Science paper about a large mega-study on the genomics of educational achieve...

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Did my genes make me do it?

David Brooks of the New York Times seems to be heavily into neuroscience these days. Having dismissed evolutionary psychology some time ago...

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My brain is no bigger than a caveman’s

Many people, including myself, consider Richard Dawkins to be well above average when it ...

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