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Stanford psychologists aim to help computers understand you better
Jun 05, 2012 (SPX)
Language is so much more than a string of words. To understand what someone means, you need context. Consider the phrase, "Man on first." It doesn't make much s...
New Mini-sensor Measures Magnetic Field of the Brain
Jun 05, 2012 (SPX)
In future a new magnetic sensor the size of a sugar cube might simplify the measurement of brain activity. In the magnetically shielded room of Physikalisch-Tec...
Handful of genetic changes led to huge changes to human brain
Jun 04, 2012 (SPX)
Changes to just three genetic letters among billions led to evolution and development of the mammalian motor sensory network, and laid the groundwork for the de...
Family values
May 30, 2012 (SPX)
In early human evolution, when faithful females began to choose good providers as mates, pair-bonding replaced promiscuity, laying the foundation for the emerge...
Suspicion resides in two regions of the brain
May 28, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have found that suspicion resides in two distinct regions of the brain: the amygdala, which plays a ...
Personality genes may help account for longevity
May 28, 2012 (SPX)
"It's in their genes" is a common refrain from scientists when asked about factors that allow centenarians to reach age 100 and beyond. Up until now, research h...
Chimpanzees have human-like personalities
May 23, 2012 (UPI)
Chimpanzees and orangutans really do have personalities "like people," British researchers say. The new findings address a long-standing debate about whether gr...
Urban landscape's power to hurt or heal
May 22, 2012 (SPX)
Research shows that street furniture, barriers, parks, public spaces and neighbourhood architecture can stir up powerful emotions in local residents. This shoul...
Anthropologists discover earliest form of wall art
May 18, 2012 (SPX)
Anthropologists working in southern France have determined that a 1.5 metric ton block of engraved limestone constitutes the earliest evidence of wall art. Thei...
Evolution's gift may also be at the root of a form of autism
May 17, 2012 (SPX)
A recently evolved pattern of gene activity in the language and decision-making centers of the human brain is missing in a disorder associated with autism and l...
Anthropologist finds explanation for hominin brain evolution in famous fossil
May 16, 2012 (SPX)
One of the world's most important fossils has a story to tell about the brain evolution of modern humans and their ancestors, according to Florida State Univers...
Wall art from France said world's oldest
May 15, 2012 (UPI)
Anthropologists say a 1.6-ton block of engraved limestone found in southern France is the earliest evidence of wall art, dating to 37,000 years ago. U.S and Eur...
Extra gene drove instant leap in human brain evolution
May 14, 2012 (SPX)
A partial, duplicate copy of a gene appears to be responsible for the critical features of the human brain that distinguish us from our closest primate kin. The...
Scripps Research Institute scientists show how a gene duplication helped our brains become 'human'
May 11, 2012 (SPX)
What genetic changes account for the vast behavioral differences between humans and other primates? Researchers so far have catalogued only a few, but now it se...
Cautious Asians split as Obama backs gay marriage
May 10, 2012 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama's ground-breaking support for same-sex marriage was met with applause from beleaguered gay rights campaigners in Asia on Thursday, but...
Tablet in Turkey contains unknown language
May 10, 2012 (UPI)
Archaeologists working in Turkey say they've found evidence of a forgotten language dating back more than 2,500 years to the time of the Assyrian Empire. Resear...
Emotion Reversed In Left-Handers' Brains Holds New Implications For Treatment Of Anxiety And Depression
May 08, 2012 (SPX)
The way we use our hands may determine how emotions are organized in our brains, according to a recent study published in PLoS ONE by psychologists Geoffrey Bro...
Darwinian selection continues to influence human evolution
May 07, 2012 (SPX)
New evidence proves humans are continuing to evolve and that significant natural and sexual selection is still taking place in our species in the modern world. ...
Genes shed light on spread of agriculture in Stone Age Europe
May 04, 2012 (SPX)
One of the most debated developments in human history is the transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies. This week's edition of Science presents ...
Iceman mummy yields oldest blood seen
May 03, 2012 (UPI)
Researchers studying a 5,300-year-old body found frozen in the Italian Alps in 1991 say they found red blood cells around his wounds, the oldest ever seen. Hike...
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