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Humans Acquired 20% of Increased Brain Functions Due to a 'Ghost Population' That Coexisted With Our Ancestors
According to the study, our ancestors split from a group 1.5 million years ago and rejoined them 300,000 years ago.
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Scientists sawed a human brain into 703 cubes to map its energy system for the first time
The human brain runs on a tight energy budget. Despite making up only 2% of our body weight, it devours around 20% of our ...
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New Study Identifies Unexpected Part of Your Brain That's Uniquely Human
The Victorian palaeontologist Richard Owen incorrectly argued that the human brain was the only brain to contain a small area ...
Atlas of brain's mitochondria reveals high cognition areas supplied with more energy
Everything the brain does—from storing memories to interpreting sights to regulating emotions—requires energy, all produced ...
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Mysterious Human Ancestors Gave Us 20% of Our Genes that Boosted Our Brain Function
A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...
Why the Human Brain May Power the Next Tech Revolution
On this episode of Primer, we explore the world of biocomputing, where scientists are blurring the lines between the biological and synthetic.
Researchers Reveal What Happens to Your Brain When You Don’t Get Enough Sleep
What if poor sleep was doing more than just making you tired? Researchers have discovered that disrupted sleep in older ...
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Your Brain Might Start 'Eating Itself' During Strenuous Endurance Exercise
When the human brain is starved of energy, it may start to 'eat' its own fatty tissue for fuel, according to a pilot study on ...
If you've done these 5 activities this week, you have a sharper brain than ‘most Americans': Neuroscience expert
Dr. Drew Ramsey has been a psychiatrist for over 20 years, and he’s consistently found throughout his neuroscience research ...