Chapter 6. Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

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How the Bird Eye Was Pushed to an Evolutionary Extreme

Keyword: Vision; Evolution
Link ID: 30247 - Posted: 05.16.2026

Female rats like a different kind of tickling than males

Keyword: Emotions; Evolution
Link ID: 30242 - Posted: 05.16.2026

Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart?

Keyword: Evolution; Intelligence
Link ID: 30231 - Posted: 05.02.2026

Dogs’ brains began to shrink at least 5,000 years ago

Keyword: Evolution
Link ID: 30220 - Posted: 04.29.2026

Could Neanderthals Speak Like Us?

Keyword: Language; Evolution
Link ID: 30215 - Posted: 04.26.2026

Fuel for thought

Keyword: Biomechanics; Evolution
Link ID: 30213 - Posted: 04.22.2026

Beyond Inheritance offers a new view of mutations

Keyword: Development of the Brain; Genes & Behavior
Link ID: 30208 - Posted: 04.22.2026

Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds

Keyword: Animal Communication; Language
Link ID: 30201 - Posted: 04.15.2026

Arboreal deer mice reveal neural roots of dexterity

Keyword: Evolution; Development of the Brain
Link ID: 30196 - Posted: 04.11.2026

A new book finds parenting inspiration in the animal kingdom

Keyword: Sexual Behavior; Evolution
Link ID: 30191 - Posted: 04.08.2026

Robert Trivers, Eccentric Scientist Who Probed Human Nature, Dies at 83

Keyword: Evolution
Link ID: 30179 - Posted: 03.28.2026

The Jellies That Evolved a Different Way To Keep Time

Keyword: Biological Rhythms; Evolution
Link ID: 30169 - Posted: 03.21.2026

A genetic trick helps this all-female fish species escape evolutionary doom

Keyword: Sexual Behavior; Evolution
Link ID: 30158 - Posted: 03.14.2026

The Rise of Eyes Began With Just One

Keyword: Evolution
Link ID: 30138 - Posted: 02.25.2026

The strange animals that control their body heat

Keyword: Evolution
Link ID: 30137 - Posted: 02.25.2026

Listen to the oldest known recording of a whale

Keyword: Animal Communication; Language
Link ID: 30131 - Posted: 02.21.2026

Constant Sexual Aggression Drives Female Tortoises to Walk Off Cliffs

Keyword: Aggression; Sexual Behavior
Link ID: 30125 - Posted: 02.18.2026

Neuroscience has a species problem

Keyword: Evolution
Link ID: 30124 - Posted: 02.18.2026

An Elephant Is Blind Without Its Whiskers

Keyword: Pain & Touch; Evolution
Link ID: 30123 - Posted: 02.14.2026

At a ‘Tea Party’ With Scientists, This Ape Showed Some Imagination

Keyword: Consciousness; Evolution
Link ID: 30112 - Posted: 02.07.2026

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