A specialized model used by researchers is becoming a valuable tool for studying human brain development, diseases and ...

“We don’t have a precise definition of a brain,” he said. Scientists home in on the brain’s evolutionary origins by sorting out the animals without brains. Sponges have no neurons, so they are easy to ...

But nature is not always a centralised design. Indeed, various animals have developed multiple brain-like organs, bestowing on them abilities that almost sound alien-like. These are not accidental ...

they injected either cyanobacteria or green algae into Xenopus laevis tadpoles and deprived the animals of oxygen, causing brain activity to cease. Exposing the animals to light, which allowed the ...

The part of their brain responsible for learning and memory is called the telencephalon ... foster a sense of respect and curiosity about animal intelligence. They also challenge students to ...

They can regenerate the front portion of their brain, called the telencephalon ... limbs and we all know that it's the only terrestrial animal that can regrow a limb and the only vertebrate ...

Brain Game is a competition in which we start ... which is 12 years per cycle. Twelve different animals mark each year, with every creature representing different traits. Chinese fortune-tellers ...

Each animal underwent a complete necropsy. Gross pathological findings were not remarkable; no notable macroscopic lesions were observed in the brain of any animal. Protocol-required tissues and ...