MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'brain evolution'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:29:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968694&cid=t_112125_122_f&fid=36506&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainSciencePodcastBlog%2F%7E3%2FXjSCPI9gHS0%2Fwhy-neuroscience-matters.html On May 11, 2011 Ginger Campbell, MD gave a talk entitled "Why Neuroscience Matters" at the London Skeptics in the Pub. Episode 42 of Books and Ideas is an edited version of that talk, including the lively Q and A with the audience. Listen to Episode 42 of Books and Ideas Free Episode Transcript (Download PDF)     Subscribe to Books and Ideas Podcast:   References  Bayes, A., Grant, S., et al. "Characterization of the proteome, diseases and evolution of the human postsynaptic density." Nature Neuroscience 14, 19–21 (2011) (Published online 12/23/2010). Libet, B. "Do We Have Free Will?" Journal of Consciousness Studies, 6. No. 8-9, 1999, pp. 47-57. On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not (2008) by Robert Burton; p 127. Philosophy in t... the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968694 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:00:30 +0100 4968694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622369&cid=t_112125_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FLh8wyO_R39k%2F Are We All Hypocrites? The author of the new book Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind gives an accessible talk on his area of expertise, evolutionary psychology and hypocrisy. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622369 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:24:02 +0100 4622369 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133630&cid=t_112125_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007617.html Microglia cells helps form connections between neurons. Immune cells known as microglia, long thought to be activated in the brain only when fighting infection or injury, are constantly active and likely play a central role in one of the most basic, central phenomena in the brain – the creation and elimination of synapses. The findings, publishing next week in the online, open access journal PLoS Biology, catapult the humble microglia cell from its well-recognized duty of protecting the brain to direct involvement in creating the cellular networks at the core of brain behavior. Its apparent role as an architect of synapses – junctions between brain cells called neurons – comes as a surprise to researchers long accustomed to thinking of... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133630 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4133630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3271106&cid=t_112125_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FvWad-DhWsvc%2Fscience-of-love-romance-and-patterns-of-attraction.html Lust, Romance & Attachment: The Science of Love and Whom We Choose As part of the Girls Night Out series at the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS), neuroanthropologist Fisher talks about romantic love, misconceptions about love, its effects on the brain, and why we choose one mate over another. She discusses her early research as well as recent work with Chemistry.com. Slides are not visible, but still a fascinating lecture with 27 minutes of Q&A. A Valentine’s fave here at Channel N, see also this Stonybrook lecture, another 2006 lecture, an interview, and a New York Times interview. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3271106 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:00:57 +0100 3271106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044712&cid=t_112125_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006753.html Ron Guhname (not his real name), The Inductivist, used data from the General Social Survey to look at the question of whether the legalization of abortion in America caused a change in selective pressures for intelligence. Using the GSS Wordsum test as a rough measure of intelligence Ron finds that abortion did not appear to change the selective pressures for higher or lower intelligence. The selective pressures for lower intelligence continued unchanged. The first year of the General Social Survey was 1972. I looked at white women ages 50 and over for all surveys conducted in the 70s. The mean number of kids for dull women (Wordsum 0-4) was 3.02. It was 2.22 for smart women (Wordsum 8-10). That's a... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044712 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3044712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510365&cid=t_112125_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006313.html We have bigger brains mainly as a result of competition with other humans in more densely populated areas? COLUMBIA, Mo. - For the past 2 million years, the size of... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510365 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2510365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1905991&cid=t_112125_133_f&fid=35130&url=http%3A%2F%2Fautisticbfh.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2F99-percent-fallacy.html I sometimes come across statements from autistic bloggers and others who describe the world as being divided into two kinds of people: autistics—who make up 1 percent or thereabouts of the world's population—and "neurotypicals." The latter group, according to this view, comprises the remaining 99 percent of the human species, give or take a few.Although this tidy little view of the world may seem at first glance to make sense, as with many black-and-white categorization schemes, the real world appears to be a messier and more complex place. The scientific evidence simply does not back up the popular notion that there is some sort of "typical" brain configuration shared by the vast majority of our species. To the contrary, neuroscientists and other researchers are discovering previously... Whose Planet Is It Anyway? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1905991 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:57:00 +0100 1905991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1759910&cid=t_112125_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005506.html Just punched someone? Blame it on natural selection. What to join the Marines and go into combat? Your genes are your puppeteer. Dream of shooting down enemies? Your genetic alleles... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1759910 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1759910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1536461&cid=t_112125_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005299.html The gap area where nerve cells connect to each other is called the synapse. Our higher intelligence comes not just from more synapses connecting between more nerves. The structure of... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1536461 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1536461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1249061&cid=t_112125_122_f&fid=36506&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainSciencePodcastBlog%2F%7E3%2F239116736%2F Episode 30 of the Brain Science Podcast was devoted to the subject of language evolution. In that episode I mentioned Steven Jay Gould’s claim that language was a spandrel, an incidental by-product of evolution. Gould’s co-author on his famous 1970’s paper about spandrels was Richard Lewontin, who is well-known for disagreeing with prevailing opinions in evolution. At the recent annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science he reportedly gave a talk that discounted all the current theories about brain evolution. I have not read the transcript of his lecture, but I just finished reading Georg Striedter’s comprehensive textbook, Principles of Brain Evolution (2005). This text is highly regarded by leaders in neuroscience research like Micha... the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1249061 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:09:06 +0100 1249061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1243456&cid=t_112125_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005018.html Do humans really have unique modes of thought? Some of the ways which humans were believed to be unique in intellectual abilities have since been found present in other species.... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1243456 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1243456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1119970&cid=t_112125_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F207339914%2F This article was written by Larry McCleary, M.D, for SharpBrains.com's Author Speaks Series. Dr. McCleary (blog) is a former acting Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Denver Children's Hospital. He is trained and has practiced as a pediatric neurosurgeon and has completed post-graduate training in theoretical physics. His scientific publications span the fields of metabolic medicine, tumor immunology, biotechnology and neurological disease. He is the author of The Brain Trust Program: A Scientifically Based Three-Part Plan to Improve Memory, Elevate Mood, Enhance Attention, Alleviate Migraine and Menopausal Symptoms, and Boost Mental Energy (Perigee Trade, 2007). aging, Author Speaks Series, Best of the Brain, book, book agent, book publishing, boost mental energy, brain building diet, ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1119970 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:16:05 +0100 1119970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=852529&cid=t_112125_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004568.html 2.5 year old children are better at following adult examples than are orangutans and chimpanzees. Apes bite and try to break a tube to retrieve the food inside while children... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=852529 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0100 852529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=544561&cid=t_112125_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004187.html An interesting article by Nicholas Wade in the New York Times surveys part of what is known about sexual orientation and other sexual differences in the brain. He discusses potential... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=544561 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 544561