What distinguishes the mammalian brain from that of other vertebrates is a region called the neocortex, which is the largest and evolutionarily newest part of the human brain. The researchers focused ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

“We are not this optimal solution to intelligence,” said Niklas Kempynck, who pursues graduate studies at KU Leuven, in a sweeping statement that tears up old dogmas about the cognitive superiority of ...