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Category: Neurobiology

Counterintuitive? Fish make more brain cells in water rich with carbon dioxide
Neurobiology

Counterintuitive? Fish make more brain cells in water rich with carbon dioxide

Fish continuously make new neurons in their brain. Ocean acidification is harmful for marine life, but can it help fish…
July 6, 2020December 7, 2022 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Why don’t whales have strokes?
Neurobiology

Why don’t whales have strokes?

Whales can't breathe underwater. But even though whale brains should be damaged by the lack of oxygen, they aren't. Scientists…
June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Sensitive skin? Dolphins feel touch best on their faces
Neurobiology

Sensitive skin? Dolphins feel touch best on their faces

Hands are among the most touch-sensitive body parts for humans, but what about dolphins? Scientists studied how well dolphins feel…
April 9, 2020 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Athletic Atlantic salmon grow more brain cells than couch potato Atlantic salmon
Neurobiology

Athletic Atlantic salmon grow more brain cells than couch potato Atlantic salmon

Exercise is good for growing muscles - and, as it turns out, cells in the salmon brain. After three weeks…
February 17, 2020February 19, 2020 Anastasia Yandulskaya
No nerves lost: Octopuses can regenerate their nervous system.
Neurobiology

No nerves lost: Octopuses can regenerate their nervous system.

Octopuses have complex behaviors, like communicating with other octopuses by changing color patterns of their skin. Damage to the nerve…
November 19, 2019November 24, 2019 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Are dolphins losing their minds in blooming ocean waters?
Neurobiology

Are dolphins losing their minds in blooming ocean waters?

Polluted water is a great source of food for harmful algal blooms, which release even more toxins into the water.…
August 16, 2019August 19, 2019 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Bold Fish, Shy Fish: What’s in Their Brains?
Neurobiology

Bold Fish, Shy Fish: What’s in Their Brains?

Much like people, some fish individuals are adventurous, while others are more cautious. Do differences in the brain function hold…
July 22, 2019July 23, 2019 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Behavior Neurobiology Toxicology

The effects of social history on alcohol tolerance in crayfish

Lonely crawdad’s can really handle their liquor according to this study.
May 30, 2017June 8, 2017 Abrahim El Gamal

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