Dogs’ brains — are they symmetrical?
To the casual observer, the skull of an average dog may look more or less left/right symmetrical. But are they really? More progress has recently been made towards resolving this question. A joint research team from the University of Bari, and the University of Trento, in Italy, performed non-hazardous computed tomography (CT) scans of the…
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Martin Gardiner -- Improbable Research
No love for outsiders – oxytocin makes us favor our own ethnic or cultural groups
Few molecules have a reputation as glowing as that of oxytocin. Often billed as the “love hormone” or “cuddle hormone”, oxytocin has been linked to virtually every positive aspect of human behaviour. But it also promotes racial and cultural bias. Despite its misleading labels, oxytocin has a dark side. Just two months ago, Jennifer Bartz…
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Ed Yong - Discover