The embryonic telencephalon starts off as a simple sheet of neuroepithelial cells. This neuroepithelium becomes patterned into distinct proliferative zones that ultimately generate the different ...

"We want to understand how the telencephalon evolves by looking at genetics and developmental pathways in closely-related species from natural populations," said Jonathan Sylvester, a postdoctoral ...

A new study published in Nature suggests that the neural foundations of spatial navigation—the brain's internal "GPS"—may have emerged far earlier in evolution than previously believed. The research, ...

Birds are smart. A large empirical database on their cognitive capacities supports this claim, and readers of Psychology Today can learn more about this topic from the excellent essays posted under ...

The telencephalon is the part of the brain responsible for executive functions in fish, according to an experimental study. Zegni Triki and colleagues used guppies (Poecilia reticulata) that had been ...

The relative sizes of specific parts of the guppy brain may explain why some fish are better at learning certain tasks than others. Zegni Triki, a biologist at Stockholm University, had an inkling ...

Axolotls are a model organism researchers use to study a variety of topics in biology. Ruben Undheim/Flickr, CC BY-SA Different cell types have different functions. They are able to specialize in ...