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3D rendered illustration of a brain with signal waves in background to show the concept of consciousness
Book Excerpt from Feeling & Knowing
In Chapter 1, “On Being,” author Antonio Damasio outlines the dawn of consciousness.
Book Excerpt from Feeling & Knowing
Book Excerpt from Feeling & Knowing

In Chapter 1, “On Being,” author Antonio Damasio outlines the dawn of consciousness.

In Chapter 1, “On Being,” author Antonio Damasio outlines the dawn of consciousness.

sensory biology, evolution

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Retinal Activity Prepares Blind Newborn Mice for Vision
Ruth Williams | Jul 22, 2021 | 3 min read
Spontaneous waves of nerve impulses flowing across the retina help mouse pups practice motion detection for when they eventually open their eyes.
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A Keen Sense of Smell Appears to Go Hand in Hand with Spatial Memory
Shawna Williams | Feb 1, 2019 | 3 min read
Authors of a small study say the two abilities likely evolved in tandem.
Brains Before Brawn
Bob Grant | Mar 16, 2016 | 2 min read
A newly described horse-size relative of Tyrannosaurus rex may help settle the question of how massive carnivorous dinosaurs took shape throughout the eons.
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The form and function of the ears of modern land vertebrates cannot be understood without knowing how they evolved.
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The Rainbow Connection
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Color vision as we know it resulted from one fortuitous genetic event after another.
Electric Dolphins?
Jef Akst | Jul 27, 2011 | 1 min read
Like many fish and amphibians, the Guiana dolphin can sense low levels of electrical activity in the water—an ability not previously reported in true mammals.
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