Niche construction via scholarly communication
Nature | Comment Scholarship: Beyond the paper by Jason Priem, Nature 495, 437–440 (28 March 2013) doi:10.1038/495437a Nature article excerpt: “Scholars now share their research […]
Month: March 2013
The epigenetics of emergent phenotypes
The genetics of emergent phenotypes Excerpt: “Concepts of emergence range from the mundane (the whole is more than the sum of its parts) […]
Neuroaesthetics of the soul
Neuroaesthetics is killing your soul Can brain scans ever tell us why we like art? by Philip Ball 22 March 2013 Excerpt: “… to suggest […]
Molecular mechanisms of ecological and social niche construction in sexual selection
Excerpt from Nutrient-dependent / Pheromone-controlled thermodynamics and thermoregulation: “In flies, ecological and social niche construction can be linked to molecular-level cause and effect at the […]
Odors and pheromones condition responses to visual rewards
“Dopaminergic reward signals selectively decrease fMRI activity in primate visual cortex” [Subscription required] Article excerpt with my emphasis “…the highly selective behavioral and neural effects […]
Human pheromones: olfactory / pheromonal conditioning of selective reactions sans visual input
Human pheromones: Reward linked to image is enough to activate brain’s visual cortex March 21, 2013 in Neuroscience Excerpt: “Why does the visual cortex react […]
Nutrient-dependent / Pheromone-controlled Adaptive Evolution: A Model
Kohl, James V. (in review) Nutrient–dependent / Pheromone–controlled Adaptive Evolution: A Model. Socioaffective Neuroscience & Psychology. Submitted: Feb 3, 2013. Background: The prenatal migration of […]
Integrating conditions of existence and unity of type: a dialogue
Other: The evidence for the distance of mutation leading to genetic variation is so overwhelming it is difficult to know where to start. JVK: The […]
Evolution is entirely about reproduction
Communicating about evolution: the danger of shortcuts By Jean Flanagan, Posted: March 18, 2013 to PLOS blogs Excerpt: “And evolution isn’t really about survival at […]
Evolutionary epigenetics vs. random mutations theory
Evolutionary Epigenetics Review by Simon House, in the book: Handbook of Epigenetics: The New Molecular and Medical Genetics [Hardcover], Editor: Trygve Tollefsbol, Publisher: Academic Press; […]