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Why Diving Marine Mammals Resist Brain Damage From Low Oxyge...

No human can survive longer than a few minutes underwater, and even a well-trained Olympic swimmer needs frequent gulps of air. Our brains need a constant supply of oxygen, particularly during exercise. Contrast that with Weddell seals, a [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Difference between a human and animal brain may surprise you

The brain undergoes a complicated pattern of development in the embryo. This development is similar in birds, mammals and humans. An embryo has three basic layers that begin as simple layers of cells programmed by genes to become differe [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2008 | Comments : 1

Marine mammals boost brain oxygen supply

Marine mammals have an uncanny ability to remain awake and alert while holding their breath during long dives. New research shows that this might be thanks to high concentrations of oxygen-binding proteins in the brain.

Posted On : Jan, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Whales share a specialized type of brain cell with us.

Whales are more like us than we thought, at least as far as our brains are concerned. This according to neuroscientists Patrick Hof and Estel van der Gucht of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Hof says the brains of some whale species, [...]