Brain Builds and Uses Maps of Social Networks, Physical Space, in the Same Way

Andy Fell — July 22, 2020 - 10:06am

Even in these social-distanced days, we keep in our heads a map of our relationships with other people: family, friends, co-workers and how they relate to each other. New research from the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis, shows that we put together this social map in much the same way that we assemble a map of physical places and things.

Best of Frenemies: Unexpected Role of Social Networks in Ecology

Andy Fell — November 01, 2019 - 10:13am

Social networking, even between competing species, plays a much bigger role in ecology than anyone previously thought, according to three biologists at the University of California, Davis.

“There’s mounting evidence that different species pay attention to each other in the wild, especially if they share predators,” said Mike Gil, postdoctoral researcher at �ٺ��Ƶ. “The theory of ecology has lagged behind.”

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Brain Builds and Uses Maps of Social Networks, Physical Space, in the Same Way

Best of Frenemies: Unexpected Role of Social Networks in Ecology