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Scientists challenge a 70-year-old “lizard brain” myth
ScienceDailyMonday, August 31, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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A long-standing picture of brain evolution as newer, rational layers stacked on top of an ancient “lizard brain” may be deeply misleading.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. A long-standing picture of brain evolution as newer, rational layers stacked on top of an ancient “lizard brain” may be deeply misleading.
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A long-standing picture of brain evolution as newer, rational layers stacked on top of an ancient “lizard brain” may be deeply misleading.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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