Sean Prall: University of Washington School of MedicineThe developmental pattern of adrenal androgen production is unique to humans and chimpanzees, and this pattern is thought to have important implications in human evolutionary biology. Unlike other hormones, the ultimate role of adrenal androgens is not well understood despite the important physiological roles these hormones play. The […]

Stephanie White: UCLAHumans and songbirds learn their vocalizations through social interactions and sensorimotor experience. These processes enlist implicit learning, a critical component of social cognition. Deficits in implicit learning including language disorders have devastating consequences for social integration and well-being. To treat or prevent these deficits, the neural mechanisms for learned vocal communication must be […]

Marcus Hamilton: Santa Fe InstituteWe can observe, examine and study the world around us meaningfully at many scales. Biologists may study genes, populations, species, ecosystems, or the biosphere. Social scientists may study the behavior of individuals, the dynamics of cities, or aspects of the archaeological past. But of course, at a coarse-grained level we are […]