Scientists challenge a 70-year-old “lizard brain” myth

Science Daily | Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:53:45 EDT

In labs across France,
Scientists redraw the mind—
Lizard myth unravelled.

A long-standing picture of brain evolution as newer, rational layers stacked on top of an ancient “lizard brain” may be deeply misleading. Researchers found that evolution instead appears to balance two competing styles of brain wiring, expanding one while shrinking the other depending on what…

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