Researchers reveal how small mammals shrink their brains to survive the cold
January 15, 2026
January 15, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 15 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news:
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Researchers reveal how small mammals shrink their brains to survive the cold
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An international team of researchers, with the involvement of the UAB, has conducted a study that explains the evolutionary origins of the Dehnel phenomenon, a unique seasonal adaptation in small mammals that involves the ability to reduce and recover brain volume and . . .
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Researchers reveal how small mammals shrink their brains to survive the cold
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An international team of researchers, with the involvement of the UAB, has conducted a study that explains the evolutionary origins of the Dehnel phenomenon, a unique seasonal adaptation in small mammals that involves the ability to reduce and recover brain volume and . . .