Adaptation and Survival

I belong to one of the most influential generations humankind may ever know. We are one of the smallest generations history has ever produced, perhaps only five years wide, maybe less. A statistical blip. A rounding error wedged between late Baby Boomers and early Millennials. And yet, I believe we are one of the most interesting generations humanity has ever known. I am a Xennial.   Xennials are a generation that came just after Gen X, but predated Millennials. Image downloa

Cavefish living in total darkness evolved dramatic changes in sleep, stress, and neural circuits. Discover how Astyanax mexicanus rewires its brain to survive without light — and what this reveals about neural adaptation across vertebrates.