{
  "id": 4656170,
  "title": "Scientists challenge a 70-year-old “lizard brain” myth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/scientists-challenge-a-70-year-old-lizard-brain-myth-4656170",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T12:53:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260829235958.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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 an animal needs to survive.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}