Eighty-six billion interconnected neurons comprise the human brain, the product of billions of years of evolution. However, the mechanisms supporting the evolution of this remarkable structure over ...

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

Humans, who are classified among the five great apes, are closest genetically, i.e., DNA similarity, to chimpanzees (98.8%-99%) and bonobos (98.8%). [Blueringmedia ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

A part of the brain called the pallium is responsible for many complex functions. In mammals, the pallium is thought to be where the neocortex forms, and gives rise to the cerebral cortex and ...

The axolotl, also known as Ambystoma mexicanum, is an aquatic salamander renowned for its ability to regenerate its spinal cord, heart, and limbs. These amphibians also readily make new neurons ...

The longer the thumb, the bigger the brain, evolution study suggests By Pranjal Malewar September 07, 2025 The research found the bigger a primate's brain the longer its thumbs were, affirming a ...

Human placentas produce exceptionally high hormone levels that may have driven our brain evolution, not male competition as traditionally thought These pregnancy hormones directly influence fetal ...

A molecular atlas of an Australian dragon's brain sheds new light on over 300 million years of brain evolution. Neuroscientists at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt tackled this ...

For more than a century, scientists have treated the brain as the undisputed command center of human evolution, with the rest ...

A molecular atlas of an Australian dragon’s brain sheds new light on over 300 million years of brain evolution “Neurons are the most diverse cell types in the body. Their evolutionary diversification ...