A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

The human brain undergoes remarkable transformations from infancy through maturity, with each life stage bringing unique cognitive changes.

The skull evolved for protection against blunt force. Modern acceleration and rotational forces expose the brain to new ...

The secrets of human brain evolution are beginning to be unveiled thanks to a recent study. Researchers have explored key genetic regions to understand what sets us apart from chimpanzees.

Researchers discovered uniquely human neuroanatomical features in a study comparing human brains to macaque and chimpanzee ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

Have you ever heard someone point to a broken-down car, refrigerator, or another piece of machinery and claim, “they just don’t make them like they used to”? According to the theory of retrogenesis, ...

Researchers from the University of New Hampshire looked at the developmental process of the cerebral cortex—the outermost ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

Brain organoids, three-dimensional models of the brain, are a boon to neuroscience, making it possible to study the ...

According to the researchers, their conclusions about the facial development of embryonic mice also appears to apply to us ...

Genes from the minority population, particularly those related to brain function, may have played a crucial role in human evolution, says Trevor Cousins.