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

Humans owe our impressive intellect to our large brains, which are unusually sophisticated thanks to evolution. The first surge in our brain size occurred ... years ago, human brains became ...

The discovery adds to the growing understanding of how genetic changes arising during evolution ... human brain, including cell types that may have contributed to the increased size of our brain ...

overturns long-standing ideas about human brain evolution. Scientists from the University of Reading, the University of Oxford and Durham University found that brain size increased gradually ...

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

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

in years ago): 7.6—6 million BRAIN SIZE (est., in cu cm): 360-370 (slightly smaller than a male chimp's) SPECIAL FEATURES: oldest known hominin; set apart from other fossil apes by smaller ...

“We know very little about how human-specific genes . . . might impact brain evolution and this [work] provides some really important insights,” says Debra Silver, a neuroscientist at Duke University ...

Scientists found that fast-evolving DNA shaped human brain development but might also increase risks for mental disorders.

The human brain is more than seven times the expected size. Although evolution has enlarged the human brain, it hasn’t done so uniformly: some brain areas have ballooned more than others.

The human brain stands ... evidence-based strategies for brain health, we can navigate each stage with greater awareness and appreciation for the remarkable evolution of human cognition.