The ability to analyze the brain's neural connectivity is emerging as a key foundation for brain-computer interface (BCI) ...

For most of the past six million years, the human story played out in shifting woodlands, open plains and coastal zones ...

Whether infection of cells by individual virions occurs randomly or if there is some form (s) of competition or cooperativity between individual virions remains largely unknown for most virus-cell ...

Hunting is considered critical to human evolution by many researchers who believe that several characteristics that ...

We often applaud animals for learning tricks. But until recently, we rarely acknowledged that significant intelligence ...

Summary: A global study of vertebrates reveals that body temperature is the key driver behind brain size evolution. Warm-blooded species like mammals and birds can maintain the energy demands of ...

When the researchers introduced lead to human brain organoids – or “mini-brains” – carrying the archaic Neanderthal-like version of NOVA1, which is slightly different to the version that modern humans ...

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The research reveals that our human ancestors were periodically exposed to lead ...

Share on Pinterest Human brain cell evolution may be linked to autism, neurodiversity, according to a new study. Image credit: Lauren Lee/Stocksy A new study concludes that the speed at which the ...

The issue of autism prevalence gained significant attention this week after President Donald Trump, speaking at a White House press event, claimed that taking Tylenol during pregnancy was linked to an ...