New research suggests that modern conditions may trace back to Neanderthal skull traits we share with our extinct cousins.

Keen-eyed internet sleuths have spotted what appears to be a massive skull lurking in the waters of a Canadian Island.

Paleoneurobiologist Emiliano Bruner explores the superpower of projecting images and words that has allowed us to make a ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

Nearly two million people worldwide have lost the simple ability to feel steady. Now researchers have developed an ...

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered that a magnetic brain treatment already used for depression can boost the brain’s ...

People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer.

In cases of brain death, where the heart may still be beating, the patient has lost all vital brain functions, particularly ...

namely traumatic injury like gun shots and accidents that breaks the skull and brain tissue. Bleeding can also cause brain death, as it prevents normal circulation of oxygen to the brain and other ...

The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs ...

Molecular sleuthing has tied the more‑than‑146,000‑year‑old Harbin cranium, known as "Dragon Man," to this hidden branch of humanity.