What makes the human brain different from that of other primates has long been a question. A new study suggests that the ...

Madeline Lancaster created the first brain organoids, which have revolutionised our understanding of how the brain works - ...

Researchers discovered that certain human brain cells evolved unusually fast, altering autism-linked gene activity.

New research suggests that the most ancient evolutionary parts of the brain could be contributing to consciousness.

A team at University of Massachusetts Amherst developed artificial neurons that fire in the same voltage range as living ...

Researchers discovered that autism’s prevalence may be linked to human brain evolution. Specific neurons in the outer brain evolved rapidly, and autism-linked genes changed under natural selection.

Music affects us so deeply that it can essentially take control of our brain waves and get our bodies moving. Now, ...

Scientists have, for the first time, directly visualized and quantified the protein clusters believed to trigger Parkinson's, ...