Northwestern University research has provided direct experimental evidence that gut microbes influence brain function and ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees. For the study, published ...

A new study from Northwestern University provides the first empirical data showing the direct role the gut microbiome plays ...

Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...

Could our gut hold the key to human intelligence? New research shows gut microbes can shape brain development, boost energy ...

New research reveals the unique human ability to conceptualize numbers may be rooted deep within the brain. The results of the study by Oregon Health & Science University involving neurosurgery ...

What unique processes conspire to create a healthy, functional human brain? How can we be so genetically similar to, say, chimpanzees, and yet be light-years more sophisticated cognitively and ...

Our brains have been changing constantly because of the climate, a new study says (Getty) Climate has changed the size of human bodies and, to some extent, human brains, research suggests. The average ...

This is a 3-D reconstruction of a modern human cranium showing the teeth and endocranial cast. George Washington University The human brain and teeth have not evolved together in humans, unlike what ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be the result of millions of years of evolution. Rapid neuronal evolution in humans is likely ASD’s genetic cause, new research suggests. Though autism can cause ...