What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

In their study published in Nature Communications, researchers identified an unusual type of brain cell they named “ovoid ...

The investigation was a global endeavor that led to a Post series exposing the Smithsonian's “racial brain collection.” ...

Our brains build maps of the environment that help us understand the world around us, allowing us to think, recall, and plan. These maps not only help us to, say, find our room on the correct floor of ...

When I tell guests on my boat that dolphins never completely sleep, they are astounded. But in truth, if dolphins fell completely asleep as humans do, they would drown. They have to surface to breathe ...

Turns out, your brain may not be the only marker for your level of intelligence. The post 4 Body Parts That Could Reveal How ...

The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not ...