Neurodiversity research has reshaped how we think about autism and ADHD, revealing that a “normal” brain doesn’t exist – and ...

Your brain is wrinkled like a walnut, and those wrinkles aren't just for show. Each fold increases the amount of surface area ...

A popular idea suggests a link between big brains and a rich social life, but octopuses don't fit the pattern, which suggests ...

In Newen and Montemayor’s evolutionary framework, basic arousal developed first. It’s like nature’s security alarm, warning ...

Much like new parents, new pet parents will have their phone galleries bursting with pictures of their darling pets, will ...

"An ancestral trait." Groundbreaking study finds bizarre similarity between brainless jellyfish and humans: 'Fundamental ...

One year ago, Tim Andrews was among the world’s first recipients of a genetically modified pig kidney. Now, he is the first in that small group of pioneers to go on to receive a human kidney.

Consciousness researchers studying “islands of awareness” have found that disconnected brains likely sink into a strange form ...

Can the brain keep working when its architecture changes? Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have discovered ...

Monkey experiments hint at a "motivation brake" pathway between two brain regions. Manipulating it may lead to new treatments ...

They found that the shrews’ brain cells lose water but crucially do not die, meaning that the animals retain their brain ...

Human perception is multisensory, with dozens of interacting senses shaping how we experience taste, movement, balance, and the world around us. Neuroscientists increasingly treat perception as a ...