Summary: A global study of vertebrates reveals that body temperature is the key driver behind brain size evolution. Warm-blooded species like mammals and birds can maintain the energy demands of ...

New meta-analysis finds skipping breakfast or short fasts doesn’t dull your mind. Your brain adapts seamlessly using glucose or fat for fuel.

Vertebrates have extremely different brain sizes: even with the same body size, brain size can vary a hundredfold. As a rule, ...

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have created one of the most comprehensive single cell maps of the developing human brain. The atlas captures nearly every cell type, ...

Researchers have created a detailed map of chemical modifications to DNA that occur in the human brain from the earliest ...

We know that children need the basics — nutritious food, clean air, and safe places to learn and live. But to really thrive, ...

Humans developed large brains and flatter faces at an exceptionally quick rate compared to other apes, according to new research from UCL scientists. The study suggests that these rapid changes may ...

The idea that creative people are “right‑brained” and logical thinkers are “left‑brained” is popular—but modern neuroscience tells a much more surprising story.

New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that the enzyme biliverdin reductase A (BVRA) plays a direct protective role against oxidative stress in neurons, independent of its role producing the ...