Researchers have now discovered that HAR123, a regulatory gene sequence, is an important factor in human brain development.

New research links an ancient DNA sequence to neuron growth, brain-cell balance, and a cognitive flexibility trait that may ...

Miniature models of the brain have revealed a "previously unappreciated" role of microglia, a type of cell found within the ...

Studying the process of brain formation illuminates just how much of development is a series of tiny miracles. Only a few ...

While there is a vast amount of information about the human brain and how it develops and works, much of the organ is still ...

A revolutionary AI robot with a human brain has shocked the world, marking a stunning achievement in artificial intelligence.

Researchers have found a link between long thumbs and big brains, suggesting the two features evolved together ...

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have identified specific neural connections that are especially sensitive to learning about causality. The discovery, while seemingly intuitive, could have ...

Brain growth slowed down about 300,000 years ago due to energetic and climate pressures, according to a study published in ...

Could we replace the brain with computer chips? Reality is much more complex and the brain seems to be much more than just a biological computer.

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study ...