Understanding how human neurons cope with the energy demands of a large, active brain could open up new avenues for treating ...

Torrents of data from cell atlases, brain organoids and other methods are finally delivering answers to an age-old question.

Complicated births may not have arisen in humans as a trade-off between our need for big brains and pelvises suitable for ...

Four lab-grown chimpanzee "mini-brains". Each one is about the size of a small pea New research shows that human "mini-brains" develop more slowly than those of other primates. "Mini-brains" are ...

The research suggests that human childbirth may not be complicated due to our need for large brains and pelvises suitable for ...

in an effort to promote the wider study of chimpanzee brains for future generations. "As chimpanzees are retired out of research, the captive population is declining," Dr. Sherwood said. "So this is a ...

The first is the “chimp” system – so called because we share it with our hominid cousins. This part of our brain is in play when we act impulsively, without regard for the consequences.

A new study finds that chimpanzees, like humans, are affected by being watched: their performance on computer tasks improved on difficult tasks with larger human audiences but declined on simpler ones ...