Scientists have created a groundbreaking tool that can listen to the electrical signals inside tiny lab-grown human brain ...

Until Homo floresiensis was discovered, scientists assumed that the evolution of the human lineage was defined by bigger and bigger brains. Via a process called encephalization, human brains evolved ...

Human evolution has long been tied to growing brain size, and new research suggests prenatal hormones may have played a surprising role. By studying the relative lengths of index and ring fingers — a ...

One of the defining features of human evolution is the steady expansion of our brains. New findings suggest this growth may be partly linked to higher levels of estrogen before birth. Surprisingly, a ...

University of Missouri researchers are developing new ways to better simulate the complex nature of human brain tissue. For ...

New research suggests that hormones before birth may have played a role in the development of the human brain.

The neonatal period, which is defined as the first 28 days after birth, is known to be a crucial stage in the development of the human brain. During this stage, the brain is known to grow ...

Newborn finger proportions may reflect early hormone exposure and could be linked to differences in early brain growth.

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different to our closest relatives. Our ...