A team of neurologists, bioengineers and radiologists has found that two neurons in the human brain that code for dopamine ...

Modern humans, Neanderthals, and other recent relatives on our human family tree evolved bigger brains much more rapidly than earlier species, a new study of human brain evolution has found.

Colored green above, a songbird's cortex, which dominates the bird brain anatomy, functions similarly to a human cortex. It is the outer brain shell responsible for controlling perception and some ...

Neuroscience examines the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system. Neuroscientists use cellular and molecular biology, anatomy and physiology, human behavior and cognition ...

A new method to profile gene activity in the living human brain has been developed by researchers at FutureNeuro, the ...

The temporal lobe—a key area of our brain responsible for our memory and communication—could also reveal hidden clues about ...

A study comparing fossil skulls and great ape anatomy reveals how temporal lobes evolved in response to social complexity and ...

The constant ebb and flow of hormones that guide the menstrual cycle don't just affect reproductive anatomy ... to report ...

"Its anatomy and function are taught in every ... made publicly available one of the most detailed reconstructions of human brain connectivity that involves dozens of brainstem nuclei," said ...