Researchers discovered uniquely human neuroanatomical features in a study comparing human brains to macaque and chimpanzee ...

When a person's hearing and vision are uncompromised and function at a relatively high level, the human brain is able to take ...

The human brain undergoes remarkable transformations from infancy through maturity, with each life stage bringing unique ...

Speech is a unique human ability that is known to be supported by various motor and cognitive processes. When humans start ...

Scientists have identified previously unknown neural modules in the brain that control movement and adapt during skill learning. Their findings challenge long-held ideas about how the brain organizes ...

BEIJING -- Researchers from the Institute of Automation at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed the intrinsic relationship between the topological structure of human brain cortex ...

Neurons move backward to refine their positions in the brain after birth, reshaping the six-layered neocortex responsible for ...

In contrast, brain cells in the cortex—the part of the brain that controls movement ... To learn more about Maia’s work, ...

The team found that the brain's medial temporal lobe and medial frontal cortex are involved in processing ... of social inference by neurons in the human amygdala and hippocampus, Science Advances ...

A research team has uncovered key insights into how the brain processes others' distress. Using miniature endoscopic calcium imaging, the researchers identified specific neural ensembles in the ...