Our internal states, such as hunger or thirst, influence much more than just our desire to eat or drink. They can alter our decisions, even in situations unrelated to food. In a study published ...

Body language experts say the behaviors on display could line up with one of the mainstream theories about what happened.

What makes the human brain different from that of other primates has long been a question. A new study suggests that the ...

A new technology to more accurately trace neuron shapes from microscopy images is outlined in research released by E11 Bio, a ...

An often-heard comment in recent months is, “I don’t feel safe.” Actual physical and emotional safety relates to a person’s ...

In the US, men on average die 5.8 years earlier than women. A new study offers evolutionary insights into the death gap ...

The brain never rests: even during deep sleep or under anesthesia, it maintains rhythmic electrical activity known as slow oscillations. A team from the Sensory-motor Processing by Subcortical Areas ...

Stanford study finds rapid brain cell evolution boosted human cognition but lowered autism gene activity, raising ...

We address this question through investigation of the progressive nature of neurodegeneration in both invertebrate and ...

The constant ebb and flow of hormones that guide the menstrual cycle don't just affect reproductive organs – they also ...

Researchers discovered that autism’s prevalence may be linked to human brain evolution. Specific neurons in the outer brain evolved rapidly, and autism-linked genes changed under natural selection.