A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

Researchers reveal how gut microbes shape metabolic strategies to fuel larger brains, offering a glimpse into the evolutionary biology of primates. Putative model for microbial influences on the ...

The microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tract-the gut microbiome, can exert a profound influence on the human body, and ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

Could our gut hold the key to human intelligence? New research shows gut microbes can shape brain development, boost energy ...

The animal world is full of different types of intelligence, from the simple bodily coordination of jellyfish to the navigation abilities of bees, the complex songs of birds, and the imaginative ...

The neocortex stands out as a stunning achievement of biological evolution. All mammals have this swath of tissue covering their brain, and the six layers of densely packed neurons within it handle ...

In a new study, researchers discovered that the human brain has four pivotal periods when it goes through marked changes, sparking five "epochs" that last for years. The adolescent phase, for example, ...

For more than a century, scientists have treated the brain as the undisputed command center of human evolution, with the rest ...