searching and obtaining food or provisions. Primates are used in brain studies because of their close biological and ...

Brain tissue is among the most energetically costly in the body, and as a result, larger-brained mammals require more energy to support brain growth and maintenance. Exactly which biological changes ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become an essential tool for studying human brain function. Here we describe the application of this technique to anesthetized monkeys. We present ...

A new laboratory study in mice suggests that primates like humans evolved large brains with a helping hand from microbes that ...

This is called ‘monkey mind’ or ‘monkey brain’ and according to Psychology Today, it’s a mainstream term that started with ...