Scientists discover gut bacteria's impact on human brain size. A Northwestern University study reveals a link between gut ...

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 ...

Discover how gut bacteria may have influenced the development of our large brains. Dive into the groundbreaking study that ...

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

It takes a huge amount of energy for human brains to grow to their current large size and be maintained over time. Our early ...

Gut microbiota from primates with larger brains promotes glucose production and energy allocation for brain function, ...

The human brain is an energetic marvel, consuming far more glucose relative to body size than nearly any other organ. This ...

A new study suggests that gut microbes played a key role in the evolution of larger brains in primates by influencing energy ...

Brain tissue ... break down food and produce energy. In a controlled lab experiment, researchers implanted microbes from two large-brain primate species (human and squirrel monkey), and one ...