For nearly a century, scientists have known that different parts of the human brain's cortex control different body movements ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago turned a victim’s brain tissue into glass. Scientists say they have figured ...

A rare form of dark-colored organic glass, discovered inside the skull of a victim from the 79 CE Mount Vesuvius eruption, ...

For nearly a century, scientists have known that different parts of the human brain's cortex control different body movements ...

The ability to read a person's thoughts may not be science fiction for much longer.

A new study reveals that human accelerated regions (HARs)—segments of DNA that evolved much faster than expected—may be key to the brain’s advanced cognitive abilities.

NIH study reveals key players underlying disease onset and repair.

How did humans evolve brains capable of complex language, civilization, and more? Scientists at UC San Francisco recently ...

A new study used deep-learning AI to help uncover how the brain's evolution differed over the past 320 million years in ...

Researchers analyzed data from 857 patients across 36 fMRI brain imaging studies and mapped a common brain circuit for creativity.