What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

Consciousness is a private affair. We can only infer that others have conscious experiences like we do, for essentially three ...

In their study published in Nature Communications, researchers identified an unusual type of brain cell they named “ovoid ...

The investigation was a global endeavor that led to a Post series exposing the Smithsonian's “racial brain collection.” ...

Our brains build maps of the environment that help us understand the world around us, allowing us to think, recall, and plan. These maps not only help us to, say, find our room on the correct floor of ...

In “Cerebral Entanglements,” Allan J. Hamilton argues that new imaging technologies give us unprecedented access — with ...

Take a look around your home and you'll find yourself surrounded by familiar comforts—photos of family and friends on the ...

Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s,” Charles Piller looks how the amyloid hypothesis took over ...

Millions of South Africa are suffering with symptoms generally known as Long Covid. This growing crisis is shattering lives, ...

According to the experts, humans will look a lot more uniform in the future. They predict the average person will have darker ...

A key facet of Dr. Friston’s prediction model of perception is the ability of the brain to spot errors in prediction ...