Differences in brain shape between a present-day human (left, in blue) and a Neanderthal from La Chapelle-aux-Saints (right, in red). Source: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology/Simon ...

A new study published in Communications Biology suggests that people who perform better on intelligence tests may have brains that communicate more flexibly across distant regions. The research found ...

An ape can reach for a banana, but only humans can reach for the stars. That is the power of the human brain, which is ...

The human brain, as the seat of mental life—from the most complicated intellectual processes down to routine and unconscious bodily control—is necessarily enormously complex. The largest part of the ...

“The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and acts as the central hub for thinking and cognition. It enables you to ...

Mild cognitive impairment is linked to blood vessel dysfunction in the brain's temporal lobes - the seat of memory - according to a new USC-led study. The findings, seen in people with and without ...

New research suggests Intelligence may emerge from how the brain’s networks work together rather than a single “intelligence ...