Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...

The human brain is approximately three times larger than monkeys and contains around 16 billion neurons. In contrast, a ...

Researchers discovered uniquely human neuroanatomical features in a study comparing human brains to macaque and chimpanzee ...

In the brain, not all blood flow is created equal. RIKEN researchers have developed a detailed cortical layer map of the ...

Functional MRI (fMRI) studies in humans have shown that even when the brain is not engaged in any specific tasks, spontaneous fluctuations occur in the blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) signal ...

Since optogenetics burst onto the scene in the early 2000s, brain researchers have embraced the technique to study functions ranging from sleep and hunger to voluntary movements and sensory input. The ...