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

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

The significance of this resting state activity is unclear, and until now had only been investigated in humans. Raichle and colleagues now show that the macaque monkey brain also shows resting ...

At the heart of Japan’s national brain initiative, the Brain Mapping by Integrated Neurotechnologies for Disease Studies (Brain/MINDS) project, lies a diminutive monkey — the common marmoset.

The findings raise intriguing questions about human brains. While similar cortical layer vascular maps don’t yet exist for people, Autio suspects that our brains might have denser vascular networks in ...

The findings raise intriguing questions about human brains. While similar cortical layer vascular maps don't yet exist for people, Autio suspects that our brains might have denser vascular ...

This is called ‘monkey mind’ or ‘monkey brain’ and according to Psychology Today, it’s a mainstream term that started with ...

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 ...

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and the University of Southern California improved thinking and restored decision-making in five monkeys using an electrode array implanted into their ...