According to the study, our ancestors split from a group 1.5 million years ago and rejoined them 300,000 years ago.

Single-cell DNA methylome and 3D multi-omic atlas of ... for other species and across developmental times. As the human brain contains around 200 billion cells compared to the mouse brain ...

A study of artificial human and chimpanzee nerve cells revealed how faster-evolving DNA gives neurons the ability to build ...

Neurologist Lennart Mucke at the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco, hit upon the arresting notion that severing and repairing DNA is “part and parcel” of normal ...

Researchers have provided evidence that these genes contribute together to the evolutionary enlargement of the brain. Two specific genes that evolve exclusively in humans jointly influence the ...

Researchers have shown previously that excessive proliferation of the cells of the brain, which can cause macrocephaly, or large head size, is associated with autism. Now, the authors of a study ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different from our closest relatives.

In the course of evolution, this interplay has led to the human brain being unique in its size and complexity. The newly gained insights not only provide a deeper understanding of the evolutionary ...

Human genomics The human genome is made from DNA. The gene portion codes for proteins ... Memory allows the brain to store and retrieve information when required. Sensory memory takes in information.