Confocal microscopy image of nuclei, coloured by depth, of Trichoplax sp. H2, one of the four species of placozoan for which the authors of the study created a cell atlas for. [Sebastian R.

Join Dr Suzana Herculano-Houzel as she takes you on a fascinating exploration of how the human brain became the marvel that it is without ever breaking the rules of evolution. Discover how her ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees. For the study, published ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be the result of millions of years of evolution. Rapid neuronal evolution in humans is likely ASD’s genetic cause, new research suggests. Though autism can cause ...

Placozoans, animals so simple they look like blobby pancakes, have been found to contain cells that may hold the ancestors of modern neurons. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Take a jaunt through a jungle of strange neurons underlying your sense of touch, hundreds of millions of years of animal ...

Not all brain cells are found in the brain. For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, ...