What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

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The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen—like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

Nothing New,” which the American poet wrote in 1918, is published for the first time in The New Yorker’s Anniversary Issue.

When Kate Walsh was wheeled into brain surgery in 2015, she had no idea if she'd wake up again. Suddenly, after playing a ...

Microplastics are accumulating in human brains at alarming rates, with concentrations rising 50% in the past eight years.

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A new study has found startling levels of microplastics in the human brain, raising more concerns over plastic pollution.

Researchers studied samples of human brains and found high levels of microplastics, but it's unclear how they slip past the ...

Your diaphragm contracts rhythmically and involuntarily (such as during sleep) due to signals from your brain ... part of the diaphragm that anchors the diaphragm to the ribs. A healthy person can ...

This allowed them to determine if the volume of two crucial brain parts, the forebrain and the ... the Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy, Paris. Credit: Aubrey Keirnan (Flinders ...