The front and back parts of our brain come from different progenitor cells in embryos, which suggests they evolved as separate entities ...

A recent study suggests that the human brain emerges from two separate organs, a discovery that may impact future treatments ...

A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with finger-length patterns linked to higher estrogen exposure before birth ...

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The research reveals that our human ancestors were periodically exposed to lead ...

Human evolution has long been tied to growing brain size, and new research suggests prenatal hormones may have played a surprising role. By studying the relative lengths of index and ring fingers — a ...

A new study led by Stanford Medicine researchers has challenged the long-held understanding of how the human brain develops, finding that it originates from two distinct populations of early ...

For decades, the story of human brain evolution has centred on meat. Increasing consumption of animal protein and fat has long been credited with powering the dramatic growth of the human brain over ...