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Ancient Hobbits slowed down growth during childhood, showing that humans didn't always grow 'bigger and bigger brains'Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests.
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'Groundbreaking' gene therapy is first treatment for Huntington's disease to slow the conditionResults from a three-year trial suggest an experimental gene therapy for Huntington's disease can slow the progression of the deadly condition by 75%.
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In 'Secrets of the Brain,' Jim Al-Khalili explores 600 million years of brain evolution to understand what makes us humanINTERVIEW In his new BBC show, Jim Al-Khalili journeys through hundreds of millions of years of brain evolution. Live Science spoke to him about what he learned along the way and how this knowledge sheds new light on human cognition.
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Owning a cat will change your brain. Here's how.When you cuddle a cat, the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin is rising in both your brains.
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If tiny lab-grown 'brains' became conscious, would it still be OK to experiment on them?A perspective paper published this week argued that brain organoids could soon gain consciousness, and we should consider stricter regulations around them.
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Tiny 'brains' grown in the lab could become conscious and feel pain — and we're not readyLab-grown brain tissue is too simple to experience consciousness, but as innovation progresses, neuroscientists question whether it's time to revisit the ethics of this line of research.
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Map of 600,000 brain cells rewrites the textbook on how the brain makes decisionsA new study shows that the brain activity behind decision-making is far more widespread across the organ than first thought.
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'Minibrains' reveal secrets of how key brain cells form in the wombMiniature models of the brain have revealed a "previously unappreciated" role of microglia, a type of cell found within the organ. The finding could help unpack how disorders such as autism arise.
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New brain implant can decode a person's 'inner monologue'A new brain-computer interface can decode a person's inner speech, which could help people with paralysis communicate.
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