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 to our closest relatives. Our ...

Brain scientists have long debated when, and how strongly, sex starts to shape the human brain. A growing body of imaging work now points to a clear answer: measurable differences in brain size and ...

Newborn babies' brains aren't "underdeveloped" compared with those of other primates at birth, a new study suggests. In the past, scientists typically compared brain development between species by ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Does a big brain make you smarter? A study published in PNAS provides a nuanced answer in bees. By testing their ability to ...