A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

More information: Chris Venditti et al, Co-evolutionary dynamics of mammalian brain and body size, Nature Ecology & Evolution ...

The evolution of brain size in mammals and other vertebrates has long fascinated scientists, as it is closely linked to cognitive abilities and behavioral adaptations. Recent research has provided ...

in years ago): 7.6—6 million BRAIN SIZE (est., in cu cm): 360-370 (slightly smaller than a male chimp's) SPECIAL FEATURES: oldest known hominin; set apart from other fossil apes by smaller ...

E (New York, NY: Springer, 2009) 101-120. DeSilva, J. M. & Lesnik, J. J. Brain size at birth throughout human evolution: a new method for estimating neonatal brain size in hominins. Journal of ...

lifestyle and brain integrity -- measured by cortical thickness -- as well as cognitive evolution and brain atrophy over time. "The aim was to elucidate how various combinations of psychological ...

Despite having a brain that is only about one-third the size of a human's ... comparison point for understanding human brain evolution. "However, a major challenge in current cross-species ...

Study published in Science identifies Australopithecus as a plant eater, narrowing the scope on when regular animal ...

Scientists use digital skull scans to reveal bird brain structures, intelligence, and evolution without actual brains.

"Australopithecus provides critical insights into the evolution of bipedal locomotion and early tool use. While their brains were smaller than ours, their relative brain size was slightly larger ...