An ancient viral insertion silences LINC00662 in chimpanzee cells, while the gene is active during early human brain ...

Scientists have discovered why common marmosets have unusually small, smooth brains despite starting development much like ...

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have built a cross-species atlas of gene regulatory networks governing ...

A repetitive stretch of noncoding DNA helps regulate a gene active in human but not chimpanzee forebrain progenitor cells.

A landmark centre aims to discover exactly how the human brain develops for the very first time.The new Medical Research ...

The human brain continues to develop for two decades. To study this prolonged process, researchers have traditionally relied on donated human brain tissue and animal models, both of which have ...

In a bid to better understand, and potentially treat, a host of conditions that affect early cognition, neurodevelopment, and the brain later in life, investigators at Johns Hopkins Medicine and ...

The neonatal period, which is defined as the first 28 days after birth, is known to be a crucial stage in the development of the human brain. During this stage, the brain is known to grow ...

A UCLA-led study has created a map of DNA modification in two regions of the brain critical to learning, memory and emotional regulation. The map offers a benchmark for ensuring stem cell-based models ...

Neuroscientists have made a major advance in modeling the human brain in mice, offering a new way to study conditions like ...

A landmark centre aims to discover exactly how the human brain develops from infancy for the very first time. The new £50 ...