Your ability to notice what matters visually comes from an ancient brain system over 500 million years old.

Sleep is a universal biological state that allows all animals, from mammals to amphibians, fish and even insects, to restore ...

Afascinating discovery in Turkey has captured the attention of scientists and archaeologists alike. A 4,000-year-old human brain has been found in the ancient settlement of Seyitomer Hoyuk in western ...

New research shows that the superior colliculus, a primitive brain region, can independently interpret visual information. This challenges long-held beliefs that only the cortex handles such complex ...

Significant brain defects known as Chiari malformations could be down to the genes some of us have inherited from Neanderthals, according to a new study, causing a mismatch between brain shape and ...

A groundbreaking 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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - It turns out sleeping isn’t just about resting your eyes, as a new study found that even ancient creatures without eyes — or even brains — need it too. A study published in ...

The big thinkers at Aperture explain how ancient brain mechanisms sometimes fail in modern environments.