New research reveals how human brain evolution may explain autism’s high prevalence, highlighting genetic trade-offs in ...

An ancient skull unearthed in China’s Hubei Province may push back the emergence of the human species by 400,000 years ...

New research suggests that the evolution of the human brain may explain why autism is more common in humans than in other ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts – from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain – have been assembled in fits and starts over the four billion years of our ...

Researchers discovered that certain human brain cells evolved unusually fast, altering autism-linked gene activity.

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Depression feels weird compared to things like fear or anger, which help us survive by warning us of danger or pushing us into action. Instead, it slows us down, saps our energy, and makes us pull ...