Gut Microbes may have helped fuel the evolution of large human brains, shaping brain metabolism and gene activity, new ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

The microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tract-the gut microbiome, can exert a profound influence on the human body, and ...

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also leading to the behavioral traits that have made human societies able to thrive ...

"Consciousness," although challenging to define, can be thought of as a first-person awareness of one's surroundings and oneself. You sense the world through your eyes, nose, ears and hands, and track ...