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

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

"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 ...

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

Earlier research from Amato’s lab found that gut microbes from primates with larger brains produce more energy when ...

Could our gut hold the key to human intelligence? New research shows gut microbes can shape brain development, boost energy ...

A study led by Dr. Li Chuanyun from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has revealed how recently evolved human-specific genes—critical for ...

In his new BBC show, Jim Al-Khalili journeys through hundreds of millions of years of brain evolution. Live Science spoke to him about what he learned along the way and how this knowledge sheds new ...