A fossilized larva dating back over half a billion years has been discovered with its brain, digestive system, and nerve structures remarkably preserved. The tiny creature, an early arthropod ancestor ...

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

However, internal brain structures revealed important differences. Social huntsman spiders had distinctly larger brain areas called "arcuate bodies" and "mushroom bodies," both regions of the brain ...

Every moment, the brain balances signals that unfold at different speeds. Some arrive in milliseconds, such as a sudden sound ...

The human brain is often compared to a computer, but the latest wave of research shows it is closer to a self-building city, ...