"This fossil is truly so one-of-a-kind that I was awestruck from the moment I first saw it to the moment I finished ...

Paleontologists have unearthed a well-preserved skull fossil that could advance our understanding of avian intelligence.

Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape over ...

Researchers hope the "exquisitely preserved" fossil will cast new light on an enduring mystery in paleontology.

A research team used state-of-the-art micro-CT scanning technology to reconstruct the bird’s skull and brain in remarkable ...

As they map the brain in greater detail, they may learn how to diagnose disorders by their effect on anatomy, and perhaps even understand how those disorders arise. On my return trip to his lab ...

The cuttlefish has one of the largest brain-to-body size ratios of any invertebrate, perhaps even larger than that of the octopus. The cuttlefish brain can handle input from a variety of senses ...

Navaornis fills a ~70-million-year gap in our knowledge of the evolution of the unique bird brain. Navaornis hestiae (centre) ...

Neuroscience examines the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system. Neuroscientists use cellular and molecular biology, anatomy and physiology, human behavior and cognition ...

Evidence for this function first came from studies of the organ's anatomy and its nerves as well ... intensifying weak light. The small brain occupies only about 1.5 percent of the braincase ...

open image in gallery An illustration of a female Hippocampus brain anatomy “Over time, we see that children and adults who ...

Imagine you're standing in a hallway in a game - what does the scene need in order to make it scary? Should we turn ...