Human brains light up for chimp voices in a way no one expected

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251209043042.htm

Evolution of intelligence in our ancestors may have come at a cost

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2499487-evolution-of-intelligence-in-our-ancestors-may-have-come-at-a-cost/

Ancient Lead Exposure Influenced the Evolution of the Human Brain

https://bioengineer.org/ancient-lead-exposure-influenced-the-evolution-of-the-human-brain/

Evolution may have capped human brain size to balance energy costs and survival

https://www.psypost.org/evolution-may-have-capped-human-brain-size-to-balance-energy-costs-and-survival/

'Give me the head!' Neuroscientist inspires whale and dolphin research in Brazil

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/15/nx-s1-5258496/scientist-inspires-whale-dolphin-brain-research-brazil

The Minute Fossil That Redrew The Arthropod Map

https://scienceblog.com/the-minute-fossil-that-redrew-the-arthropod-map/

Study provides first direct evidence that manual dexterity and brain evolution are connected

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-evidence-manual-dexterity-brain-evolution.html

Rare seasonal brain shrinkage in shrews is driven by water loss, not cell death, MRI study reveals

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-rare-seasonal-brain-shrinkage-shrews.html

Bigger Brains and Strong Immunity Linked to Longer Lifespans

https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-size-immunity-longevvity-28857/

Intelligence Evolved at Least Twice in Vertebrate Animals

https://www.quantamagazine.org/intelligence-evolved-at-least-twice-in-vertebrate-animals-20250407/

Ralph Holloway, Anthropologist Who Studied Brain's Evolution, Dies at 90

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/science/ralph-holloway-dead.html

What makes the human brain unique? We compared it with monkeys and apes to find out

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-human-brain-unique-monkeys-apes.html

The non-model organism “renaissance” has arrived

https://doi.org/10.53053/GMHL7976

Lions and tigers and bears: Long-lived zoo animals offer a promising venue to study mental health and neurodegenerative disorders

https://www.thetransmitter.org/animal-models/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-long-lived-zoo-animals-offer-a-promising-venue-to-study-mental-health-and-neurodegenerative-disorders/

Genetic study sheds light on changes that shaped human brain evolution

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-genetic-human-brain-evolution.html

Birds have developed complex brains independently from mammals, studies reveal

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-birds-complex-brains-independently-mammals.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v2

Deep learning provides new view on 300 million years of brain evolution

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-deep-view-million-years-brain.html

Digitization of ‘breathtaking’ neuroanatomy slide collection offers untapped research gold mine

https://www.thetransmitter.org/evolution/digitization-of-breathtaking-neuroanatomy-slide-collection-offers-untapped-research-gold-mine/