Microbes may hold the key to brain evolution

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-microbes-key-brain-evolution.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

Prolonged brain development of marmosets could serve as model for human evolution

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-prolonged-brain-marmosets-human-evolution.html

What makes us human? UT Southwestern uncovers clues behind brain evolution

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2023/11/08/what-makes-us-human-ut-southwestern-uncovers-clues-behind-brain-evolution/

Monkey magic: how they adapted to become better communicators

https://reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/monkey-magic-how-they-adapted-to-become-better-communicators

Human temporal lobes are not very large in comparison with other primates

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-human-temporal-lobes-large-comparison.html

T. Rex May Have Been Intimidatingly Clever With Baboon-Like Brain Capacity

https://www.iflscience.com/t-rex-may-have-been-intimidatingly-clever-with-baboon-like-brain-capacity-66965

Connectivity of Language Areas Unique in the Human Brain

https://neurosciencenews.com/language-connectivity-evolution-20959/

Primates and Non-primates Differ in the Architecture of Their Neurons

https://neurosciencenews.com/primates-non-primate-axon-20736/

A Striking Difference Between Neurons of Humans and Other Mammals

https://neurosciencenews.com/human-neurons-ion-channels-19633/

Scientists discover why the human brain is so big

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/24/scientists-discover-why-the-human-brain-is-so-big

Scientists splice human genes into monkey brains to make them bigger, smarter

https://nypost.com/2020/11/19/scientists-make-bigger-monkey-brains-using-human-genes/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow

Evolutionary and Heritable Axes Shape Our Brain

https://neurosciencenews.com/evolution-brain-shape-17093/

Primate brain size does not predict their intelligence

https://phys.org/news/2020-09-primate-brain-size-intelligence.html

Size matters: Bigger brains equal more complex hand movements in primates

https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/primate-brain-size.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true

How Human Brains Are Different: It Has a Lot to Do with the Connections

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-human-brains-are-different-it-has-a-lot-to-do-with-the-connections/

Scientists produce a single-cell-resolution map of brain genes in humans and other primates

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-scientists-single-cell-resolution-brain-genes-humans.amp?__twitter_impression=true

Scientists Grow Bigger Monkey Brains Using Human Genes, Replicating Evolution

https://interestingengineering.com/scientists-grow-bigger-monkey-brains-using-human-genes-replicating-evolution

The brain’s imprint on the skull shows what separates humans from other primates

https://massivesci.com/notes/brain-lateralization-chimpanzee-gorilla-orangutan-apes-evolution/

Lucy had an ape-like brain

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/04/lucy-had-an-ape-like-brain/127109