But it means that, rather than expecting a rat’s brain or a monkey’s brain to tell us all about how things work in humans, the differences between their brains and ours may be what’s really ...

For decades, scientists believed the human brain stopped producing new neurons after childhood ... neural progenitor cells closely resemble those seen in mice, pigs, and monkeys, though some gene ...

In the brain, not all blood flow is created equal. RIKEN researchers have developed a detailed cortical layer map of the blood vessels that weave through the brain of macaque monkeys. It reveals ...

Scientists have successfully enhanced monkeys' brains using a neural implant, and hope to apply this research to humans, according to a new study published in IOP Science's Journal of Neural ...

Source: Catherine Poh Huay Tan, via Flickr. Distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license. Primates, humans included, are known for their complex societies and sophisticated social cognition. Navigating ...

Researchers inserted human versions of MCPH1, a gene that scientists believe plays a role in the development of the human brain, into 11 rhesus monkeys. They found the monkeys' brains -- like ...

In a new JNeurosci paper, Julie Royo, from the Institute of Cerveau, and colleagues explored the neuroanatomy that underlies ...

Both humans and squirrel monkeys are classed as 'brain-prioritizing,' ending up with relatively large brains for their body sizes as adults. Macaques meanwhile have much smaller brains relative to ...

Brain tissue is among the most energetically costly in the body, and as a result, ... (human and squirrel monkey), and one small-brain primate species (macaque), into mice.

Monkeys with brain implants were trained to move a robot arm with their thoughts, a key advance by researchers who hope one day to allow paralyzed people to perform similar tasks. A series of ...