The colors of the fibers indicate the direction in which they ... short-term memory, and more. An average human brain weighs about 1.4 kilograms (3 pounds).

Even though the human visual system has sophisticated machinery for processing color, the brain has no problem recognizing ...

The human brain runs on a tight energy budget. Despite making up only 2% of our body weight, it devours around 20% of our ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...

Leibniz Institute for Primate Research and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics have discovered ...