The brains and minds of our human ancestors remain inaccessible for experimental
exploration. Therefore, we reconstructed human cognitive evolution by projecting …

Throughout the past decade, studying ancient genomes has provided unique insights into
human prehistory, and differences between modern humans and other branches like …

It has recently become possible to start exploring how the genotype translates into human
brain morphology and behavior by combining detailed genomic and phenotypic data from …

What evolutionary events led to the emergence of human cognition? Although the genetic
differences separating modern humans from both non-human primates (for example …

Since the last common ancestor shared by modern humans, chimpanzees and bonobos, the
lineage leading to Homo sapiens has undergone a substantial change in brain size and …

Throughout the past decade, studying ancient genomes provided unique insights into
human prehistory, and differences between modern humans and other branches like …

Human brains are exceptionally large, support distinctive cognitive processes, and evolved
by natural selection to mediate adaptive behavior. Comparative biology situates the human …

Recent findings spanning fields, from braincases in paleoneurobiology to in vivo
measurements in cognitive neuroscience, provide insights into the evolution of cognition …

The spatiotemporal distribution of recent human adaptation is a long standing question. We
developed a new coalescent-based method that collectively assigned human genome …

This paper presents 13 hypotheses regarding the specific behavioral abilities that emerged
at key milestones during the 600-million-year phylogenetic history from early bilaterians to …