Developmental abnormalities of the cerebellum are among the most recognized structural
brain malformations in human prenatal imaging. Yet reliable information regarding their …

Human evolution has been marked by a striking increase in total brain volume relative to
body size. While a prominent and characteristic feature of this volumetric shift has been the …

Relative brain size has long been considered a reflection of cognitive capacities and has
played a fundamental role in developing core theories in the life sciences. Yet, the notion …

COVID-19 lockdowns in early 2020 reduced human mobility, providing an opportunity to
disentangle its effects on animals from those of landscape modifications. Using GPS data …

Reconstructing the evolution of brain information-processing capacity is paramount for
understanding the rise of complex cognition. Comparative studies of brain evolution typically …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) comprise a group of heterogeneous neurodevelopmental
conditions characterized by impaired social interactions and repetitive behaviors with …

In non-habitual situations, cognitive control aligns actions with both short-and long-term
goals. The capacity for cognitive control is tightly tied to the prefrontal cortex, whose …

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

The longstanding idea that the cerebral cortex is the main neural correlate of human
cognition can be elaborated by comparative analyses along the vertebrate phylogenetic tree …

While the human brain is clearly large relative to body size, less is known about the timing of
brain and brain component expansion within primates and the relative magnitude of …