However, scientists have gained insight into the monkey brain by conducting various studies. Specialists assumed that the ...

A cross-section of the neocortex and cerebellum from an adult rhesus monkey brain has been labeled with a stain that highlights brain cells. (Credit: Allen Institute) A project led by Seattle’s ...

This is called ‘monkey mind’ or ‘monkey brain’ and according to Psychology Today, it’s a mainstream term that started with ...

Scientists say they've put together a molecular toolkit that could be used to treat a variety of brain diseases, possibly ...

The U.S.-based team used the latest molecular biological techniques to map the brain architecture of an adult rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), a monkey commonly used as a model to investigate ...

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 long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different to our closest relatives. Our ...

When you’re experimenting with human brains, or even monkey brains, you’re experimenting with the organ that keeps a creature alive. It’s our brains, with all their synapses and neurons ...

In our study, we compared these connectivity fingerprints across the human, chimpanzee, and macaque monkey brain. The chimpanzee is, together with the bonobo, our closest living relative.