Longer thumbs mean bigger brains and this is “pivotal” to human evolution, research has found. “Large brains and dexterous hands are considered pivotal in human evolution, together making possible ...

Today, researchers describe major advances in the understanding of the development of the neocortex —layer-by-layer and cell-by-cell—thanks to a ...

What do thumbs and brains have in common? According to recent research, their growth has been linked throughout the evolution of the primates, suggesting that the long thumbs and large brains of ...