A team of Brown University researchers has used a brain-computer interface to reconstruct English words from neural signals recorded in the brains of nonhuman primates. more

Using a brain-computer interface, a team of researchers has reconstructed English words from the brain activity of rhesus macaques that listened as the words were spoken. more

Simian immunodeficiency virus, the monkey- and ape-infecting virus that HIV originated from, may have influenced the genetics of chimpanzees, finds a new UCL-led study. more

Sound doesn't fossilize. Language doesn't either. more

Recent articles on primate articulatory abilities are revolutionary... more

What’s got the body of a piglet and cells from a monkey? This pig-monkey chimera. more

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It's not often that a fossil truly rewrites human evolution, but the recent discovery of an ancient extinct ape has... more

After their life as research subjects, what happens to lab monkeys? Some are euthanized to complete the research, others switch to new research projects, and some retire from lab life.... more

Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) are a subset of cells that participate in image-forming and non–image-forming visual responses. Although both functional and morphological subtypes of ipRGCs have been described... more

Biomedical researchers are increasingly interested in retiring monkeys, but the community is divided more

Sexually transmitted diseases are widespread among animals and humans. Humans, however, know a multitude of protective and hygienic measures to protect themselves from infection. An international... more

Researchers from Duke University and HSE University have succeeded in creating artificial tactile perception in monkeys through direct brain stimulation. more

Cooperation—working together or exchanging services for the benefit of everyone involved—is a vital part of human life and contributes to our success as a species. Often, rather than... more

Humans are often faced with the choice of investing in the greater good or being selfish and letting others do the work. Animals that live in... more

Endangered monkeys living in the wild are intelligently adapting their lifestyle to fit with their human neighbors, learning to avoid manmade risks and exploiting increased contact with people, new research has revealed. more

Endangered monkeys living in the wild are intelligently adapting their lifestyle to fit with their human... more

Wound healing in mucous tissues during early infection by Simian Immunodeficiency Virus guards some primate species against developing AIDS. Both HIV and SIV provoke an immune response that injures tissues... more

Wound healing events in mucous tissues during early infection by Simian Immunodeficiency Virus, or SIV, guard some primate species against developing AIDS, a recent study has learned. more

A UC Davis study found that the damaged gut lining (known as leaky gut) in monkeys infected with... more

New research challenges the long-held idea that, because the brain of human ancestors called australopithecines was... more