Rare genetic traits are features that are uncommon within the general population. They can lead to different observable features or to rare physical abilities. Rare genetic traits are typically ...

A coordinated release by global publications spotlights rare human traits and cultural adaptations shaped by genetics, environment, and history. The features range from uncommon anatomical variations ...

New research challenges long-standing assumptions about human evolution, revealing that natural selection has been more ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral ...

Your genes code for all your traits. Some genes are dominant and expressed if you receive a copy from one parent. Others are recessive and only apparent if you receive a copy from both parents. Genes ...

Many common mental health disorders, including depression and anxiety, are associated with a tendency to internalize problems ...

Human Connectome Project (HCP) map of white matter tracts connecting various brain regions. Source: Courtesy of the Human Connectome Project In November 2013, I wrote a Psychology Today blog post ...