The Human Brain Is Getting Bigger With Each Generation, Study Shows

Researchers have discovered that people born in more recent decades have larger brain volumes compared to those born in earlier decades.

New research links climate change to shrinking brain size in modern humans

A new study suggests that decreases in brain size in modern humans may be driven by natural selection in response to climate change and environmental stress, starting around 15,000 years ago. 

Happiness and the evolution of brain size

During human evolution, the size of the brain increased. A new research shows that serotonin can act as a growth factor for the stem cells in the fetal human brain that determine brain size.