Every day, your brain makes thousands of decisions under uncertainty. Most of the time, you guess right. When you don't, you ...

Scientists at Skoltech developed a new mathematical model of memory that explores how information is encoded and stored.

Most children in elementary school begin learning about the body and how it works; however, research reveals that parents and teachers tend to leave out information about the brain. In fact, one study ...

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The social side of work is in short supply these days. Post-pandemic, many organizations have turned to some form of a hybrid approach: employees splitting their time between remote work and commuting ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University professor Anand Raghunathan is spending the year at a new brain research center in India to explore the interface between neuroscience and engineering to learn ...

Our brains may work best when teetering on the edge of chaos. A new theory suggests that criticality a sweet spot between order and randomness is the secret to learning, memory, and adaptability. When ...

Learn more about the new biological computer that fuses brain cells and computer chips — and uses far less energy.

In a recent essay by Sam Altman, titled “The Intelligence Age,” he paints a picture for the future of AI. He states that with AI, “fixing the climate, establishing a space colony, and the discovery of ...

Scientists found a specific brain cell "switch" that could potentially reverse the neurological impact of obesity. Learn how.

When we look for something moving in the sky, our expectation would be very different if the object is a bird flying past or a baseball coming straight at us. UC Davis scientists in a new study looked ...