In this adapted excerpt from "How to Change a Memory," author and neuroscientist Steve Ramirez recounts the events that led ...

As wearable devices begin to tap into our mental states, UN experts warn that without ethical safeguards, the right to ...

Fiber-optic technology revolutionized the telecommunications industry and may soon do the same for brain research.

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have created one of the most comprehensive single cell maps ...

Your body maintains a biological “set point” for weight, beyond calories, through powerful hormonal and neural feedback loops ...

For 150 years, Broca's area has defined speech production. Now scientists have discovered a second parallel system that ...

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have created one of the most comprehensive single cell maps of the developing human brain. The atlas captures nearly every cell type, ...

Models that introspect on their own thoughts could be a huge boon for researchers - or pose a threat to humans.

A breakthrough in neuromorphic computing could lower the energy consumption of chips and accelerate progress toward artificial general intelligence (AGI). Researchers from the USC Viterbi School of En ...

New diagnostic kits aim to revolutionize early screening of the disease, potentially allowing patients to receive treatments—such as monoclonal antibodies—sooner.

AI can help humans reach their cognitive “flow state,” says author Mithu Storoni, by balancing challenge and ability.