Memory is not a recording device. It doesn't play back events like a video camera would. Instead, it's a remarkably active, ...

Age is more than just one number. While neuroscientists used to think of cognitive aging as a single trendline, they now ...

Halassa writes in the context of a broader research program he calls algorithmic psychiatry, which argues that mental illness ...

In films like The Matrix and Ex Machina, the boundary between biological intelligence and machines dissolves. Human minds are ...

Researchers challenge the long-standing "neural independence" theory, showing that learning actually makes neurons more coordinated.

The ability to share is regarded as a vital social skill which children need to acquire at a tender age. Nevertheless, parents observe that their toddlers face difficulties when it comes to sharing, ...

Countless YouTube videos feature pet birds singing and talking to their owners. Although it may seem like simple mimicry, ...

Researchers challenge the "efficiency" theory of the brain, showing that neurons become more coordinated and share more information as learning occurs.

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate—and the result could be ...

A new machine learning model, TweetyBERT, automatically segments and classifies canary vocalizations with expert-level accuracy, offering a scalable ...

For decades, scientists have mapped attention, memory, language, and reasoning to separate brain networks — yet one big mystery remained: why does the mind feel like a single, unified system?

Examining brain plasticity and its implications for development, aging, and brain injury recovery.