People favor options they have chosen before, even when alternatives are equally good, because repetition builds familiarity ...
Two sprinters can cross the same finish line seconds apart, yet their strides may look nothing alike. One might stretch long, ...
How do biological cells join forces to form a structure? In her Ph.D. research, Daphne Nesenberend uses mathematics to show ...
A mysterious striped signal from the Crab Pulsar may finally be explained by a delicate balance between plasma effects and ...
Patterns of gaze and attention can reveal how some people unconsciously figure out how to master a task, MIT researchers have ...
A seasoned cyclist might talk a beginner through the basics of how to sit and when to push off. But other skills, like how hard to pedal to keep balanced, are more intuitive and harder to articulate.
An independent panel of medical experts that shapes preventive care for patients in the United States will not hold its regular meeting this month, marking one year since ...
For the past two decades, scientists have wondered about a bright, distinct striped pattern seen in radio waves emanating ...
As AI systems become more autonomous and integral to decision-making, ethical considerations have moved to the forefront.
This study provides important insights into how working memory shapes perceptual decisions, using a dual-task design, continuous mouse tracking, and hierarchical Bayesian modeling. By dissociating ...
Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.
No body, no dopamine, no problem. Scientists have successfully coached lab-grown brain tissue to solve a classic robotics challenge, proving that the will to learn is hardwired into our neurons.