Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen a huge surge within just a few years. Apps like Microsoft Copilot promise to help you brainstorm and plan; ChatGPT offers help with homework and professional work ...

An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of ...

How do you intuitively know that you can walk on a footpath and swim in a lake? Researchers from the University of Amsterdam have discovered unique brain activations that reflect how we can move our ...

A new study reveals the brain doesn’t rely on a single clock but builds our sense of time through multiple stages across ...

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 ...

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?

Scientists have discovered a hidden drainage system in the human brain that may help explain Alzheimer’s disease.

To this day, in the known universe, only one example exists of a system capable of general-purpose intelligence. That system ...

How do you intuitively know that you can walk on a footpath and swim in a lake? Researchers from the University of Amsterdam have discovered unique brain activations that reflect how we can move our ...

Experts in echolocation use multiple clicks and echoes to sense objects, offering insight into how the brain builds ...

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