When we imagine the brain, we tend to picture one command center—such as a control hub within the human skull—managing all body functions. But nature is not always a centralised design. Indeed, ...

Will artificial intelligence ever be able to reason, learn, and solve problems at levels comparable to humans? Experts at the University of California San Diego believe the answer is yes—and that such ...

Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system’s mind—examining its neurons, running it through psychology experiments, and putting it on the therapy couch.

Humans are remarkably well equipped to face unknown situations – and not just because of our brains, new research suggests.

As Maryland’s only show cave open to the public, Crystal Grottoes Caverns offers something you literally cannot experience ...

The soda straw formations are another geological curiosity that sounds more like something from a diner menu than a cave ...

Ira Dot is the project of Canadian musicians Ryan Akler-Bishop and Eddy Wang. As artists, the duo have stretched their work across a wide canvas: Wang is a filmmaker, multidisciplinary artist, and PhD ...

The fossilised bones of our ancestors remain silent. So, how can we possibly imagine what our earliest languages sounded like?

Human evolution has long been tied to growing brain size, and new research suggests prenatal hormones may have played a surprising role. By studying the relative lengths of index and ring fingers — a ...

ME. AT MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM RESEARCHERS ARE MAPPING ONE OF THE MOST VAST AND MYSTERIOUS LANDSCAPES KNOWN TO SCIENCE A WORLD OF TRILLIONS OF CONNECTIONS. THE HUMAN BRAIN. WE HAVE MAPPED OUR ENTIRE ...

Real estate agents will tell you that a home’s most important feature is “location, location, location.” It’s similar in neuroscience: “Location is everything in the brain,” said Bosiljka Tasic, a ...

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC has for the first time identified specific patterns of brain chemical activity that predict ...