When I began my master’s program in cognitive science, an electrical engineering professor told us—rather arrogantly—that the soul is nothing but neurons firing. “You’re deluded if you think otherwise ...

The more closely scientists listen to the brain during conversation, the more its activity patterns resemble the statistical machinery inside modern artificial intelligence. Instead of following only ...

Recent research from Georgetown University suggests that a subtle shift in a single brain protein—KCC2—can send your dopamine ...

Neural circuits produce electrical patterns very early in the brain's development process, even before senses are active.

A shift in a single brain protein can reshape how cues turn into habits, opening new possibilities for treating addiction and neurological disorders.

In a groundbreaking study, UC Santa Cruz researchers have shown that developing brain tissue exhibits spontaneous activity ...

Adjusting a specific deep-brain circuit's firing frequency immediately and dramatically alters rats' forebrain activity and alertness levels, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have ...

A new finding from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center shows that the learning process of associating cues ...

The University of Nottingham unveils the world's first mobile quantum brain scanner, designed to monitor the impact of blast ...