Computer programming powers modern society and enabled the AI revolution, but little is known about how our brains learn this ...

A new study provides evidence that the human brain constructs our seamless experience of the world by first breaking it down ...

very image we see and every sound we hear is encoded in the brain through the activation of tiny processing units called neurons – nerve cells that are ten times smaller than a human hair. The human ...

The discovery of chemical signatures of lead in hominid fossils challenges our understanding of ancient environmental ...

A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region.

This great reversal has been a shock. We built machines that mastered what we thought was uniquely human before they mastered ...

When people sit down for a meal, they don’t think about what to do with their hands when eating. It’s just second nature. Yet, their hands are constantly adapting posture and grip to the cutlery, food ...

Scientists have built a “microwave brain” chip that processes information at radar-like speeds while sipping power. It could revolutionize how AI and communication devices operate, from smartwatches ...

The human brain can do many amazing things, but self-repair is not one of its repertoire of abilities. Once neurons die—from ...

An international consortium of researchers has created the largest-ever database compiling records of brain activity during ...