When we are awake, we seem to experience a continuous stream of sensations, reflections, memories, and impressions that make ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Those aren’t just lyrics from the Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody.” They’re also the ...

A diet developed for brain health might slow or prevent cognitive decline associated with dementia, Alzheimer's and age-related memory loss, a study says. "Following a MIND diet approach to meals can ...

Brain scans of thousands of people revealed that the human brain has five distinct eras, with turning points in the way it is ...

Political views are tied to brain structure, study suggests. April 7, 2011— -- Amid the looming prospect of a government shutdown, the clock is ticking for Democrats and Republicans to strike a ...

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory. Our brains build maps of the environment ...

There’s no question that AI systems have accomplished some impressive feats, mastering games, writing text, and generating convincing images and video. That’s gotten some people talking about the ...