For decades, scientists have searched for a safe way to reach deep parts of the human brain without cutting into the skull.

Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. Researchers at MIT are exploring ...

What is it when intelligence ceases to be something that a person is born with and is something that a person plugs? The ...

A new study has demonstrated how networks of spiking nanolasers could emulate a key principle of brain function: to imagine ...

"The human brain is better at taking the imaginative leap to understand the unknown ... We should enjoy it for a couple more ...

As AI makes thinking easier experts warn that mental fitness is at risk and explain why training your brain still matters more than ever.

Trent Loos explores energy use, economic impact and research comparing the human brain to modern supercomputers.

Many robots are equipped with cameras to allow them to see the world. These digital eyes record sequences of still images which must somehow be interpreted as motion. A popular approach is optical ...

Organotics, a brain organoid startup, uses AI and patient-derived brain models to fast-track personalized medicine for autism and reduce psychiatric drug failure.

A landmark study suggests that this daily habit may reshape how your mind activates.

The size and structure of our brains go a long way to explaining what makes us human. But what caused our brains to become what they are? KPBS Sci-Tech Reporter Thomas Fudge spoke to UC San Diego ...