A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual category learning task exactly as well as lab animals, but even enabled the ...

A study tracking thousands of neurons shows how the brain separates memory content from context to support flexible recall.

To map the mammalian brain and its various functions with increasing precision, neuroscientists rely on high-resolution imaging techniques and other advanced experimental tools. These include ...

The next time you reach for a memory or make a quick choice, a storm of tiny signals races through your brain. Scientists can ...

Scientists have discovered how stress can lead to serious mental health problems. To better understand the function of type I ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

Researchers Matthew Golub, Belle Liu, and Jacob Sacks at the Paul G. Allen School for Computer Science & Engineering, have ...

Most of the time, you assume your brain is either “on” or “off,” awake or asleep. A new study shows something far more ...

Humans have the remarkable ability to remember the same person or object in completely different situations. We can easily ...

McGill University researchers found training your brain in a specific, targeted, computerized way can produce important ...