With AI, “we are in the process not of re-creating human biology,” said Thomas Naselaris, a neuroscientist at the University ...

Two leading theories of consciousness went head-to-head—and the results may change how neuroscientists study one of the ...

In brain studies of forgiveness, researchers find that forgiving activates structures and pathways in the brain that improve ...

The communication between the brain and bodily organs is fundamental to emotion regulation and overall mental health. The ...

Now, research in fruit flies has uncovered a role for two specific brain proteins that are necessary during brain development to prevent seizures. The findings are published in eNeuro. The two ...

When it comes to consciousness, theories are like toothbrushes. Everybody has their own and nobody wants to use anybody ...

What makes humans conscious? Scientists disagree, strongly, as one group of peacemakers discovered the hard way.

Cockroaches have two brains—one in their head and another close to their abdomen. This configuration enables them to continue moving even when they lose their head, due to the control of ...

A climate niche is the range of different climate conditions (think temperature, precipitation and how predictably these two vary over time) that a species can thrive in. "Larger brain sizes ...

GNWT, championed by French cognitive neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene, argues that consciousness emerges when information ...