How our brain, a three-pound mass of tissue encased within a bony skull, creates perceptions from sensations is a long-standing mystery. Abundant evidence and decades of sustained research suggest ...

A team of researchers in the Netherlands has proposed a new way of designing computer models of the brain—an approach that could also influence future artificial intelligence (AI) systems. In most ...

The artificial intelligence systems that guide drones and self-driving cars rely on neural networks—trainable computing systems inspired by the human brain. But the digital computers they run on were ...

Randy Barrett is a freelance writer and editor based in Washington, D.C. A large part of his portfolio career includes teaching banjo and fiddle as well as performing professionally. Not long ago, IT ...

New trauma model: Researchers suggest trauma is not stored in the body but reflects a rigid, threat-biased prediction system in the brain. Therapy implications: Flow-based activities may help restore ...

In this post, the last of a five-part series, we will acquire an understanding of various theories that emphasize the importance of top-down signaling in shaping and enabling conscious perception.

A team of researchers in the Netherlands has proposed a new way of designing computer models of the brain – an approach that could also influence future artificial intelligence (AI) systems. In most ...