For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the brain developed during childhood, settled into a stable form in early ...

Reading brain activity with advanced technologies is not a new concept. However, most techniques have focused on identifying single words associated with an object or action a person is seeing or ...

SAN DIEGO — Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the field of neuroscience, enabling scientific breakthroughs previously out of reach. New applications of AI and machine learning techniques ...

Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) sound like science fiction to most people. But this technology is getting real, quickly.

As a part of a study testing out a new type of implanted brain-computer interface (BCI), three rhesus monkeys controlled movements in a virtual reality (VR) world using only brain signals. The study, ...

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There's a quiet irony at the center of modern neuroscience. The more precisely researchers can peer inside the brain, with ...

Do you often replay the bad yet always forget the good? Here’s the science behind negative thought spirals and how to find balance and resilience. Do you know why our brains can replay our most ...

From responding to the ping of your phone notification to reaching for a snack at the end of the day, many everyday behaviors ...

Does your brain really reveal the metaphysical? Here’s what brain science can—and cannot—tell us about immortality.

From tiny touchscreen keyboards to racing thoughts and divided attention, experts explain why some people seem far more prone ...