When we recall something familiar or explore a new situation, the brain does not always use the same communication routes.

From the plains of the Pleistocene to the age of smartphones, the human brain has evolved but never forgotten its roots. Many of our instincts and quirks are echoes of our ancestors.

The human brain, a complex organ, consumes a significant amount of energy despite its small size. Neurons communicate rapidly, enabling quick reactions and efficient information processing. The brain ...

Neuroscientists are zeroing in on how special kinds of brain cells help us see things that aren't actually there.

Scientists characterized the largest sample of a neural circuit to date to improve artificial intelligence models and better ...

A French civil servant functioned normally with 90 percent of his brain missing. How is this possible? Research reveals ...

Twelve laboratories around the world have joined forces to map neuronal activity in a mouse’s brain as it makes decisions.

An image posted on Reddit shows grey bricks met with green lines that intersect to create a grid - but weirdly the lines ...

The extraordinary evolution of humans is often exemplified by two defining traits: large brains and highly dexterous hands.

By working to understand how new AI systems integrate flexible and incremental learning, researchers gained insights about ...

The new reasoning AI, called a hierarchical reasoning model (HRM), is inspired by the hierarchical and multi-timescale processing in the human brain — the way different brain regions integrate ...

Longer thumbs mean bigger brains, scientists have found—revealing how human hands and minds evolved together. Researchers studied 94 different primate species, including fossils and living animals, to ...