To understand why, we need to look at how brains and AI systems work on the inside, not just what they do on the outside. The Fundamentals of Learning. All learning systems share three basic ...

As it happens, I've written a book all about brain myths (Great Myths of the Brain; due out this November). I thought I'd use what I learned to give you a 60-second explainer on the 10 percent myth.

Concussion in sport continues to make headlines, whether it be class actions, young men flocking to the highly violent “RunIt” activity or debate about whether Australian rules football should remove ...

Cheesecake. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Your brain on cheesecake may not look much different from your brain on an addictive drug. That’s the theme of episode three of “Food, We Need To Talk.” ...

They don’t feel a pressing need to work as hard because they’re already happy with where they are and are thus less productive. I don’t know how the brain works, but somehow being sad turns us into ...

Brain-eating amoeba: A 14-year-old boy, Mridul, has died from amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living "brain-eating" amoeba found in contaminated water, at a ...

The human brain is made up of around 86 billion neurons, linked by trillions of connections. For decades, scientists have believed that we need to map this intricate connectivity in detail to ...

Letters to the Editor: We don’t need brain scans to show phones are really bad for kids. A child holds an Apple iPhone in Chicago in 2015. (Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press) ...

We need sleep to survive — just like we need food and water. So, it’s no surprise that we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. Let’s take a closer look at why we sleep, along with ...

Her case highlights why we need to enshrine neuro rights in law. Sticking an electrode inside a person’s brain can do more than treat a disease. Take the case of Rita Leggett, an Australian ...

But brain implants don't need to be as invasive as they might sound, he said. Precision is developing a thin film that sits on the brain and records brain activity in patients with paralysis.