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 ...

If more isn’t done to combat concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more families will be grieving tragic deaths.

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.

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 now better understand how severe stress can change how we think, feel and act. It's very clear that these changes are a normal part of how the brain responds to severe stress.

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 ...

They didn’t have brain injury. So concluded the recent National Institutes of Health clinical and brain imaging studies of about 80 individuals reporting “anomalous health incidents” (AHIs ...

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 ...

Brain damage has many causes, treatments, and health outcomes. Learn all you need to know about brain damage here.