On neuroscience’s big stage Nov. 15, MIT Professor Earl K. Miller will propose that thought and consciousness emerge from the ...

Spending just 36 minutes listening to your own brain waves, over four sessions, can reduce stress and anxiety, according to a new study by neuroscientists at the Wake Forest University School of ...

How our public sphere has drifted from reality to a “simulated” democracy—and what it might take to pull it back ...

Thinking about the google quantum computer cost can feel a bit like trying to guess the price of a spaceship – it’s complex, ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new, personalized approach to deep brain stimulation (DBS) for people with ...

A new wearable system uses stretchable electronics and artificial intelligence to interpret human gestures with high accuracy even in chaotic, high-motion environments.

Researchers found that repeated head impacts can disrupt a key system that helps the brain wash away waste. In professional ...

When I began my master’s program in cognitive science, an electrical engineering professor told us—rather arrogantly—that the soul is nothing but neurons firing. “You’re deluded if you think otherwise ...

As sure as the brain is prone to distraction, it can also return its focus to the task at hand. A new study in animals by scientists at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory of MIT shows how ...

Humans have long wondered when and how we begin to form thoughts. Are we born with a pre-configured brain, or do thought ...