In the well-known thought experiment known as the prisoner's dilemma, one individual has to decide whether to stay silent or talk to the police about their crime based on how they anticipate an ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

Study shows alpha brain wave frequency shapes how the brain integrates touch and vision to create the feeling that your body ...

Neural network models that are able to make decisions or store memories have long captured scientists' imaginations. In these ...

The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope such models ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

The human brain must be able to link memory content to the circumstances in which it occurs. Researchers in Bonn have now discovered how the human brain uses two different groups of neurons to store ...

A selection of science-based books from the year that together shine new light on who we are and why we think and act as we do.

If an event is more likely to occur at a certain point in time, the brain tracks the time until it occurs more preciselyTo ...