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Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human ...

The sound of a fire alarm tells us to get out quickly to not get hurt, while the sight of a gas station sign can signal a ...

Human pain, it turns out, is not just a product of modern stress or injury, but a legacy written deep into our DNA. New ...

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

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach ...

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach ...

Deep inside the brain, every thought and memory begins with a burst of electrical activity. For years, scientists have tried ...

The next time you reach for a memory or make a quick choice, a storm of tiny signals races through your brain. Scientists can ...

This valuable study links psychological theories of chunking with a physiological implementation based on short-term synaptic plasticity and synaptic augmentation. The theoretical derivation for ...