Over the past decades, computer scientists have developed numerous artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can process human speech in different languages. The extent to which these models replicate ...

Pass the pot to Grandma — her brain might thank you. A new study is challenging long-held assumptions about cannabis, finding that middle-aged and older adults who use the drug may actually see some ...

Children can live and even thrive after hemispherectomies due to brain plasticity, and split brain experiments reveal unique cognition. Luxury steamer sank in Lake Michigan 153 years ago. It was just ...

What would it mean to simulate a human brain? Today’s most powerful computing systems now contain enough computational firepower to run simulations of billions of neurons, comparable to the ...

From fast nerve signals to microbial metabolites, scientists are uncovering the biological conversations between the gut and brain that may explain chronic pain, weight gain, and neurodegenerative ...

In findings that raise a variety of questions about how our brains work, and even about the nature of consciousness, UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators report that only a small section of ...

About two daily servings of this common crunchy snack could increase verbal memory and blood flow to the brain Getty A new study analyzed older adults who ate 60 grams of unsalted skin-roasted peanuts ...

Connecting the dots: Far from being a mindless escape, video games help the brain process information more efficiently and adapt more readily to complex tasks, according to a growing body of research.

Share on Pinterest Eating peanuts may help boost brain health in older adults, recent research suggests. Image credit: Steve Prezant/Getty Images A new study investigated the impact of supplementing ...

There’s a lot to love about brains. They are arguably the most complex organ in the entire human body. 86 billion neurons send electrical and chemical signals back and forth within your brain to ...

The human brain experiences five distinct eras as we age, and each is defined by changes in our neural architecture that influence how we process information, new research shows. The brain changes ...