In a study published in Science today, Mingsha Zhang, a neuroscientist at Beijing Normal University, focused on the thalamus.

In a world of constant stimulation, the thalamus filters which thoughts we become aware of and which we don’t.

Human brains don’t just excel at problem-solving; they are wired for deep emotional and social processing. Comparing humans to other primates, researchers found unique brain connections that shape ...

An AI model trained on dozens of hours of real-world conversation accurately predicts human brain activity and shows that features of language structure emerge without being coded in.

Not bad for someone who started his career with the aim of understanding the human brain. Despite his role in its creation, though, Professor Hinton has been surprised by the rapid development of ...

Researchers have identified 64 genes that help to shape how quickly a person’s brain ages, in one of the largest attempts to pinpoint genetic factors that influence the organ’s decline.

Reports like this may trigger a sense of human defensiveness, a fear that the human brain — you, really — is becoming obsolete. It makes me want to practice mental math, read a book ...

The CL1, a commercial wetware brain in a box. © Cortical Labs photo. Cortical Labs would like to sell you a brain in a box. It’ll cost about $35,000, and you can ...

In a development that could challenges the boundaries of technology and biology, an Australian startup has unveiled the world’s first commercial biological computer, running on living human cells ...

In a development that could challenges the boundaries of technology and biology, an Australian startup has unveiled the world's first commercial biological computer, running on living human cells.