The leading theories of consciousness suggest that the outer layer of the human brain, called the cortex (in blue in figure 1 ...

How AI can assist human decision-making and democratize super-forecasting to better predict uncertain futures.

Leading researchers, medical professionals, and industry experts gathered in Shanghai on Friday for the fourth smart ...

A great deal depends on context. A monologue on late-night television is not the same as witness testimony in court.

Floating along on my bicycle on a daydream of a country road, up behind me came a man on a hissing e-bike, going fast, headed ...

While Emmy Awards are considered burnt in the torch as television's utmost recognition, every great production has had its share of being slighted at the awards.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Friday that the state has experienced its first confirmed ...

A TED Talk-style presentation on the effects of tangled DNA strands took first place at this year's Postdoc Slam competition, which is held in celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week.

Researchers studying fruit flies discovered that nerve cells sensing limb motion are turned off when the insect moves, allowing the brain to switch between stabilizing posture and enabling dynamic ...

A new study reveals that Alzheimer’s disease involves more than just plaques and tangles; it also stems from disrupted ...

The Gateway Process was originally the brainchild of radio producer Robert Monroe, who in the 1970s studied the effects of certain sound patterns on human consciousness. He claimed that his ...

A slew of new research attempts to zero in on what happens as our brains get older — and what can bring about those changes early.