How Artificial Intelligence Can Explain Unconscious Decision-Making
We can learn more about our own internal decision-making processes through the language of mathematical algorithms used by AI machines.
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A Newfound ‘Octopus City’ Resurfaces Old Questions About the Animal’s Social Intelligence
Scientists were surprised to find that this smart and solitary species had built a cephalopod city. But why?
Brain-Altering Science and the Search for a New Normal
An electrical implant known as a deep-brain stimulator is giving some patients a new start.
In Search of Donkey Kong
Neuroscientists use common analytic techniques to decipher three arcade classics—and miss the mark. Here’s what that could mean…
Researchers Are Getting Closer to Making Prosthetic Limbs Feel Real
Researchers show that applying an electrical current to the sensory cortex can help people feel a sense of…
Mapping the Creative Brain
European researchers find a connection between creativity and the structures of certain regions of the brain. By Tom…
Your Brain Has Fingerprints
Each person has a unique pattern of white matter connecting different brain regions, a new study suggests. By…
The Reason Your Brain Has All Those Folds
A simple formula may explain a great deal about the overall structure of the human brain. By Nathan…
There’s an Upside to the Recklessness of Youth
Nothing ventured, nothing gained, according to the teenage brain. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images) Teenagers:…
Can a Brain Scan Tell What You’re Thinking?
A new experiment advances the idea that brain scans can teach us something about how the human mind…