New research suggests intelligence arises not from a single brain region, but from how networks across the brain work together as an integrated system. Neuroscientists often describe the brain as a ...

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

Scientists have found that the human brain understands spoken language in a surprisingly similar way to advanced AI systems.

Scientists have discovered that the human brain understands spoken language in a way that closely resembles how advanced AI language models work. By tracking brain activity as people listened to a ...

The human brain is constantly flooded with sights, sounds and sensations, yet only a fraction of those experiences become lasting memories. Behind that quiet sorting process is a set of biological ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred microbes from different primates into mice, the animals’ brains began to ...

Machines have come a long way in seeing and understanding images, but they still don’t see quite like humans do. A new development in artificial intelligence (AI), however, may bring us closer to that ...

(CNN) — The human brain shrinks as it ages, affecting the ability to remember — it’s part of life. Yet there are a lucky few, called “SuperAgers,” who possess a brain that fights back. For these ...