To this day, in the known universe, only one example exists of a system capable of general-purpose intelligence. That system ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen a huge surge within just a few years. Apps like Microsoft Copilot promise to help you brainstorm and plan; ChatGPT offers help with homework and professional work ...

“We used deep visual neural networks to create numerical descriptions of objects so that we could understand the neurons’ ...

An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of ...

CNN — Many of the ideas and metaphors in popular culture about how the human brain works don't stand up to scrutiny. That's a prevailing theme in Lisa Feldman Barrett's new book "Seven and a Half ...

Scientists have discovered a hidden drainage system in the human brain that may help explain Alzheimer’s disease.

Our brains may work best when teetering on the edge of chaos. A new theory suggests that criticality a sweet spot between order and randomness is the secret to learning, memory, and adaptability. When ...

How do you intuitively know that you can walk on a footpath and swim in a lake? Researchers from the University of Amsterdam have discovered unique brain activations that reflect how we can move our ...

The largest analysis of psychedelic brain imaging to date offers a clearer picture of how psychedelic drugs affect the brain.

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 ...

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Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...