A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology not only learned a simple visual category ...

A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology not only learned a simple visual category learning task exactly as well as lab animals, but even enabled the ...

Researchers from the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit and Oxford University's Department of Computer Science have set out a new principle to explain how the brain adjusts connections between neurons ...

SWITZERLAND (WKRC) - A Swiss company claimed they have developed the first bioprocessor in the form of an online tool that allows users to access human brain cells. FinalSpark calls it the ...

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and Duke University ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inputs to the brain from the eyes, ears, and skin are continually changing as we move. Yet our brain perceives objects in the world as stable. How the brain ...

Neuroscientists are tracking the brain activity that underlies a cognitive breakthrough and unraveling how it might boost ...

For decades, dopamine has been celebrated in neuroscience as the quintessential "reward molecule"—a chemical herald of ...

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...

In this post, the last of a five-part series, we will acquire an understanding of various theories that emphasize the importance of top-down signaling in shaping and enabling conscious perception.