Speech is a crowning achievement of human evolution, the skill that separates us from every other animal. So, it would stand ...

For decades, scientists have sought to explain the so-called "Cambrian Explosion," a pivotal period over 500 million years ...

Earlier posts focused on the “easy problem” of consciousness—finding relationships between mental activity and the dynamic patterns measured with various brain imaging methods. This new post advances ...

Recent studies reveal caffeine’s potential to influence brain activity during sleep, support healthy aging, and enhance cognitive performance, though effects vary by age and consumption patterns.

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As individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) move from the mild cognitive impairment stage to moderate and severe dementia, complex awareness deteriorates although lower-level sensory awareness is ...

Credit: Mark Hersam/Northwestern University Printed artificial neurons can now send lifelike signals that activate real brain ...