Newfound 'switchboard' helps brain form new memories without forgetting older ones

The brain may reuse some cells to store many different memories without mixing them up with or erasing older memories, a new ...

Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’

With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons ...

We’re Obsessed With Sleep Scores, Steps, and Supplements. It’s Making Us Worse, Not Better

The science disagrees. One in three people globally struggle with sleep, and the effects are not limited to grogginess. Poor ...

MIT scientists identify hidden brain cells that could boost memory far beyond current theories and explain why it has no known upper limit

The human brain contains roughly 86 billion neurons, and for decades scientists have assumed that these cells are the primary ...

The brain can unlock true multitasking after intensive training

New research by Georgetown scientists shows how the brain rewires itself to automate learned tasks. The findings challenge a ...