Your brain not only processes what you see but continuously makes predictions based on your experiences. This process may be less fine-tuned in people with autism, research suggests. When someone ...
It has long been known as the arbiter of reward in the brain, but recent findings could upend this classic theory of dopamine ...
Mass General Brigham researchers are betting that the next big leap in brain medicine will come from teaching artificial intelligence to “read” MRI scans in a more flexible way. The team, led by ...
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more common and sophisticated, its effects on human lives and societies raises new questions. A new paper published in The Quarterly Review of Biology posits ...
A peer-reviewed paper published in Frontiers in Psychology proposes that consciousness is not simply a byproduct of brain activity but instead acts as a top-down force that shapes neural processes.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When we hear the word “twins”, we tend to think of two identical people who share physical traits, and perhaps certain behaviours ...
A recent study published in Autism Research suggests that the cognitive shifts associated with autism are significantly larger in females than in males. The findings provide evidence that females may ...
Humans and other animals gradually learn what sounds or other sensory cues in their surroundings are meaningful or ...
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...
University of Oklahoma researchers recently published a study showing that several measurements of the brain, including blood flow and the brain's ability to compensate for the lack of it, are better ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BrainIAC, a new AI model, analyzes brain MRIs to predict dementia risk, tumor mutations, and brain cancer survival. (CREDIT: ...