
Autism, Human Connection and the ‘Double Empathy’ Problem
Despite stereotypes, many autistic people yearn for meaningful relationships, but they are daunted by neurotypicals’ assumptions about them
Despite stereotypes, many autistic people yearn for meaningful relationships, but they are daunted by neurotypicals’ assumptions about them
A new study suggests that changes in the brain's sensitivity to insulin during phases of the menstrual cycle may be linked to appetite
Everyday lapses in memory can be a part of learning
A brain chemical may play a role in the development of our complex brain, as well as our inclination toward obesity and addiction
A checklist derived from six neuroscience-based theories of consciousness could help assess whether an artificial intelligence system achieves this state
Two studies report considerable improvements in technologies designed to help people with facial paralysis to communicate
The Human Brain Project wraps up in September after a decade. It had notable achievements and a troubled past
One of the most in-depth catalogs of an animal’s brain-body connections ever compiled ties neural activity to roundworm behavior
Ethical and social implications of brain science and neural engineering raise many questions
Artificial intelligence has turned the brain’s electrical signals into somewhat garbled classic rock
A dazzling new map lights up the fruit fly brain
New insight comes from zapping a region, known as the anterior precuneus, that causes people to feel dissociated from their body
Discussions of dinosaur brainpower spark larger questions around the nature of intelligence
The vagus nerve is the key information expressway between the brain and most internal organs. Researchers are now studying how stimulating it might improve mental and physical health
A new study suggests AI can analyze cardiac activity to predict whether a song will be a hit before it’s released. But some hit-song scientists are skeptical
John O’Keefe shared the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience in 2014 for discovering that neurons in the hippocampus encode an animal’s location and create a cognitive map for navigation...
When you can’t remember a word, it might only feel like it’s on the tip of your tongue
Our sense of time can expand or contract with the rhythm of each heartbeat
The minds of social species are strikingly resonant
The ability to conjure up possible futures or alternative realities is the flip side of memory. Both faculties cohabit in the brain region called the hippocampus
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