
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

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

Period Food Cravings Are Real. A New Brain Finding Could Explain Why They Happen
A new study suggests that changes in the brain's sensitivity to insulin during phases of the menstrual cycle may be linked to appetite


Forgotten Memories May Remain Intact in the Brain
Everyday lapses in memory can be a part of learning

Neuropeptide Y May Have Made Humans Smart and Overindulgent
A brain chemical may play a role in the development of our complex brain, as well as our inclination toward obesity and addiction

If AI Becomes Conscious, Here’s How We Can Tell
A checklist derived from six neuroscience-based theories of consciousness could help assess whether an artificial intelligence system achieves this state

Brain-Reading Devices Allow Paralyzed People to Talk Using Their Thoughts
Two studies report considerable improvements in technologies designed to help people with facial paralysis to communicate

Scientists Tried to Re-create an Entire Human Brain in a Computer. What Happened?
The Human Brain Project wraps up in September after a decade. It had notable achievements and a troubled past

Worm Brains, Decoded like Never Before, Could Shed Light on Our Own Mind
One of the most in-depth catalogs of an animal’s brain-body connections ever compiled ties neural activity to roundworm behavior

New Neurotechnology Is Blurring the Lines around Mental Privacy—But Are New Human Rights the Answer?
Ethical and social implications of brain science and neural engineering raise many questions

Neuroscientists Re-create Pink Floyd Song from Listeners’ Brain Activity
Artificial intelligence has turned the brain’s electrical signals into somewhat garbled classic rock

How the Brain Creates Your Physical Sense of Self
New insight comes from zapping a region, known as the anterior precuneus, that causes people to feel dissociated from their body

How Smart Were Dinosaurs? New Studies Fuel the Debate
Discussions of dinosaur brainpower spark larger questions around the nature of intelligence