New research proposes the Brain-First Hypothesis: the evolution of the brain drove animal diversification during the Cambrian ...

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 ...

Biologists have long puzzled over why organisms with similar numbers of protein-coding genes can differ so dramatically in ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different to our closest relatives. Our ...

At first glance, the human brain might appear to be a marvel of engineering—a seamless interface for sensory input, cognitive control, and motor output. But if you peer beneath its sophisticated ...

Current AI technology has hit a wall that prevents it from reaching artificial general intelligence. The next design leap involves adding a type of complexity that attempts to mimic the way the human ...

Contemporary artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as the models underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT, image ...

For decades, the human brain was described as a complex but largely predictable organ, governed by electrical impulses and chemical reactions. Today, that view is rapidly evolving. Recent ...