The neocortex is the seat of human intellect. New data suggests that mammals created it with…
Author: Allison Whitten
Why Pain Feels Worse at Night
Many people report that their aches and pains intensify when they’re trying to sleep, but new…
The Brain Has a ‘Low-Power Mode’ That Blunts Our Senses
Neuroscientists uncovered an energy-saving mode in vision-system neurons that works at the cost of being able…
A Brain Chemical Helps Neurons Know When to Start a Movement
Dopamine, a neurochemical often associated with reward behavior, seems to help organize precisely when the brain…
Neuron Bursts Can Mimic a Famous AI Learning Strategy
A new model of learning centers on blasts of neural activity that act as teaching signals—approximating…
How Computationally Complex Is a Single Neuron?
Scientists taught an artificial neural network to imitate a biological neuron. The result offers a new…
Mathematicians Prove Symmetry of Phase Transitions
At critical moments, rotational invariance is a universal property across many physical systems.