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Memory errors may actually indicate a way in which the human cognitive system is “optimal” or “rational.”

New research shows that the transition from general to specific memories involves the maturation of inhibitory neurons in the hippocampus.

High-frequency oscillations that ripple through our brains may generate memory and conscious experience.

Actor and science communicator Alan Alda shares his three rules of three for effective and empathic communication.

Don’t feel compelled to start a napping routine just yet.

Your brain is not an obsolete piece of technology. Once properly trained for learning, it’s your ticket to navigating the AI landscape.

Science and philosophy seem to be separate fields, but philosophical advancements have made the world more accepting of debate and unorthodox ideas.

“It doesn’t erase what happened to you. It just changes the impact it has on your life.” 

People with aphantasia cannot conjure mental images, either original or from memory.

Sixty years later, will anybody have heard of COVID?

Long before the birth of Julius Caesar, the Roman Republic appointed all-powerful dictators to protect their state in times of crisis. They were remarkably self-restrained and obedient to the Roman Constitution.

Your life’s memories could, in principle, be stored in the universe’s structure.

But they’re still lovable.

Walking is rarer in the U.S. compared to similar nations. It is also deadlier: Nearly 7,500 pedestrians were killed in 2021.

Life in the supremely vast cosmos is incredibly rare. We need a new vision for our living planet and for ourselves.

Tumor cells traverse many different types of fluids as they travel through the body.

Compared to people who took a placebo, the brains of those who took caffeine pills had a temporarily smaller gray matter volume.

Some scientists think brain organoids could develop a form of consciousness. Others say that’s science fiction.

Humans are already so integrated with technology that the dream of transhumanism is a reality. Can we handle what comes next?

From Hogwarts to hashtags, kids’ reading habits have changed drastically in recent decades — but data suggests cause for hope.

Will you die when your body dies?

A new finding that unconsciously processed images are distributed to higher-order brain networks requires the revision of a popular theory of consciousness.

The One Ring has its own agency and sentience — and it opens up a wonderful philosophy of things beyond our comprehension.

It’s far less likely to wander into bizarre lies, emotional rants, and manipulative tangents.

Neuroscientists hope to learn more in the hope of finding a way to reverse dementia.

A series of charts shows how prevalent different mental illnesses are across the globe — but how we define them matters.

“I think it has a real chance to reverse motor symptoms, essentially replacing a missing part.”

Uploading your mind is not a pathway to immortality. Instead, it will create a possibly hostile digital doppelgänger.

Archaeologist Bernard Frischer spent decades uploading the ruins of the Eternal City to the cloud. Here’s what it looks like.

Take a trip through these master-crafted fantasy societies and ask yourself: Could I actually live there?