Human brains learn new tasks quickly by reusing mental building blocks, a flexibility scientists are now studying to improve ...

The human brain is constantly flooded with sights, sounds and sensations, yet only a fraction of those experiences become ...

How strongly does our metabolism influence thinking? This question has been examined by Dr. Philipp Haueis, a philosopher of ...

Princeton researchers found that the brain excels at learning because it reuses modular “cognitive blocks” across many tasks.

Norman Doidge, citing a study by Merzenich and colleagues, found that the brain allocates neurological resources to its most ...

Allen Institute researchers and engineers have unlocked potential and vast discoveries through the new Brain Knowledge Platform (BKP).  This first-of-its-kind database and research tool has just ...

Scientists from the Allen Institute have developed what they claim is a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence-powered database and research tool for neuroscientists. The so-called Brain Knowledge ...

The Allen Institute in Seattle has released the Brain Knowledge Platform, a research aid described as the most comprehensive artificial intelligence tool available for neuroscience. The project ...

New research provides a powerful new map of the brain’s lifelong structural journey, revealing the key ages that shape our ...

In your 50s, your brain is already shrinking. “The cortex ― outer layer of the brain ― becomes thinner, the myelin sheath ...