Neuroscience

People who feel in control of their lives and who find purpose and meaning in life are less likely to have anxiety disorders even when going through...

Scientists have identified the molecular mechanism that leads to the death of neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS or motor...

Powerful AI needs to be reliably aligned with human values. Does this mean that AI will eventually have to police those values? Cambridge...

Researchers from the UK & Japan have identified how the brain’s natural painkilling system could be used as a possible alternative to opioids for...

Children as young as seven apply basic laws of physics to problem-solving, rather than learning from what has previously been rewarded, suggests new...

Scientists have shown in mice that skin cells re-programmed into brain stem cells, transplanted into the central nervous system, help reduce...

An international team of scientists has identified the neural circuits that enable cuttlefish to change their appearance in just the blink to eye –...

Our lives are already enhanced by AI – or at least an AI in its infancy – with technologies using algorithms that help them to learn from our...