Brain & Behavior
By Peter Hankins
Knud Thomsen has put a draft paper (pdf) describing his ‘Ouroboros Model’ -- an architecture for cognitive agents -- online. It’s a...
Acccording to Gerd Gigerenzer, human beings tend to think of intelligence as a deliberate, conscious activity guided by the laws of logic. Yet, he...
According to some experts, newly born neuronal stem cells in the adult brain may provide a therapy for brain injury. But if these stem cells are to...
Blocking a common immune system response cleared up plaques associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and enabled treated mice to recover some lost memory...
A study released today reveals a cellular mechanism involved in alcohol dependence. The study, in the May 28 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience,...
NYU Psychology Professor Gary Marcus explains the frailty of human memory and that recollection of information is dependent on contextual cues from...
A monkey has successfully fed itself with fluid, well-controlled movements of a human-like robotic arm by using only signals from its brain,...
You went to a wedding yesterday. The service was beautiful, the food and drink flowed and there was dancing all night. But people tell you that you...
Neurologist Oliver Sacks discusses his newest book Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain. Dr. Sacks is the author of 10 books, including "The...
One of the major scientific questions about the brain is how it can translate the simple intent to perform an action -- say, reach for a glass --...
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