The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

The familiar fight between “mind as software” and “mind as biology” may be a false choice. This work proposes biological computationalism: the idea that brains compute, but not in the abstract, symbol ...

When we are awake, we seem to experience a continuous stream of sensations, reflections, memories, and impressions that make ...

The ideas presented in George Lakoff and Srini Narayanan's The Neural Mind are fascinating, but the writing is far less ...

A team of UChicago psychology researchers used fMRI scans to learn why certain moments carry such lasting power ...

This name combo pits two extremely contradictory concepts of style, values, and leadership against each other in a way that ...

Conflict can feel personal when your mind is primed to defend itself come what may. Here’s how attachment sensitivity makes ...

Cain quickly defines emergent systems as "features that were not necessarily intended by the original designer, but result ...

As a pediatrician, I know that some of the most transformative gifts for young children don’t require batteries or assembly.

Brain organoids can be a good step forward, assuming they are grown from induced human pluripotent stem cells. That allows us to sidestep ethical concerns about the use of human embryos, thereby ...

"One Hand Clapping" draws from neuroscience, evolution, philosophy and a rich tapestry of cultural references to examine how Earth's history led to the formation of our own minds. The book reveals the ...

The mind really is a battlefield. Advances in neurological medicine might seem like a boon to humanity. However, UK scientists are warning that the tech could also be used to develop “brain weapons” ...