Examining brain plasticity and its implications for development, aging, and brain injury recovery.

Education needs an analog reboot, says neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath in his new book, “The Digital Delusion,” which lays out how technology has ...

Our brains may work best when teetering on the edge of chaos. A new theory suggests that criticality a sweet spot between order and randomness is the secret to learning, memory, and adaptability. When ...

No body, no dopamine, no problem. Scientists have successfully coached lab-grown brain tissue to solve a classic robotics challenge, proving that the will to learn is hardwired into our neurons.

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