Artificial intelligence may write award-winning essays and diagnose disease with remarkable accuracy, but biological brains still hold the upper hand in at least one crucial domain: flexibility.

It’s frustrating when your memory fails you, especially during daily activities when you need it most, like remembering your grocery list or a new person’s name. The good news? These little blips ...

The human brain must be able to link memory content to the circumstances in which it occurs. Researchers in Bonn have now discovered how the human brain uses two different groups of neurons to store ...

Engineers are starting to build hardware that does not just run artificial intelligence, it behaves like a primitive form of ...

Meet L-serine, an essential amino acid that supports healthy brain function, improves memory, and keeps your neurons firing ...

New details on how the brain stores info, and why it's limited. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2009 — -- Having a tough time recalling a phone number someone spoke a few minutes ago or forgetting items from ...

The human brain, despite representing only about 2% of total body weight, consumes approximately 20% of the body’s energy resources. This metabolic intensity makes the brain particularly responsive to ...

WASHINGTON — The government has approved the first non-invasive brain stimulator to treat depression — a device that beams magnetic pulses through the skull. If it sounds like science-fiction, well, ...

From football fields to military training grounds, head injuries are leaving lasting marks on the brain in ways we're only ...

A new scientific breakthrough may soon offer hope for people affected by Alzheimer’s disease. A group of researchers in Spain has developed a drug candidate that could help fight the condition at its ...