In a landmark study released today, artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to reveal over a thousand previously hidden ...

Fear begins deep in the brain. The amygdala, buried within the temporal lobe, acts as an alarm system, detecting threats and signaling regions like the hypothalamus and brainstem to activate the body, ...

AI was the key that unlocked these brain “neighborhoods.” They could also light the way to curing disorders like Alzheimer’s.

What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...

Nicotine is much less harmful than the tobacco that naturally contains it. It has never been found to cause cancer. Nor does it cause other smokers’ diseases such as emphysema. But it is, of course, ...