What’s the secret to prompting an AI to solve math problems that have left humans stumped? Tell it to believe in itself ...

Physicists have debated which way a submerged sprinkler sucking in water would spin. Careful experiments provide an answer.

New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest that neuron-only brain models, such as connectomes, leave out a crucial ...

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Irrespective of the identity of those involved, a hit-and-run is defined by a skewed power dynamic. It's not just that a vehicle is bigger and faster than a human. The driver causes the accident, but ...

Hearing is so effortless for most of us that it’s often difficult to comprehend how much information the brain’s auditory system needs to process and disentangle. It has to take incoming sounds and ...

The use of animal models in brain aging research has led to numerous fundamental insights into the neurobiological processes that underlie changes in brain function associated with normative aging.

The human voice provides a wealth of social information, including who is speaking. A salient voice in a child’s life is mother's voice, which guides social function during development. Here we ...