For René Descartes, minds were essentially thinking (or feeling) things. For the founding fathers of behaviorism, minds were identical with behaviors—talking, habits, dispositions to act in one way or ...

How our brain, a three-pound mass of tissue encased within a bony skull, creates perceptions from sensations is a long-standing mystery. Abundant evidence and decades of sustained research suggest ...

Neuromorphic computers modeled after the human brain can now solve the complex equations behind physics simulations — something once thought possible only with energy-hungry supercomputers. The ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses advances in brain-computer interfaces. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the ...

Experts from around the country gathered at UAB to discuss breakthroughs in linking thought with actions through technology. On the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, God reaches out to touch Adam. The ...

Using machine learning, researchers are able to use data from the brain to glean deeper insights and apply this new knowledge in clinical settings. The findings will be presented on Monday, November ...

Machines have come a long way in seeing and understanding images, but they still don’t see quite like humans do. A new development in artificial intelligence (AI), however, may bring us closer to that ...