but they are experts at exploiting powerful and surprising limitations in human cognition. They’re now sharing their secrets with scientists to study how the brain works. Jay Olson, a former ...

The brain is the part of the central nervous system that is contained within the skull. It is responsible for executive and cognitive functions and regulates the functioning of the other parts of ...

Every day, our brain makes thousands of decisions, big and small. Any of these decisions—from the least consequential, such ...

I cannot tell you how this works, and I do not know that anyone can. But this seems to be the way that the human brain works, and I do not think a machine will ever be able to do it. A machine ...

The brain works hard to keep the body warm in cold weather ... The good news is that the brain is exceptional at maintaining its temperature at a cozy 37°C. “For the average human out skiing in cold ...

Researchers at California Institute of Technology revealed that the human ... brain disorders and enhancing cognitive function. Ever wondered how fast your brain actually works?

But we do think that we can really glean some fundamental principles about brain function through this work that’s going to make it easier for us to untangle how the human brain works.” ...

A group of researchers working with the University of Wisconsin-Madison claim to have created the first 3D-printed human ... our brains work. By being able to use 3D-printed brain tissue that ...