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Humans and certain animals appear to have an innate capacity to learn relationships between different objects or events in the world. This ability, known as "relational learning," is widely regarded ...

Every animal that has ever been studied closely, from the fruit fly to the philosopher, surrenders each day to a state that ...

For the first time, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and Amsterdam UMC have identified what happens in neural networks deep within the brain during obsessive thoughts and ...

Researchers just found a striking link between an everyday nutrient and stronger brain networks in older adults. Here's what ...

Nuttida Rungratsameetaweemana is challenging a story neuroscience has told for decades. According to the conventional account ...

Distinct brain regions involved in spontaneous, voluntary laughter, study finds ...

While such advances bring with them a breadth of knowledge, the immense complexity of the datasets makes it challenging for scientists to analyze them using current computational methods. Now, ...

In 1943, a pair of neuroscientists were trying to describe how the human nervous system works when they accidentally laid the foundation for artificial intelligence. In their mathematical framework ...

Sleep may be the brain's secret to resilience, helping it recover from stress, adapt to change, and maintain healthy function ...