Shifting focus on a visual scene without moving our eyes — think driving, or reading a room for the reaction to your joke — is a behavior known as covert attention. We do it all the time, but little ...

Your brain begins as a single cell. When all is said and done, it will house an incredibly complex and powerful network of some 170 billion cells. How does it organize itself along the way? Cold ...

Scientists have shown that brain connectivity patterns can predict mental functions across the entire brain. Each region has a unique “connectivity fingerprint” tied to its role in cognition, from ...

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 ...

Historical views of the brain reflect the biases of the time. The industrial age spawned mechanical explanations for the ...

AI helps explain how covert attention works and uncovers new neuron types by Sonia Fernandez, University of California - Santa Barbara edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...