A new ‘biomimetic’ model of brain circuits and function at multiple scales produced naturalistic dynamics and learning, and ...

Animal intelligence takes many forms and often defies human expectations. Some species solve problems, communicate complex ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

Animals have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, taking micro naps during parenting, sleeping on the wing during ...

What do you get when you mix fire's power, electricity's reach, math's precision, and language's connection? AI—humanity's ...

In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.

Octopuses are widely known for their intelligence, including problem-solving, tool use, and complex hunting behavior. For ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

New research shows that AI doesn’t need endless training data to start acting more like a human brain. When researchers ...

Sleep may have evolved to help reduce DNA damage in nerve cells long before they became centralized in the brain, a study ...

With increased DNA damage from UV radiation or other reasons, the researchers also observed the jellyfish and sea anemones ...

Dyslexia is a common developmental disorder, affecting around 7% of the global population. It is characterized by ...