Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them—signaling molecules, nutrients, even pieces of their own surfaces—in a process known as endocytosis that is essential ...

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC has for the first time identified specific patterns of brain chemical activity that predict ...

In the future, psychedelics may be used to treat addictions because they can shake up the brain. Along with therapy, ...

Federato’s co-founder and CEO Will Ross combined deep AI experience with practical market analysis to create a company that is upending the insurance industry.

To help fight breast cancer, a public-health expert recruited the spies whose top-secret work helped find hidden Russian ...

Awareness and understanding of misophonia are growing. Here are five key advances that are pushing the field forward.

The Island has recently published various articles on AI, and they are thought-provoking. This article is based on a paper I presented at a London University seminar, 22 years ago. Will computers ever ...

For Anil Seth, another prominent neuroscientist, consciousness is a “controlled hallucination” because we never experience objective reality, whether externally in the world or within our minds. The ...

Fungi are emerging as some of the most sophisticated problem solvers on the planet, despite lacking brains, nerves or anything resembling a face. From underground webs that feed forests to lab-grown ...

Free lectures will feature globally recognized researchers Shun-ichi Amari, Azim Surani and Carol Gilligan ...

The threats of AI underline the urgency of a revolutionary, ecosocialist break with the civilisation of capitalist growth.

An efficient neural screening approach rapidly identifies circuit modules governing distinct behavioral transitions in ...