When we learn a new skill, the brain has to decide—cell by cell—what to change. New research from MIT suggests it can do that with surprising precision, sending targeted feedback to individual neurons ...

For almost a century, psychology and neuroscience researchers have been trying to understand the processes via which humans and other animals acquire new skills or learn to deal with specific ...

A new computational method allows modern atomic models to learn from experimental thermodynamic data, according to a ...

For many people, birdwatching starts as a quiet outdoor hobby. A pair of binoculars, a walk through a wooded trail or neighborhood park, and the simple challenge of spotting different species can turn ...

Research found that participants who were experts in this pastime showed "differences in both brain structure and brain ...

Researchers used AI and deep learning to find a link between brain structure and navigation skills but found no measurable ...

Past studies show that SuperAgers may experience slower brain atrophy, lower brain volume loss, and reduced neuroinflammation. Now a new study published in the journal Nature has found that SuperAgers ...

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate—and the result could be ...

Covid lockdowns slowed the growth of focus and self-control skills in young children, especially those who started school ...

To understand why, the team looked at the MRI scans.

It's long been assumed that for an organism to learn, remember or draw conclusions, it needs a brain. But mounting evidence, including a recent Cognitive Science study, challenges that assumption, ...

Advanced proteomics and AI reveal blood protein changes, offering insights into early Alzheimer's detection and differentiation from mild cognitive impairment.