Scientists have labored for decades to understand how brain structure and functional connectivity drive intelligence. A new analysis offers the clearest picture yet of how various brain regions and ...

For decades, researchers have attempted to pinpoint the specific areas of the brain responsible for human intelligence. A new ...

Post 4 in a series on AI and the Evolution of Cognition. In the first three entries of this series—Thinking About Thinking, In the Post-Cognitive World, and The Three Stages of Cognitive Collapse—I’ve ...

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

Study supports theory that intelligence reflects system-wide brain network coordination, not any single region ...

Claims that artificial intelligence (AI) is on the verge of surpassing human intelligence have become commonplace. According ...

Will artificial intelligence ever be able to reason, learn, and solve problems at levels comparable to humans? Experts at the University of California San Diego believe the answer is yes—and that such ...

The concept of theory of mind (ToM) encompasses the ability to understand and attribute mental states—including beliefs, intentions and emotions—to oneself and others. In the context of aging, ...

Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology & Director of the Duckworth Collection, University of Cambridge It’s one of the great paradoxes of evolution. Humans have demonstrated that having large brains ...

As AI becomes more prevalent in education, work and social life, research is increasingly focused on understanding its nuanced effects on core cognitive functions such as memory, attention and ...