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 ...

There's a line of thought that equates intelligence with “pattern recognition.” How do you stack up on this unique cognitive ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

People with higher reasoning skills appear to be better at forming internal maps of how different objects are related in space, according to a study published in Cell Reports. The research provides ...

As preparation for my upcoming series of interviews for Newsweek with the protagonists and practitioners of AI, I have been consuming a plethora of sources that examine the nature and origin of human ...

The rise of artificial intelligence is reshaping numerous aspects of our lives, from automating mundane tasks to driving innovation across industries. However, one pertinent question arises: Is AI ...

In educational psychology, theories about how the brain processes information have long influenced teaching practices and curriculum development. One such influential framework is the PASS theory, ...

People increasingly rely on artificial intelligence (AI) for medical diagnoses because of how quickly and efficiently these tools can spot anomalies and warning signs in medical histories, X-rays and ...

"I'm going to do some banking today," said no one in recent memory. Banking as we have known it has quietly vanished from our conscious daily activities, yet its influence on our everyday life ...