Neuroscience

Answering the question of when consciousness emerges is deeply tied to the mystery of what it actually is and how it can be measured

The brain weighs factors based on their importance to oneself and one’s social world as part of a complex calculation that shapes behavior

Researchers have measured the brain’s faint glow for the first time, hinting at a potential role of “biophotons” in cognition

The decision to help a friend or stranger—and the amount of help that one chooses to give—may be powerfully shaped by the brain’s basolateral amygdala

A new brain-computer interface turns thoughts into singing and expressive speech in real time

Zoning out reveals hidden patterns in tasks

Neuroscientists can now make precise genetic tweaks to the neurons that are most affected by brain diseases such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and ALS

What would it take to create a cyborg brain like the one in the new TV show Murderbot? The answer reveals what makes our own brain so unique

Two leading theories of consciousness went head-to-head—and the results may change how neuroscientists study one of the oldest questions about existence

Crows can tell the shapes of stars from those of moons and symmetrical quadrilaterals from unsymmetrical ones, new results show

Researchers put forward a comprehensive model outlining the conditions that may give rise to the vivid mental phenomena that some people experience as they near death

Desynchronizing a monkey’s brain with electricity caused a performance boost