If a pig embryo infused with human cells truly became something close enough to count as a member of the human species, then ...

Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a ...

A radically miniaturized brain implant called BISC is redefining what’s possible in human–computer interaction, offering a ...

Norman Doidge, citing a study by Merzenich and colleagues, found that the brain allocates neurological resources to its most ...

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

A pair of monkeys staring at colored shapes in a Princeton lab may have brought you closer to understanding how your own mind ...

When education is framed primarily as optimizing neural circuitry, we risk losing sight of the full complexity of human ...

Rob Greiner has been paralyzed from the shoulders down since a car accident in 2022. For years, his window into the digital ...

A flash fiction contest hosted by The Hopkins Review uses short stories to push the boundaries of psychology research ...

A one millimeter worm is helping scientists rethink what controls the pace of aging. By tracing how its tiny brain senses the world and broadcasts hormonal commands, researchers are starting to see ...

The brain is a delicate instrument. And yet we’re so rude to it. We give more attention to muscle tone, skin care, hairstyle. The brain is taken for granted. It’ll live, we seem to think – is it what ...