Inaccurate metaphors about the mind can cause real harm, for instance leading educators to 'train' children like algorithms.

New research analyzed brain imaging information with clinical evaluation to derive six brain-based psychopathology dimensions.

While comparing neurons and transistors is a convenient metaphor (and not completely out of left field), the brain is ...

Each time we let a machine think for us, natural intelligence quietly pays interest. Four factors matter in making AI more ...

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The gap between a brain’s chronological age and its predicted age strongly mediates risk factors for cognitive decline, ...

Mass General Brigham investigators have linked difficult early life experiences with reduced quality and quantity of the white matter communication highways throughout the adolescent brain. This ...

Princeton scientists uncover how brain cells coordinate decisions, offering insight into mental health and cognitive function.

It’s called brain organoids. These are clusters of human brain cells grown in the lab, and more and more they are being used to better understand brain disorders and eventually develop better ...

Childhood experiences shape the brain’s white matter with cognitive effects seen years later A Mass General Brigham study of over 9,000 participants showed that early life adversities correlate ...