A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees. For the study, published ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

The SYNGAP1 gene, which supports the production of a protein called SynGAP (Synaptic Ras GTPase-Activating Protein), is known ...

Just like ChatGPT and other generative language models train on human texts to create grammatically correct sentences, a new ...

Tree structures have been widely used to model intelligent behavior, such as reasoning, problem-solving, and language ...

A new mathematical model sheds light on how the brain processes different cues, such as sights and sounds, during decision making.

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.

Using a novel deep learning approach, we evaluated the predictive power of the functional connectome during various states (resting state, movie-watching, and n-back) on episodic memory and working ...

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define ...

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