A young zebra finch learning to sing may not sound like much at first, just a babbling stream of chirps and whistles. But ...

People given general anaesthesia fall into a coma-like state in which their memory and perception of pain are switched off.

Seven participants had electrodes temporarily implanted in a brain structure important for learning. While anesthetized, ...

One of the coolest sci-fi superpowers may be something your brain could actually learn. That’s the fascinating idea behind Pop Mech’s new story, “You Can Develop a Sixth Sense—And Transform Your ...

It’s further proof that even fairly complex neural processes are not the same as consciousness.

More than a century ago, Pavlov trained his dog to associate the sound of a bell with food. Ever since, scientists assumed the dog learned this through repetition: The more times the dog heard the ...

We don't usually realize it, but every word we speak depends on a series of complex brain processes working behind the scenes ...

The truth is that we love learning weird things. It becomes even more fascinating when those weird things involve human ...