The Allen Institute in Seattle says scientists have now learned enough about how the brain works to start fixing it when it ...

Over the past two decades, some studies have suggested that human brains are shrinking. But there is also evidence that IQ scores have risen over the past century. But is it possible for us to get ...

“Baby brain” isn’t the deficit it’s stereotyped to be, research suggests. Neural adaptations during pregnancy can prime soon-to-be-moms to become more attuned to their children and enhance social ...

Three hearts; blue blood; no skeleton; arms like tongues. These are just some of the alien features of octopuses, squid and cuttlefish — members of the cephalopod family. The outlandish list continues ...

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods — such as octopuses and squid — have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them for insights into how intelligence evolved. Three hearts; blue blood; no ...

Nowhere is the cost of ignoring women’s health more visible or more correctable than in the brain. Closing the women’s health gap could add $1 trillion in annual incremental GDP to the global economy.

More than a year after launching a crowdfunding campaign for a pair of Raspberry Pi-powered handheld computers, the folks at Soulsircuit have announced a major change… and backers aren’t particularly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reddit user Adorable_Raccoon_766 recently asked, "What is the dumbest thing you’ve ever seen a coworker do?" Here are some of the ...

There’s a new “John” in town, but don’t be surprised to learn his name is Andrew McVicker and he is the freshly minted owner of Java Johns. While still formulating the last few details, McVicker is ...

Kyle Orland of ArsTechnica wrote a blog post about the term “cognitive surrender” on April 3. Maybe I should have noticed it sooner since it’s been floating around since at least January, when it was, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fran Shelley, 76, passed her Latin GCSE exam last summer and is now meeting up with friends once a week to learn Italian - Matt ...

It's not your password—it's your brain. Understanding why we fall for scams is the first step to stopping them. When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group ...