A philosophy scholar has developed a practical “decision tree” to help scientists and ethicists evaluate which creatures may be conscious.

After the contestant chooses, say, option B, the host reveals one of the remaining choices (say C) does not contain the prize. In the final step, the contestant is asked whether they want to change ...

Brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue, and those insights could help people ...

Researchers have developed brain-on-a-chip technology that uses human tissue to model how the brain’s protective barrier breaks down during inflammation and disease.

This new project adds a verbal AI system (a large language model) to probe deeper into perception. Its goal is to study how ...

Boston University researchers have found that emotional events can strengthen memories of ordinary moments, giving them lasting power.

Michela Marinelli received a Rigor Champions Prize for fostering scientific transparency through her course Analytical Skepticism. Michela Marinelli, an associate professor of neuroscience at The ...

Social hierarchies are everywhere—think of high school dramas, where the athletes are portrayed as the most popular, or large ...

Professor Jenny Reardon will study how scientists working on high stakes emerging technologies are partnering with ethicists ...

Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday a $10 million investment to launch the SUNY Brain Institute; a multi-campus initiative ...

What can you do with a neuroscience degree? There are dozens of areas within neuroscience, including social, behavioural, clinical, computational, developmental and cognitive neuroscience. You could ...

WASHINGTON – The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present five neuroscientists with this year’s Science Education and Outreach Awards, comprising the Award for Education in Neuroscience, the ...