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Intelligent algorithms are used to create paintings, write poems, and compose music. According to a new study, whether people perceive artificial intelligence (AI) as the ingenious creator of art or simply another tool used by artists depends on how information about AI art is presented.

Experts who study animal pheromones have traced the evolutionary origins of genes that allow mice, rats and other rodents to communicate through smell. The discovery is a clear example of how new genes can evolve through the random chance of molecular tinkering and may make identifying new pheromones easier in future studies.

In a new study, researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan report that a part of the mouse brain called the SuM is specialized for detecting new experiences.

Scientists have discovered a bacterial species linked to post-infectious hydrocephalus, the most common cause of pediatric hydrocephalus worldwide.

A team of scientists has revealed a mechanism by which glioblastoma multiforme develops radioresistance.

Rockefeller scientists found that breast and lung tumors can utilize a signaling pathway used by neurons to metastasize. These cancer cells enlist nearby blood vessels to gain access to the nerve signal, enabling their escape from the primary tumor and into the bloodstream.

Young researchers with an advanced degree can apply for the highly prestigious Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators that acknowledges outstanding contributions to biomedical research in Europe .

People with generalized epilepsy who have seizures arising from both sides of the brain simultaneously, have a higher risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) compared to patients who have focal epilepsy where seizures emanate from one area of the brain, according to a Rutgers study.

Scientists have built a computer 'brain circuit', or artificial neural network, that mirrors human decision-making processes and sheds light on how circuits might be altered in psychiatric diseases, a new study published today in eLife reports.

In a new paper, researchers have presented evidence that working memory isn't neatly confined to one brain area, but requires the synchronous activity of at least two. The findings challenge long-held assumptions that working memory is the job of just one part of the brain and help scientists pinpoint its genetic and mechanistic basis.