Tag: Brain
How do brains coordinate activity? From fruit flies to monkeys, we discovered this universal principle
Are neurons star players, or do they prioritise teamwork? A new study has uncovered an answer for this long-standing debate about the brain.
Why did primates evolve such big brains? First study of its kind says it wasn’t for finding food
The bigger the brain, the better we are at finding fruit. But is that true? A new study on wild primates refutes this idea.
AI is our ‘Promethean fire': using it wisely means knowing its true nature – and our own minds
AI will not become sentient and decide to kill us all. But our own conscious or unconscious beliefs about AI can potentially increase the likelihood of any outcome, including catastrophic ones.
Organisms without brains can learn, too – so what does it mean to be a thinking creature?
Box jellyfish have no brains, yet were recently found to be able to learn from touch. Many brainless organisms are now forcing us to rethink what it means to learn.
A 140-year-old Tassie tiger brain sample survived two world wars and made it to our lab. Here's what we found
Brain samples of a thylacine that died in 1880 in Berlin were kept safe by researchers for decades. Now, they have finally been analysed.
