Princeton scientists found that the brain uses reusable “cognitive blocks” to create new behaviors quickly.

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Dementia is a group of disorders that gradually impair memory, thinking and daily functioning. Alzheimer's disease (AD), the ...

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Scientists mapped brain activity across the day and found the same neurons create completely different networks depending on ...

These five research-backed insights show why the octopus remains one of the most extraordinary minds in the animal kingdom.