Human memory and attention are core cognitive functions that shape perception, learning, and decision-making. And whilst decades of research have provided ...

Computational neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field that employs mathematical models, computer simulations and analytical methods to understand how the brain processes information. By bridging ...

Neural circuits in the brain are highly sophisticated biological systems, orchestrating ultra-fast, parallel computations ...

This year, participants from around the world gathered for the twentieth summer school on computational neuroscience organized by the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in Japan.

Two Princeton professors, Molly Crockett and Sebastian Seung, have been named recipients of National Academy of Sciences awards for their work in moral cognition and computational neuroscience, ...

Neural network models that are able to make decisions or store memories have long captured scientists' imaginations. In these models, a hallmark of the computation being performed by the network is ...

In research inspired by the principles of quantum mechanics, researchers from Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the University of Oxford reveal new findings to understand why the human brain is able ...

SEATTLE — A journey that started in Seattle took scientists from the Allen Institute, all the way to the African nation of Rwanda. Saskia de Vries and Michael Buice from the Allen Institute traveled ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, there is a growing interest in leveraging insights from ...

CHICAGO – The Society of Neuroscience (SfN) will honor leading researchers whose groundbreaking work has transformed neuroscience — including the understanding of pain, addiction, stress, synaptic ...

This story was originally published in the 2024 edition of Discovery magazine, the College of Science's publication. This edition of Discovery celebrated the 20th anniversary of the College of Science ...