Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications ...

Ten years after a milestone victory, AI now dominates Go training. Players are figuring out what that means for the game.

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No body, no dopamine, no problem. Scientists have successfully coached lab-grown brain tissue to solve a classic robotics challenge, proving that the will to learn is hardwired into our neurons.

In his new book, “A World Appears,” Michael Pollan argues that artificial intelligence can do many things—it just can’t be a person.

Scientists have demonstrated that human brain cells grown on a microchip can learn to play id Software’s classic first-person ...

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Imagine handing the nuclear launch codes to the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence. You’d hope the machine would ...

In uncertain times, cognitive science shows how simple tasks like Tetris may help women interrupt trauma and reclaim mental agency.

Over the last few centuries, behavioral psychologists have documented all kinds of ways of modifying our actions and the ...

Digital engagement is neither inherently benign nor uniformly harmful among young people. Later in life, it can fortify specific cognitive skills through intentional practice.