Our brains may work best when teetering on the edge of chaos. A new theory suggests that criticality a sweet spot between order and randomness is the secret to learning, memory, and adaptability. When ...

Children across America are struggling to focus. Teachers report shorter attention spans, while parents watch their kids battle distractions. Academic performance continues to decline despite endless ...

Researchers have discovered how an ion channel in the brain's neurons has a kind of 'molecular memory', which contributes to the formation and preservation of lifelong memories. The researchers have ...

Throughout the lifespan, survival in a complex ecosystem requires learning to associate external stimuli with actions that lead to desired outcomes. In value-based learning, the positive or negative ...

Short videos have rapidly emerged as one of the dominant sources of information and entertainment for internet users globally. As of 2025, TikTok alone has over 1.6 billion active users spanning ...

Giving AI a human-like memory limitation may actually help it learn language better. In their new proof-of-principle study, ...

Scientists at Skoltech have developed a new mathematical model of memory that explores how information is encoded and stored. Their analysis suggests that memory works best in a seven-dimensional ...

Researchers at Google have developed a new AI paradigm aimed at solving one of the biggest limitations in today’s large language models: their inability to learn or update their knowledge after ...