Computer scientist Peter Burke unveils a robot that writes the brain of a second robot with minimal human input.

It's a step toward The Terminator, built 20 times faster than people can program Computer scientist Peter Burke has ...

The model, called Skild Brain, enables robots to think, navigate and respond more like humans. Its launch comes amid a broader push to build humanoid robots capable of more diverse tasks than the ...

“We focused on fear, as it is one of the most studied emotions in neuroscience and, in our view, the one with the greatest potential for robotics,” says Usai. “Fear is closely related to ...

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is the main obstacle preventing access to the central nervous system (CNS). It is therefore a major challenge in CNS studies, e.g., investigations of novel therapeutic ...

Naegleria fowleri, the rare, but deadly, so-called brain-eating amoeba, can be found in Pennsylvania's waters.

Pleasant tactile stimulation drives social bonding in many animal species, especially mammals. Tactile stimulation forms the basis of the infant-caregiver relationship and often leads to affinity-like ...

Affinity-like behavior in response to human touch may relate to increased oxytocin receptor expression in a specific rat brain area ...

The COVID-19 pandemic aged our brains, even if we were never infected with the virus, according to new research. The stress and strains of living through COVID-19 accelerated people’s brain health, ...

Two recent grants provide funding for research into robot ethics and brain implants for the with mentally ill. These are both projects with exciting potential, but are not without opportunities ...

Brain-computer interface (BCI), as a new type of human-computer interaction, has a broad application prospect in improving the lives of people with disabilities, and a great potential in empowering ...

Scientists create an AI model with architecture similar to ChatGPT to guide a robot to perform gallbladder surgery without help from human doctors.