Most languages use word position and sentence structure to extract meaning. For example, "The cat sat on the box," is not the ...

Bacterial patterns invisible to the eye reveal hidden information only with correct biochemical triggers, creating ...

Experiments on an ultra-rare genetic mutation that causes neurodegeneration in children have helped uncover a new mechanism ...

Scientists have developed messages that only appear under specific biochemical triggers, using living bacteria.

Vision shapes behavior and, a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds, behavior and internal states shape vision. The new ...

Why did humans evolve the eyes we have today? While scientists can't go back in time to study the environmental pressures ...

MIT researchers build a “scientific sandbox” that uses AI to simulate how vision systems evolve and it could help design next ...

Scientists are building experimental computers from living human brain cells and testing how they learn and adapt.

Optera uses photoluminescence instead of lasers for long-term optical storage solutionsSpectral hole burning encodes data by ...

Zooming in on the auditory cortex, the researchers found three unique sets of neurons that light up while we listen to music. Two sets of neurons encode absolute pitch (individual musical notes) and ...

Cell-sized robots can sense temperature, make decisions, and move autonomously using nanowatts of power—no external control ...