Word-finding difficulty (WFD) - frustrating “tip-of-the-tongue” moments when meaning is clear but the word or sound won’t surface.

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered that a magnetic brain treatment already used for depression can boost the brain’s ...

People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer.

New research proposes a unified theory of brain function based on criticality—a state where the brain teeters between order ...

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 ...

For example, nongenerative AI can perform tasks such as parsing sentence structure to extract clauses and phrases and the relationships between them. This broadens the technology’s applicability by ...

The phrase “brain rot” spiked 230 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to the makers of the Oxford English Dictionary. Skip to main content. Scientific American. December 3, 2024. 2 min read.

After weeks of deliberation and more than 37,000 votes worldwide, the Oxford English Dictionary has announced a Generation Alpha slang term is its 2024 word of the year, "brain rot.". Here's an ...

Every year, the United Kingdom's Oxford University Press names a winner for the most relevant words of the year, and for 2024, the top-voted and most popular among them all is "Brain Rot." It is a ...

In the age of social media, brain teasers have become a popular trend, challenging users to test their problem-solving, pattern recognition, and critical thinking skills. These puzzles are not ...