Yes, we run mostly on autopilot. We more or less have to.

How we can tell what is the the real life and what is just a fantasy? And what does it say about our evolution and potential?

New research shows that far from challenging computers when we think, we seem to operate at a much slower pace than scientists expected.

How could you possibly be tired sitting behind a computer all day? Because as it so turns out, your brain can chemically fry itself if you overthink.

New technology allows computers and fMRI machines to decode what you're thinking as a stream of text. It sounds creepy, but it could save lives.

Some researchers are wondering if our conscious minds may spread outside of our bodies and think a study of spiders in their webs could prove their hunch.

Elon Musk's startup is raising money to protect humanity from runaway adoption of artificial intelligence by merging our minds with machines. Here's how it could succeed.

Far from being a high precision for computing your way through life, brains are messy and function more on recognition and guesswork, and understanding that is important for the future of medicine.

A modern twist on a classic experiment shows how we mentally disassociate from ourselves when carrying out orders.

A new study showing that your through patterns are unique enough to be seen on a brain scan is being misinterpreted as a test run of an IQ detector.

Tracking what's happening inside a biological system on a computer is not the same thing as recreating that system.

A dive into the limitations of using an artificial neural network to reanimate yourself inside a computer.

Raymond Tallis has a list of scathing criticisms aimed at physics and neurology. It would sure help his points if he knew what he was talking about...

Kurzweil is starting to appreciate that he's been oversimplifying how the human brain works. But his latest iteration of a theory of mind still leaves much to be desired.

Scientists found a way to temporary induce psychopathy in text subjects, and that has some mulling the darker applications of this technology.