Category: Neuroscience

AI chatbot ChatGPT mirrors its users to appear intelligent

AI chatbot ChatGPT mirrors its users to appear intelligent

In new paper published in the MIT Press journal Neural Computation, neuroscientist Terrence Sejnowski explores how artificial intelligence language models, like the popular ChatGPT chatbot, can further our understanding of the human brain.

How does your brain work?

How does your brain work?

In How Your Brain Works, authors Greg Gage and Tim Marzullo uncover the hidden electrical world inside your nervous system using DIY, hands-on experiments, for all ages.

Our brainiest books

Our brainiest books

Celebrating World Brain Day with books and journals on cognitive science and the mind.

Brain Awareness Week: Evolution of Design at The MIT Press

Brain Awareness Week: Evolution of Design at The MIT Press

In honor of Brain Awareness Week, we revisit “The Brain Through the Decades, or Evolution of Design at The MIT Press” video, which illustrates design trends at the Press and showcases some of our most memorable, creative, and influential covers featuring this MIT Press-iconic image.

Brain Awareness Week: Neuroplasticity

Brain Awareness Week: Neuroplasticity

Our latest post for Brain Awareness Week is an excerpt from Neuroplasticity by Mo Costandi. This book, part of the Essential Knowledge series, is the real story of how our brains and nervous systems change throughout our lifetimes—with or without “brain training.”