"Artificial intelligence is growing up fast, as are robots whose facial expressions can elicit empathy and make your m…"

"A healthy, mature human being of normal intelligence may have upwards of 20 million RNA molecules [thought to serve a…"

"There is no question, then, that RNA presents a filing system perfectly capable of handling any load of learning and …"

"Love is indeed, at root, the product of the firings of neurons and release of hormones."

"When you learn a new skill ... you are training your neurons to connect in a new way. . . . The more you use your bra…"

"The brain is the most complicated organ in the universe. We have learned a lot about other human organs. We know how …"

"A typical neuron makes about ten thousand connections to neighboring neurons. Given the billions of neurons, this mea…"

"Your brain is built of cells called neurons and glia - hundreds of billions of them. Each one of these cells is as co…"

"Life and consciousness are the two great mysteries. Actually, their substrates are the inanimate. And how do you get …"

"When you read a book, the neurons in your brain fire overtime, deciding what the characters are wearing, how they're …"