IBM creates liquid-based transistors that can process data like the human brain

A new way of creating on-off switches could lead to brain-like computing devices.

Mind-reading rats connect across continents via ‘brain-net

A research team at Duke electronically linked the brains of a pair of rats to transmit sensory information and solve problems, across continents.

Scientists capture video of a thought being formed in a brain

For the first time, Japanese scientists captured video of a thought being formed, and it looks pretty much like miniature lightning tracing its way through a meshed structure of neurons.

Weird apps: Buy Einstein’s brain for $9.99

Though Albert Einstein, one of the greatest physicists in history, is long gone, his brain lives on. No, not zombie-style; slides of the man's brain came out in iPad app form today for anyone to study like a scientist.

iPods for seniors: viral hit “Alive Inside” still needs your help on Kickstarter

Remember the viral video about the old man in a nursing home who almost literally comes alive when hearing music? The video went viral in April this year, with more than six million views in four days.

That short clip …