Creating a virtual brain may sound like a science-fiction nightmare, but for neuroscientists in Japan and at Seattle’s Allen Institute, it’s a big step toward a long-held dream. They say their ...

Despite the 20 years between them and just under a year of knowing each other, Nichole McGruder, 43, and Chloe Denning, 19, talk more like friends than a counselor and client. But, as McGruder says, ...