Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. Researchers at MIT are exploring ...
When you go for a walk, how does your brain know the difference between a parked car and a moving car? This seemingly simple ...
The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...
Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...
Despite decades of research, the mechanisms behind fast flashes of insight that change how a person perceives their world, ...
The analysis of nearly 900 participants highlights the importance of the region that transforms thought into movement, ...
Contrary to long-standing beliefs, motion from eye movements helps the brain perceive depth-a finding that could enhance virtual reality.When you go ...
The psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT seemed to induce similar patterns of brain activity in a lama - a revered spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism - as meditation, advancing our understanding of the drug's neu ...
New research suggests intelligence arises not from a single brain region, but from how networks across the brain work together as an integrated system. Neuroscientists often describe the brain as a ...
For most of us, glasses are a simple fix; we put them on, see clearly, and get on with life. But what if the glasses you’re ...
Despite decades of research, the mechanisms behind fast flashes of insight that change how a person perceives their world, termed "one-shot learning," have remained unknown. A mysterious type of ...