Small and dense but filled with vitally important neural fibers, the brainstem has been hard for brain imaging technologies ...

From tropical forests to coastal reserves, destinations built around natural heritage are facing mounting pressure to manage tourism more precisely. The pandemic disrupted visitor flows and revealed ...

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 ...

Despite decades of research, the mechanisms behind fast flashes of insight that change how a person perceives their world, ...

Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why ...

Schizophrenia is a severe and often highly debilitating psychiatric disorder characterized by distorted emotions, thinking patterns and altered perceptions of reality, as well as mental impairments.

How does meaning arise from matter? This is Part 2 of a four-part series exploring how the brain generates meaning. In Part 1, I argued that meaning emerges from relations among neural patterns, ...

Since ancient times, people have reported seeing the same kinds of figures during altered states of consciousness. A psychologist interested in this phenomenon thinks it could connect to another old ...

Researchers have built a fully implantable device that sends light-based messages directly to the brain. Mice learned to interpret these artificial patterns as meaningful signals, even without touch, ...

A U.S. neurotechnology startup called Paradromics is gaining momentum in the fast-growing field of brain-computer interfaces. The FDA has approved its first human trial built to test whether its fully ...