The brain does not need its sophisticated cortex to interpret the visual world. A new study published in PLOS Biology ...
They’re growing miniature 3D brains from stem cells. These aren’t your fictional mad scientists’ brains in a vat; they’re ...
A new computer model developed at the University of Liverpool can combine sight and sound in a way that closely resembles how ...
Optimal cue integration, Bayesian Causal Inference, spatial orienting, speech illusions and other key phenomena in audiovisual perception naturally emerge from the collective behavior of a population ...
To determine how emotion emerges in response to experience, the researchers carried out brainwide screens of neural activity in both mice and humans—two species that emerged from the same ancestor ...
Brain growth and maturation doesn't progress in a linear, stepwise fashion. Instead, it's a dynamic, choreographed sequence ...
Feel too old to take up a new hobby? Think again. A new study suggests humans reach their cognitive prime between the ages of ...