Our body is a mystery, especially when it comes to certain phenomena. One of the most puzzling is that sensation when the hair stands on end and you feel a kind of shiver. This is ...

Brain growth and maturation doesn't progress in a linear, stepwise fashion. Instead, it's a dynamic, choreographed sequence ...

The brain does not need its sophisticated cortex to interpret the visual world. A new study published in PLOS Biology ...

Using an ultra-high-resolution imaging technology called 7 Tesla functional MRI (fMRI) on human participants, researchers ...

The human visual system provides us with a rich and meaningful percept of the world, transforming retinal signals into visuo-semantic representations. For a model of these representations, here we ...

AI can help humans reach their cognitive “flow state,” says author Mithu Storoni, by balancing challenge and ability.

The first biologically inspired computer model, comprising multiple multisensory correlation detectors, can integrate spatially and temporally congruent audiovisual information in a similar way to ...

The human body has 78 organs, with the brain, heart, kidneys, liver, and lungs considered vital for survival. The article ...

Many of the animals displayed brilliant 'behavioral plasticity', including a tendency to rush into the cover of trees during ...

Feel too old to take up a new hobby? Think again. A new study suggests humans reach their cognitive prime between the ages of ...

An international team of researchers, including scientists from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, has uncovered a ...