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Patient M: The man who started seeing the world backwards after being shot in the head
A study returns to the case of a soldier injured during the Spanish Civil War who inspired doctor Justo Gonzalo’s theory of the human brain
Grounding Large Language Models in a Cognitive Foundation: How to Build Som
Many intelligent robots have come and gone, failing to become a commercial success. We’ve lost Aibo, Romo, Jibo, Baxter—even Alexa is reducing staff. Perhaps they failed to reach their potential because you can’t have a meaningful conversation with them. We are now at an…
The nightmares that paralyse you
Sleep paralysis has inspired paintings and horror stories. Now scientists are starting to understand why people wake from dreams unable to move.
My left and right eyes see slightly different colors. Is that normal?
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate…
Imagination Is a Spectrum – and 1% of People Can’t Mentally Visualise Things at All
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Some people have subtitles synaesthesia’ which means they see all speech appear as writing in their mind. And they only realised not everyone thinks this way when they saw a research study ad.
Meet the 'glass-half-full girl' whose brain rewired after losing a hemisphe
Mora Leeb was 9 months old when surgeons removed half her brain. Now 15, she plays soccer and tells jokes. Scientists say Mora is an extreme example of a process known as brain plasticity.
Why the dyslexic brain is misunderstood
Dyslexia is a differently organized brain.
A Cognitive Revolution in Animal Research
Animal ‘personalities’ are forcing scientists to rethink basic research.
How Octopus Arms Bypass the Brain
A secret pattern links far-flung octopus limbs
The people who feel they are shrinking
A surprising number of people experience symptoms of this curious condition, which is named after Lewis Carroll's heroine, who changed size after eating and drinking.
How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain | Quanta Magazine
Feelings of loneliness prompt changes in the brain that further isolate people from social contact.
Mayfield Brain & Spine
Explore the intricate anatomy of the human brain with detailed illustrations and comprehensive references.
The Art of the Shadow: How Painters Have Gotten It Wrong for Centuries
The goal is not to expose the “slipups” of the masters but to understand the human brain.
How Does Human Echolocation Work? | Innovation| Smithsonian Magazine
Blind since he was very young, Daniel Kish is the world's foremost proponent of using vocal clicks to navigate
What Causes Déjà Vu?
Does this all feel a little familiar? Called déjà vu, that sensation may be your brain correcting its own errors
Pattern theory: the mathematics of perception
Is there a mathematical theory underlying intelligence? Control theory addresses the output side, motor control, but the work of the last 30 years has made clear that perception is a matter of...
Why some people can't tell left from right
It can seem like an almost childish mistake, but a surprising number of adults confuse left from right and scientists are only just starting to understand why.
Where does your sense of self come from? A scientific look | Anil Ananthasw
Our memories and bodies give us clues about who we are, but what happens when this guidance shifts? In this mind-bending talk, science writer Anil Ananthaswamy shares how the experiences of "altered selves" -- resulting from schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, foreign limb syndrome or…
To Build Truly Intelligent Machines, Teach Them Cause and Effect | Quanta M
Judea Pearl, a pioneering figure in artificial intelligence, argues that AI has been stuck in a decades-long rut. His prescription for progress? Teach machines to understand the question why.
The Science of Mind Reading
Researchers are pursuing age-old questions about the nature of thoughts—and learning how to read them.
How the Brain Distinguishes Memories From Perceptions
The neural representations of a perceived image and the memory of it are almost the same. New work shows how and why they are different.
What it's like to be a food writer when you can taste everything you see
People with synesthesia experience stimulation in multiple senses: hearing color, feeling sounds—or tasting everything they see. For a food writer, that can lead to some fascinating revelations.
Neurolinguistics
An accessible introduction to the study of language in the brain, covering language processing, language acquisition, literacy, and language disorders.Neurol...
Why Your Brain Isn't Into the Future - Nautilus
What you can’t imagine clearly, you value less.
It Takes a Lot of Elephant Brains to Solve This Mystery
By counting the facial neurons in African savanna and Asian elephants, researchers made a discovery about the animals’ trunks.
CompCogNeuro/book: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience textbook
Computational Cognitive Neuroscience textbook.
Huge new dataset pushes limits of neuroscience
The Allen Institute’s release includes recordings from a whopping 300,000 mouse neurons. Now the challenge is figuring out what to do with all that data.
For neuroscience, magic opens a doorway to multiple realities | Psyche Ideas
The transition in magic from possible to impossible can answer some of the key questions in philosophy and neuroscience
When a face means nothing: What prosopagnosia looks like
It can be difficult for people with prosopagnosia to get a diagnosis.
Scientists Have Long Dreamed of a Memory Prosthesis. The First Human Trials Look Promising
The central idea is simple: replicate the hippocampus’ signals with a digital replacement. It’s no easy task.
The Realities And Myths Of Contrast And Color — Smashing Magazine
In this article, Andrew Somers, a 35-year veteran of the Hollywood film and television industry, shares his experience about the hard-fought battles and lessons learned designing for illuminated presentations.
Newfound Brain Switch Labels Experiences as Good or Bad
A molecule tells the brain whether to put a positive or negative spin on events. Mental disorders may result when the up/down labeling goes awry
The Curious Hole in My Head (Published 2022)
Born without my left temporal lobe, a brain region thought to be critical for language, I’ve been a research subject for much of my life.
The Neuroscience of Drumming: Researchers Discover the Secrets of Drumming
An old musician’s joke goes “there are three kinds of drummers in the world—those who can count and those who can’t.” But perhaps there is an even more global divide. Perhaps there are three kinds of people in the world—those who can drum and those who can’t.
How Your Brain Fills in the Blanks with Experience
Our neurocircuitry is profoundly shaped by a lifetime of learning.
Animal Magic: Why Intelligence Isn’t Just for Humans
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Meet the footballing bees, optimistic pigs and alien-like octopuses that are shaking up how we think about minds.
Human Tetrachromacy is Real. Here's What We Know
After decades of exhaustive study, scientists have determined that human tetrachromacy is real. It comes in two forms -- and one can actually be an acquired trait.
How the Brain Links Gestures, Perception and Meaning
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Neuroscience has found that gestures are not merely important as tools of expression but as guides of cognition and perception.
Under Anesthesia, Where Do Our Minds Go?
To better understand our brains and design safer anesthesia, scientists are turning to EEG.
How the Brain Allows the Deaf to Experience Music
Our sensory systems for hearing and touch overlap to stir a wealth of emotions.
The mysterious inner lives of octopuses
Octopuses are problem-solvers, mischief-makers and notorious escape artists. They also appear to have a rich inner life – so what is it like to be an octopus?
Why Do We Even Listen to New Music?
Our brains reward us for seeking out what we already know. So why should we reach to listen to something we don’t?
Is Music Universal?
From a neurological and evolutionary perspective, music is fascinating. There seems to be a deeply rooted biological appreciation for tonality, rhythm, and melody. Not only can people find certain sequences of sounds to be pleasurable, they can powerfully evoke emotions. Music…
What the Anthropology of Smell Reveals About Humanity
Millions of people have lost their sense of smell to COVID-19. Anthropologists are investigating the significance of this underrated sense.
How ‘The Dress’ Sparked a Neuroscience Breakthrough
The color debate that broke the internet raised new questions about the relationship between perception and consciousness.
The human sensory experience is limited. Journey into the world that animals know
In his new book, An Immense World, science writer Ed Yong explores the diversity of perception in the animal world — including echolocation, magnetic fields and ultraviolet vision.
Animal magic: why intelligence isn’t just for humans
Meet the footballing bees, optimistic pigs and alien-like octopuses that are shaking up how we think about minds
How Animals Perceive the World
Every creature lives within its own sensory bubble, but only humans have the capacity to appreciate the experiences of other species. What we’ve learned is astounding.