Are there areas of the cerebral cortex purely devoted to vision? Or can the "visual" cortex, under some conditions, respond to sounds? Two papers published recently address this question. First off, ...
When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers ...
Through the looking glass: If this week's science news is anything to go by, it won't be long before Big Brother is peering inside our heads. Coming on the heels of US scientists revealing a GPT model ...
Neuralink’s Blindsight implant has received FDA breakthrough status, aiming to restore sight by stimulating the visual cortex ...
A new study has found that people who experience migraines or other types of headaches may have impaired ability to regulate brain activity in response to visual stimulation. The findings, published ...
Why do we dream? Psychologists and neuroscientists have been debating the function of dreams for centuries, but there is still no accepted answer. Now, David M. Eagleman and Don A. Vaughn have ...