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Neuroscience

Brainwaves Encode the Grammar of Human Language

The relative timing of brainwaves encodes the structure of a sentence.

Learning to Read in Your 30s Profoundly Transforms the Brain

The learning process leads to a reorganization that extends to deep brain structures.

Blame It on the Bossa Nova: How Music Changes Our Perception of Touch

The sexier we perceive the music we are listening to, the more sensual we experience the contact—even if we know that we are touched by a robot instead of a person.

No Cable Spaghetti in the Brain

The brain is not relying on random-wiring, but self-organized neural networks for visual information processing.

First Evidence of Sleep in Flight

Birds engage in all types of sleep in flight, but in remarkably small amounts.

How We Decide Where to Go

Neuroscientists discover a mechanism for brain-wide communication when selecting a route toward a destination.

Seeing Sounds

Researchers uncover molecular clues for synesthesia.

The Ethics of Consciousness Hunting

How fMRI has become an ethical obligation.

September 5, 2018

How Women Came to Dominate Neuroendocrinology

A scientific field founded by men is now mostly female.

August 13, 2018

The Neurology of Flow States

Why time vanishes when you’re jamming.

June 4, 2018