A single clear image can rewire the visual brain, making later recognition faster without relying on memory systems.

Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. Researchers at MIT are exploring ...

Neuralink nears human trials for Blindsight, a revolutionary brain implant promising to restore sight to the blind. Learn how ...

Consciousness has long been described as one of science's toughest puzzles. Researchers still do not fully understand how physical brain tissue gives ...

Facial emotion representations expand from sensory cortex to prefrontal regions across development, suggesting that the prefrontal cortex matures with development to enable a full understanding of ...

Experiments mapping individual neurons in the sensorimotor cortex of mice show that sharp transitions in functional properties can define cortical regions.

Visual experience triggers the formation of a web of neural connections in different brain areas in order to make sense of ...

Visual experience triggers the formation of a web of neural connections in different brain areas in order to make sense of ...

Learn how our brains store images that help us achieve flashes of insight when looking at seemingly incomprehensible visual tests.

Visual experience triggers the formation of a web of neural connections in different brain areas in order to make sense of the world – and in particular, of feedback connections, which send ...

Despite decades of research, the mechanisms behind fast flashes of insight that change how a person perceives their world, ...