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When we look at something, the different properties of the image are processed in different brain regions. But how does our brain make a coherent image out of such a fragmented representation? A new ...

Day and night, my mind is occupied with this thought: Why am I so oblivious to my own heart's issues? From where have I come, and for what purpose? Where am I going? Will you never reveal my homeland?

The brain is often described as a dense forest of connections, and for years scientists have searched for ways to trim that forest with precision. They have learned how to turn neural activity up or ...

Stream now with KPBS+/ Watch Wednesdays, April 1 and 8 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encores Sundays, April 5 and 12 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Thursdays, April 9 and 16 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 How does your brain ...

Two new papers show major advances in the effort to translate brain activity into speech. “What do you think of my artificial voice?” asks a woman on a computer screen, her green eyes widening ...

Researchers at Tianjin University and the Southern University of Science and Technology in China have created a “human-on-chip” system that combines human brain matter with a neural interface chip and ...