Neuroscience

Work on an “Internet of brains” takes another step

The organization’s anniversary comes at a time when some scientists have been barred from attending its annual meeting because of the U.S. travel ban

This illusion turns gray shades into rainbows   

The resonant properties of your skull can amplify some frequencies and dampen others—and, in some cases, affect your hearing. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

U.C.S.F. researchers find a gene for flourishing with less shut-eye

A deficit arises in molecules needed for neurons to communicate efficiently

Repeated exposure to implausible statements makes them feel less so

An experiment that partially revived slaughterhouse pig brains raises questions about the precise end point of life

A common vision correction could interfere with depth perception while driving

For better or for worse, navigation apps change our sense of direction

The brains of those who are blind repurpose the vision regions for adaptive hearing, and they appear to do so in a consistent way.

Vanessa Ruta, a former ballet dancer, now focuses her creative instincts on exploring how behavior changes as brain circuits are altered through evolution or experience