Optical illusions are fascinating visual phenomena that trick the brain into perceiving something different from reality.

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Researchers discovered uniquely human neuroanatomical features in a study comparing human brains to macaque and chimpanzee ...

Researchers have widely accepted that what sets humans apart from nonhuman primates are prefrontal cortex–driven behaviors ...

Riddle me this: how can it be that reading these words activates nearly identical word-sensitive patches of the brain's visual system in you and nearly every other reader of this story? And that a ...

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) researchers have developed a neuromorphic photonic semiconductor neuron capable of processing optical information through self-sustained ...

At age 70, I’ve become more and more forgetful lately and am concerned it may be an early sign of dementia. Are there any memory screening tools or services that ...

This image highlights (red) behavioral domains in left and right brain hemispheres that show high divergence following comparisons. Top shows domains that differ the most between human and chimpanzee.

Walter Salles' powerful drama based on real events in the 1970s has become an anthem of democracy and freedom for Brazilians, needed now more than ever.