Recent advances in brain-computer interfaces have made it possible to more accurately extract speech from neural signals in humans, but language is just one of the tools we use to communicate. “When ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Macaques’ threatening grins and friendly lip-smacks may be partially intentional. To find out what’s going on in the brain during ...

When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers found eight body-like maps in the visual cortex that organize what we see ...

A region of the auditory cortex known as the superior temporal gyrus, which is involved in processing sounds, including language, music and emotions, is activated in response to the vocalizations of ...

The brain doesn’t just recognise the human voice. A study by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) shows that certain areas of our auditory cortex respond specifically to the vocalisations of chimpanzees, ...

MIT scientists found that what we see is strongly influenced by how alert or active we are. Parts of the brain responsible for planning and control send specialized signals that either boost or quiet ...

Vision shapes behavior and, a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds, behavior and internal states shape vision. The research, published Nov. 25 in Neuron, finds in mice that via specific circuits, ...

Many children drift off to sleep on fairy tales. However, filmmaker Vincent Huang didn’t grow up with bedtime stories. Instead, he watched Charlie Chaplin’s silent black and white reels. Those quiet ...

A Holy Cross High School coach was arrested in connection with an invasive visual recording case, according to San Antonio police. Read full article: Mother of Texas A&M student who died in Austin ...

Every illusion has a backstage crew. New research shows the brain’s own “puppet strings”—special neurons that quietly tug our perception—help us see edges and shapes that don’t actually exist. When ...

At the ongoing VSLive! developer conference in San Diego, Microsoft today announced Visual Studio 2026 Insiders, a new release of its flagship IDE that pairs deep AI integration with stronger ...

Our brain may not be as capable of rewiring following an amputation as we thought, which could have serious implications for how we treat a common complication called phantom limb pain. A part of the ...