Brain neurons process salience, valence and value separately to understand what is important—and what isn't

The sound of a fire alarm tells us to get out quickly to not get hurt, while the sight of a gas station sign can signal a ...

A new tool could tell us how consciousness works

We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains translates into thoughts, sensations, and feelings. But an ...

Scientists Find Prehistoric Brain Circuit Still Controls Vision

Your ability to notice what matters visually comes from an ancient brain system over 500 million years old.

New insights into how rhythmic brain waves create a coherent sense of bodily self

A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Communications, reveals how rhythmic brain waves known as alpha oscillations help us distinguish between our own body and the external world ...