For centuries, we’ve explored this question, sometimes with very biased answers. Find out what modern research says about ...

How does meaning arise from matter? This is Part 2 of a four-part series exploring how the brain generates meaning. In Part 1, I argued that meaning emerges from relations among neural patterns, ...

In a world saturated with stories—from ancient myths to TikTok clips—narratives knit together emotion, memory, and meaning. A new study in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that how a story is told ...

At one busy exhibit at the 2024 Beckman Institute Open House, visitors donned headbands with sensors and focused on foam balls hovering above small fans. It seemed like the visitors simply watched the ...

New research for the first time reveals the function of a little-understood junction between cells in the brain that could have important treatment implications for conditions ranging from multiple ...

How do you, your children, and students discover the meaning in everyday life experiences? How do we make sense of words, events, and relationships? According to a groundbreaking study, researchers at ...

AI analysis of 500 stroke survivors reveals that the brain compensates for severe injury by "rejuvenating" undamaged regions.

When animals move through complex visual environments, the brain cannot afford to analyze every detail one by one. Instead, ...

Spending time in nature can improve mood and brain health, with new research showing measurable changes in brain activity.