One scientist calls them “everyday hallucinations” to describe experiences like believing you hear your name called while you ...

Ultra-high-field brain scans reveal integrated maps of vision and touch, highlighting the brain's role in embodied perception ...

Contrary to what is often believed, our vision does not passively capture the world like a camera. Neuroscientists have ...

What if your conscious experiences were not just the chatter of neurons, but were connected to the hum of the universe? In a ...

UC Santa Cruz research innovations and academic programs advance brain and mental health.

Your brain becomes comfortable with this reversed image, so when you see a photo, it appears jarring and unfamiliar.

BISC is an ultra-thin neural implant that creates a high-bandwidth wireless link between the brain and computers. Its tiny single-chip design packs tens of thousands of electrodes and supports ...

In other words, “Warm touch reminds us that we are connected, valued, and part of a social world,” says Dr Crucianelli.

When we are hungry, our mood often drops—a phenomenon known colloquially as "hangry." A new study by the University Hospital ...

A wireless, flexible, micro-LED array delivers patterned optogenetic stimulation through the skull to generate artificial perception in mice.

In a new leap for neurobiology and bioelectronics, Northwestern University scientists have developed a wireless device that ...

The human brain is a marvel of nature, a labyrinth of neurons and synapses that dictates every aspect of our behavior, ...