How brain waves shape our sense of self

A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Communications, reveals how rhythmic brain waves known as alpha ...
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New tool lets scientists watch the brain think in real time

For more than a century, brain imaging has been a story of trade-offs: sharp pictures but slow timing, or fast signals with ...
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Brain waves’ analog organization of cortex enables cognition and consciousness, MIT professor proposes at SfN

On neuroscience’s big stage Nov. 15, MIT Professor Earl K. Miller will propose that thought and consciousness emerge from the fast and flexible organization of the cortex produced by the analog ...
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To flexibly organize thought, the brain makes use of space

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new information. How does the well-controlled and yet highly nimble nature of ...