We all have negative thoughts from time to time. But what if those fleeting moments of pessimism were doing more than just dampening your mood? According to new research, the way you think doesn't ...

While past research has hinted at an overlap in relevant brain regions, the new work drills down to the cellular level. The ...

Brain tissue is an optical mess. Water, lipids, and tangled cellular membranes all bend light in different directions. If ...

A new study finds that looking at something and imagining it triggers the same exact process in the brain. It's also very similar to the process artificial intelligence uses to create an image.

The findings suggest that perception and labeling can measurably shape how people experience sweet foods and drinks.

Think you can trust your eyes? Think again. What feels undeniable at first glance is sometimes a surprise, an illusion, or an ...

The result supports earlier studies that used brain imaging to find evidence that the same neural circuits are involved in ...

In a paper just published in Psychological Review, we argue that our imagination sculpts the images we see in our mind’s eye ...

Two new laser systems unveiled in April could significantly impact neuroscience and defense. Researchers at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology introduced a pixel-level power control method ...

Scientists who use imaging to understand the brain's complexity often focus on the strongest signals and ignore the rest. But this strategy, researchers warn, may reveal only the tip of the iceberg. A ...