A complete rethinking of how our brains use categories to make sense of the world

Challenging the classic view, two cognitive scientists argue in a new review that categorization is not a late, specialized ...
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Some People Don’t See Anything In Their Mind When They Close Their Eyes & The Aphantasia Test Reveals If You’re One Of The Rare Ones

The aphantasia test can test your mental imagery and determine whether you see things vividly in your mind or not at all.

What is aphantasia? Understanding what it's like to lose your mind's eye

Aphantasia is the inability to recreate mental pictures in the mind's eye. Anywhere from 1% to 4% of people are estimated to ...
Neuroscience News

Predictive Brain: Why Categorization is an Action, Not an Idea

How does the brain categorize objects? Scientists reveal that categorization is a predictive process where the brain prepares an action plan before perceiving a stimulus.
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CorTec becomes first German BCI company to get FDA Breakthrough designation

The company's brain-computer interface uses direct cortical electrical stimulation to help with motor recovery in people with ...
University of California

UC Irvine-led study achieves brain-controlled walking with artificial sensory feedback

A new study demonstrated a brain-computer interface technology that enables spinal cord injury patients to walk with a ...
Nature

Charting the human brain’s lifelong functional organization

Daniel S. Margulies is in the Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK, and the French National Centre for ...