Modern science can trace its origin from Copernicus’s discovery of the Sun-centred solar system—which made the prevailing Earth-centred view medieval by comparison. Inevitably, the scientific ...

If you read popular science books about the brain, you might have encountered a new “grand theory” called predictive processing. If you haven’t yet, you will. Over the last two decades, it has gone ...

Researchers discover that language and Theory of Mind originate in separate brain regions in children, challenging theories of overlapping cognitive development.

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A deep dive into synaesthesia reveals the neurological theories behind why some people "see" music and "taste" words.

The relationship between physical theory and biological organization remains one of the most challenging in contemporary science. Part of the inspiration of ...