How do thoughts, emotions, memory and perception emerge? In this section, we unpack the latest discoveries in brain and neuroscience, offering new perspectives on how the mind works and how we experience the world.
A few letters are enough to create meaning, images, emotions. But this apparent simplicity hides an extraordinary neural feat. Reading is one of the most fascinating feats of the human brain, a mysterious intersection of culture and biology that astonishes with both its apparent simplicity and the astonishing complexity it conceals. We move our eyes…
We think we use words to think. Yet much of the mind operates in silence, far beyond language. We often assume that thinking means talking to ourselves silently. But is that truly the case?Imagine a world without words. Could we still reason, anticipate, and solve problems? Some argue that without language, complex thought would be…
Recognizing a face feels instant. Yet this ability relies on a fragile brain mechanism that can break down. He saw the eyes, the noses, the mouths. He could draw them with almost clinical precision, each line accurate, every curve exact. And yet, what he sketched held no meaning. He didn’t recognize what he had just…
A cold light in the dark and sleep slips away. Screens don’t just distract us; they actively deceive the brain. Midnight. In the stillness of a darkened room, the cold glow of a smartphone draws the gaze of a tired eye. As eyelids grow heavy, fingers continue their silent dance across the screen, responding to…
Between structured logic and creative intuition, two forms of intelligence emerge. One optimizes, the other transforms. A child solving equations faster than an adult can read them, a teenager captivated by quantum physics before mastering algebra, or a musician able to improvise a Baroque fugue after a single listen, all seem cut from the same…
One word to say everything. Behind this silence, a scientific revolution was unfolding. Some silences speak louder than words. In Mr Tan’s case, his silence was not an absence, but a riddle. When he arrived at Dr. Paul Broca’s office, he brought with him a fundamental question: How does the brain create what makes us…
What we cannot see still shapes us constantly. From the unconscious to algorithms, the invisible has always guided our decisions. From the earliest days of humanity, we have searched for meaning in what we cannot see. Behind natural phenomena, inner impulses, and inexplicable intuitions, a silent presence seems to guide the order of the world….
What if learning started with the hand? Writing a word is already the first step toward understanding it. Handwriting is one of those everyday gestures we barely notice anymore, yet it profoundly shapes our cognitive development. Once considered a foundational skill, it’s increasingly sidelined in favor of digital tools that may be faster but often…
Every delayed task tells the same story: a brain choosing immediate comfort over future effort. Time slips away, elusive. The task at hand patiently waits, yet we find countless ways to avoid it. A coffee break, a trivial video, compulsively checking emails, an illusion of movement that masks inaction. But why do we delay so…
A night, memories… then a complete blank. Alcohol blackouts reveal a disturbing flaw in how the brain records reality. There are times in life when we wish we could erase certain memories, painful or burdensome recollections that loom over our everyday lives. However, forgetfulness, a process that may seem passive, remains one of the most…