There, those reflected wavelengths are transformed into electrical signals to be interpreted by our brain. So we don’t really “see” colour, but reflected light, as interpreted in our brain.

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Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

The ancient Egyptians thought so little of brain matter they made a practice of scooping it out through the nose of a dead leader before packing the skull with cloth before burial. They believed ...

A new study published in the Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics suggests that the way the brain processes language and ...

He said, "The facts are, a life of cocaine abuse and partying are not the way to go." Indeed, cocaine abuse increases the ...