A WORLD WITHOUT COLOR appears to be missing crucial elements. And indeed it is. Colors not only enable us to see the world more precisely, they also create emergent qualities that would not exist ...

Color Plays Musical Chairs In The Brain Date: October 2, 2009 Source: University of Chicago Summary: The brain's neural mechanisms keep straight which color belongs to what object, so one doesn't ...

Researchers report the first complex 3D model made of brain-like cortical tissue that exhibits biochemical and electrophysiological response and functions in vitro for months. The engineered ...

Science says this popular color doesn't actually exist. In fact, it's just your brain playing tricks on you. See if YOUR favorite color has been an illusion all along.

Like the rest of your body, your brain is made up of cells. For the brain to function properly, brain cells called neurons in one area of the brain need to communicate with neurons in other areas of ...

Even though the human visual system has sophisticated machinery for processing color, the brain has no problem recognizing objects in black-and-white images. A new study from MIT offers a possible ...

Brain organoids are grown in a lab using stem cells, and can mimic the functions of different regions of the brain like the cortex, retina, and cerebellum. Though it may sound a bit like science ...

The most comprehensive model of the brain’s metabolism, incorporating more than 16,800 biochemical interactions, has identified key targets to reverse the age-related decline in brain function.