Learn how imagination works in the brain and why it may come from higher-level systems, not just a replay of sensory experiences.

Why Do Some People Need Meaning So Desperately? In every boardroom, family gathering, and late-night WhatsApp thread, there ...

Brain scans reveal imagination forms full experiences using memory and language, reshaping how scientists understand mental imagery.

How does meaning arise from matter? This is Part 2 of a four-part series exploring how the brain generates meaning. In Part 1, I argued that meaning emerges from relations among neural patterns, ...

It happens in a blink. Your eyes glance over a page, and letters become words. Words transform into meaning. Sentences unfurl into stories or arguments. But what exactly happens in your brain when you ...