Brain neurons process salience, valence and value separately to understand what is important—and what isn't

The sound of a fire alarm tells us to get out quickly to not get hurt, while the sight of a gas station sign can signal a ...
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Scientists identify five distinct phases of brain structure across the human lifespan

New research indicates that the structural organization of the human brain does not develop in a continuous, linear fashion ...
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Consciousness May Depend on the Physics of the Brain, Not Just Code

A new theoretical study argues that many standard beliefs about consciousness are rooted in a misleading concept of how the ...
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U.S. Bishops Warn Against Proposed Change to Definition of Brain Death

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and a key Catholic bioethics group are both warning of a potential rewriting of U.S. law to broaden the definition of brain death, a revision ...