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Language is the most complex thing the human brain does. Understanding how neurons transform thought into speech, and speech back into thought, reveals what makes us uniquely human.

Why does anything feel like anything at all? The hard problem of consciousness may be the deepest unsolved question in all of science — and neuroscience is just beginning to grapple with it.

Sleep feels passive, but your brain is doing some of its most critical work while you're unconscious — consolidating memories, regulating emotion, and possibly clearing waste.

The idea that adult brains are fixed is one of neuroscience's most consequential myths — the reality is far more remarkable and hopeful.

How electron microscopy and AI map complete neural circuits, revealing how brains process information, learn, and generate behavior.

How Ramón y Cajal's microscopy revealed neurons as individual cells composing the nervous system

Your brain has 86 billion neurons firing at 1,000 trillion connection points. Here's a tour of how it actually generates everything you think, feel, and remember.