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Susan Valot narrates in-depth news episodes based on Quanta Magazine's articles about mathematics, physics, biology and computer science.

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Brain Chemical Helps Signal to Neurons When to Start a Movement

New Map of Meaning in the Brain Changes Ideas About Memory

An illustration that shows words and music from an opera singer going into a listener’s brain.

The Brain Processes Speech in Parallel With Other Sounds

An artist’s conception of the ways that functional capacities have been mapped to regions of the brain.

The Brain Doesn’t Think the Way You Think It Does

Animation of a neuron that periodically alters its responses to stimuli when it is reset into a new state by another input.

Artificial Neural Nets Finally Yield Clues to How Brains Learn

An illustration of a human brain against “pink noise” static.

Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Hold Clues to Persistent Mysteries

Micrograph of a cortical neuron, showing its many dendrites.

Hidden Computational Power Found in the Arms of Neurons

The illustration shows ghostly hands partially obstructing a person’s sight and hearing.

To Pay Attention, the Brain Uses Filters, Not a Spotlight

Where We See Shapes, AI Sees Textures

Art for "How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past"

How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past

Art for "The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces"

The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces

Art for "A Math Theory for Why People Hallucinate"

A Math Theory for Why People Hallucinate

Illustration for "To Remember, the Brain Must Actively Forget"

To Remember, the Brain Must Actively Forget

Art for "To Make Sense of the Present, Brains May Predict the Future"

To Make Sense of the Present, Brains May Predict the Future

Illustration for "Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain out of Sync"

Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain Out of Sync

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Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth