What happens when our immune system mistakenly attacks the nervous system?

In autoimmune neurological diseases, the immune system erroneously attacks structures of the nervous system, including neurons or specific proteins. It is as if someone sabotaged the traffic lights in a city: traffic (electrical signals) becomes chaotic.

Musical improvisation: pure inspiration or dynamic brain reconfiguration?

A brain analysis of jazz pianists while they played a piece at different levels of creative freedom revealed that improvisation is more than inspiration, as it demands a dynamic reconfiguration of the brain between emotion, technique, and structure.

When we dream, does our brain wake up?

Researchers compiled the largest-ever database of brain activity recorded during sleep, along with dream reports. One of the first analyses confirmed that the brain appears to be “partially awake” when we dream during the NREM sleep stage.

29 December 2025

Did you know that the control you feel influences your action?

A study shows that the sense of agency results from the interaction between freedom of action, the emotional meaning of consequences, and the cues the brain integrates to decide when, and why, we feel like the authors of what we do.

22 December 2025

How do children reveal experiences that challenge conventional understanding?

A study about children’s reports of alleged past lives reveals that listening to children through adapted methods may teach us something new about consciousness, memory, and the nature of human experience.

8 December 2025

Can a simple gaze from AI create an impression of communication?

An international team of researchers conducted a groundbreaking study on human communication with artificial agents. The results suggest that interaction with technology depends not only on the signals displayed but also on human expectations.