How many colors are really in a rainbow?

Rather than the six or seven you may have learned, your eye…

What is Color?

Alan Alda recently challenged scientists to explain this simple question to…

Mysticism, Music, and your Brain

The Neurological Connections of Mysticism and Music Part 1: The Brain

Aphasia and the Actor

He used to be a salesman and actor with a “golden tongue,” but his stroke left…

Not a textbook case

Paul Bach-y-Rita: Testing the limits of neuroplasticity

This week, in honor of Brain Awareness Week, Neurocracy will profile trailblazing and influential scientists in neuroscience history.

The Non-Science of Transcendence

Or, Why Your Mind Will Never Be Uploadable.

What is Transcendence?

The rise of computing and the exponential rate of increase in processing speed pose an intriguing questions…

A Hundred Thousand Hourglasses

The Secret Life of a Secret Cell

Not a textbook case

Humberto Fernández-Morán: Revolutionized microscopy in neuroscience and beyond

This week, in honor of Brain Awareness Week, Neurocracy will profile trailblazing and influential scientists who are often overlooked in…

Emotions, Expressions, and Signals

What’s really universal about emotions?

A brain full of wisdom

Rethinking the aging brain