Without us even noticing it, our brains are the ultimate multitaskers. The brain’s prefrontal cortex can tell us when it is ...

Imagine a ball bouncing down a flight of stairs. Now think about a cascade of water flowing down those same stairs.

Imagine a ball bouncing down a flight of stairs. Now think about a cascade of water flowing down those same stairs.

A new study reveals that our brains separate “stuff” like water and sand from “things” like balls or tools, using specialized circuits in the visual cortex.

Imagine a ball bouncing down a flight of stairs. Now think about a cascade of water flowing down those same stairs. The ball ...