The notion of “signal processing” might seem like something impenetrably complex, even to scientists. However, the fact is that most of them have already being doing it for a long time, albeit in an ...

A nootropic is a substance that, if used properly, safely enhances the cognitive functions of the user. As public interest in cognitive enhancers escalates, the demand for high-quality evidence on the ...

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Process Development Scientists (process chemists) research and develop ways to manufacture products and monitor existing processes and products for quality and efficiency. A process development ...

If you read popular science books about the brain, you might have encountered a new “grand theory” called predictive processing. If you haven’t yet, you will. Over the last two decades, it has gone ...

The ACS national meeting in San Francisco last week broke attendance records: As of April 4, nearly 19,000 attendees had been recorded (see page 5). Now in its 253rd edition, this is the highest ...

First study combining multiple new methods to understand visual processing and brain activity in dyslexia could improve understanding of which brain processes are affected by the condition, and ...