
Run your fingers along your own ribs and… nothing. Yet another person’s touch sends you squirming. Why? Your brain predicts your every self-made move and quietly cancels the sensation before it lands. Here’s the strange neuroscience of ticklishness — and what it reveals about how your mind tells you apart from the world. Read more

What happens when a brain that has never seen anything falls asleep? Understanding how blind people dream unlocks one of the deepest mysteries of human consciousness — and changes everything you thought you knew about reality. Read more