Why the brain’s connections to the body are crisscrossed(quantamagazine.org)

279 points by rolph 3 years ago | 122 comments

The vagus nerve orchestrates the mind-body connection(quantamagazine.org)

348 points by jandrewrogers 2 years ago | 151 comments

Quanta Magazine article on how the vagus nerve connects the brain and organs to regulate bodily functions and aspects of mood, pleasure and fear.

How the human brain contends with the strangeness of zero(quantamagazine.org)

49 points by apollinaire 2 years ago | 74 comments

How the Brain Balances Excitation and Inhibition(quantamagazine.org)

67 points by FromTheArchives 1 year ago | 2 comments

How Isaac Newton discovered the binomial power series (2022)(quantamagazine.org)

79 points by FromTheArchives 1 year ago | 16 comments

Surprisingly complex waves reveal the brain's inner workings(quantamagazine.org)

239 points by ibobev 26 days ago | 92 comments

Quanta Magazine article on unexpectedly complex wave patterns traveling across the cortex that may reorganize brain activity in real time.