Neurons are capable of generating spikes with great temporal precision 1. Spike-timing is thought to be important for information processing in a large number of cortical areas (including visual 2,3, ...

To perform a song, a dance or write computer code, people need to call upon the basic elements of their craft and then order and recombine them in creative ways. How the brain builds such complex ...

A roulette streak can feel meaningful even though it isn’t. Three reds in a row can look like momentum. A quick back-and-forth between red and black can feel strangely ordered, as if the wheel has ...