"Instead, we propose that the brain uses waves to perform computations in a highly distributed and parallelized manner. The interference patterns produced by such wave-based responses facilitate a ...

In dementia studies, measurements of brain activity are typically taken using multichannel EEG, which requires multiple electrodes to be placed on the scalp. Credit: yacobchuk/iStock/Getty Around ...

Patterns of neural activity known as alpha waves, long thought to originate in the thalamus, may actually stem from a different brain region entirely. Amanda was an associate editor at The Scientist, ...