No matter how much you may think you have prepared for all eventualities in retirement, life has a funny way of surprising you. While you can’t always get ahead of things such as health scares and ...

Starting with the direct detection of gravitational waves in 2015, scientists have relied on a bit of a kludge: they can only detect those waves that match theoretical predictions, which is rather the ...

Researchers have discovered how two brain areas, neocortex and thalamus, work together to detect discrepancies between what animals expect from their environment and actual events. These prediction ...

Noradrenaline is a neuromodulator that has been linked to arousal and boosting alertness, but can lead to anxiety in large amounts. Unlike neurotransmitters, which enable cell-to-cell communication, ...

The human brain continuously makes predictions about future events. This process helps humans process familiar stimuli while also allowing them to direct particular attention to unexpected or ...

Anyone who's ever had an automobile accident knows that the unexpected events surrounding a car crash get seared into your brain. All the details of precisely what was happening in the milliseconds ...

Trail camera footage from a wildlife path captures unexpected animal activity in a natural outdoor setting. The video focuses on a camera trap monitoring movement along a forest trail, where different ...