Imagine a ball bouncing down a flight of stairs. Now think about a cascade of water flowing down those same stairs. The ball and the water behave very differently, and it turns out that your brain has ...

Imagine a ball bouncing down a flight of stairs. Now think about a cascade of water flowing down those same stairs. The ball and the water behave very differently, and it turns out that your brain has ...

A new study finds parts of the brain’s visual cortex are specialized to analyze either 'things' like solid objects or 'stuff,' flowing materials like water or sand. This image is an example of what ...

We have a relationship with stuff from our earliest years when certain blankets, dolls, and toys serve as attachment or transitional objects. In our teens, possessions often hold the promise of ...