In my view, the semantic comprehension of Indus inscriptions needs to build on a thorough understanding of their internal structure and archeological contexts. With no established relationship with other ancient Indic scripts, and with our little knowledge of its underpinning language(s) if any, ISC ...
Modern theories of semantics posit that the meaning of words can be decomposed into a unique combination of semantic features (e.g., “dog” would include “barks”). Here, we demonstrate using functional MRI (fMRI) that the brain combines bits of inform
Sleep is essential but places animals at risk. Filtering acoustic information according to its relevance, a process generally known as sensory gating, is crucial during sleep to ensure a balance between rest and danger detection. The mechanisms of this s