Geometry Matters

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Skeletal representations of shape in the human visual cortex

Understanding how the human visual system stores item shapes and how shape is eventually utilized…

The geometry of word embeddings in semantic projections

In what way does the mental lexicon store knowledge of word meaning? Word meanings are…

Maps of conceptual spaces in the hippocampus

How are neural representations of conceptual information structured such that people may deduce relationships they…

Finding structure in the brain’s static

The entire brain experiences slow, sustained waves of electrical activity when you sleep, much like…

Infodesics and cognitive geometry

Euclidean geometry has always been regarded by scientists as being a priori and objective. When…

Circular cities benefit from more rainfall

After noticing that weather data from roughly circular cities like Dallas and London often show…

Decoding the Mathematical Secrets of Plants’ Spiraling Leaf Patterns

Plant leaves are arranged in a beautiful geometric pattern around the stem, which is known…

A geometric model for cognition: the Fundamental Code Unit of the Brain

The multidisciplinary nature of cognitive research brings the need to conceptually unify insights from multiple…

The geometry of individual and collective decision-making

A team of researchers used state-of-the-art virtual reality to show the fundamental geometrical principles that…

Peculiar patterns of vibrating floating particles

In 2020, Héctor Alarcón, at O’Higgins University, Chile, and his colleagues started studying the forces…