The language the brain thinks in
Every 60 to 120 milliseconds, the brain's electrical activity shifts to a new configuration. These EEG microstates appear to be the elementary building blocks of thought, perception and conscious experience. Christoph Michel and Lucie Bréchet publish a review in Trends in Neurosciences that takes stock of forty years of research for advancing diagnostic tools in neuropsychiatric disorders.
Issue 57 - June 2026