Metaphors and other figurative language are deeply woven into the fabric of human communication, as this very sentence actually demonstrates. But how do our brains translate these metaphors into ...

When a friend tells you she had a rough day, do you feel sandpaper under your fingers? The brain may be replaying sensory experiences to help understand common metaphors, new research suggests.

We’re obsessed with Einstein. The genius physicist’s wacky face graces mugs, t-shirts and bags and pops up seemingly everywhere else we turn. But under that mop of hair was one of the greatest brains ...