Start-Up Chile

BOLY is a high-quality educational video game distribution platform that connects developers with students and schools. It offers tools designed to enrich the educational experience for both students and teachers, while giving developers the opportunity to access new customers.

LarnU is an education platform focused on democratizing access to essential skills for career advancement. It offers a gamified learning experience that allows users to learn coding and other vital competencies in just five minutes a day. The platform provides customized training across various fields, including digital marketing, e-commerce, programming and technology, as well as personal and professional development. By enabling users to acquire relevant skills, LarnU aims to help individuals accelerate their professional careers and achieve their career goals.

AI Planet, Formely DPhi, is an ecosystem and a global community with a vision to educate and build AI for all. On the one hand, its community provides free courses from experts to help address the problem of AI education. On the other, its community-driven AI marketplace is helping solve real-world problems such as earthquake prediction, safeguarding NFTs etc.

LarnU is an education platform focused on democratizing access to essential skills for career advancement. It offers a gamified learning experience that allows users to learn coding and other vital competencies in just five minutes a day. The platform provides customized training across various fields, including digital marketing, e-commerce, programming and technology, as well as personal and professional development. By enabling users to acquire relevant skills, LarnU aims to help individuals accelerate their professional careers and achieve their career goals.

Rukots is a web-based startup that helps schoolteachers to develop communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills in their students by offering a portfolio of collaborative challenges aligned to the educational curriculum. Rukots'collaborative challenges are easily implemented in the classroom through digital devices and they are also suitable for online education.

Profe.Social is the first virtual community and marketplace of educational resources for Spanish-speaking teachers where they can share experiences and educational resources, give and receive feedback and earn money.

Swarmob is a b-learning learning system that develops citizenship for global sustainability in K-12 schools and non-formal education by involving young people in the creation of collaborative projects with networks of schools and social organizations with an impact on UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Boki is an educational platform designed to enhance the learning experience in schools across Uruguay, Chile, and Mexico. It provides a library of interactive lessons, activities, and challenges that are aligned with national curricula, allowing teachers to create engaging and effective curricula. The platform aims to motivate students by offering a playful and interactive approach to learning, reminiscent of a streaming service for educational content. Boki is compatible with multiple platforms, making it accessible for educators to prepare classes and inspire student curiosity. Through its innovative resources, Boki seeks to positively impact the educational landscape and rekindle the enthusiasm for learning among school children.

BoxMed is an educational platform on mobile App for medical schools. BoxMed simulates a medical visit to the doctor with a virtual patient, applying progressive clinical symptoms, examination, and treatment, where professor evaluate student’s results of simulations. BoxMed provides virtual mechanisms for information gathering, clinical reasoning, and decisión making.

DICO operates as a personalized Korean learning service for Spanish Korean culture fans. The company used K-pop and K-drama as a teaching material to arouse learners’ interest. They also provide an original pedagogy optimized for learning practical expressions and words which are commonly used in daily life.

Kiddy 3d is a lowcost 3dprinter technology with a focus in educative process. It aims to provide access to digital manufactures to children between 5 and 8 years trough the intuitive interface and designed to be used with common input materials like school glue, paper or plasticine avoid risks of injuries for high temperatures.

Cuantix is a developer of a cloud-based platform focused on automating the process of measuring social impact for organizations. Their software facilitates the design, data collection, and reporting of impact assessments in an agile manner. By providing support from online consultants and employing automated data collection processes, Cuantix allows organizations to select indicators and apply calculation algorithms tailored to their specific reporting needs. This platform is particularly beneficial for social organizations, enabling them to evaluate and monitor the social impact of educational programs through polls, comparisons, and professional reports, ultimately helping clients enhance their efforts and maintain motivation for their causes.

At Kawsa, we're creating healthier communities around Latin America through personalized online behavioral change programs within corporations. Each program is powered by education through key content, accompaniment through a certified network of health coaches which is matched 1:1 with every user, and tracking through goals and challenges follow up.

Processim Labs creates educational simulation games aimed at college students, designed for mobile devices. These simulations replicate real-world scenarios, allowing students to engage in experiential learning by making decisions and applying critical thinking skills. The games serve as effective teaching tools for university professors, enhancing the educational experience by combining learning with entertainment. Through this approach, Processim Labs helps students develop essential skills in a dynamic and interactive environment.

Ludibuk is an educational software company that transforms traditional books into engaging experiences for K-12 Spanish-speaking students. Its digital library, accessible on both desktop and mobile platforms, leverages gamification and machine learning technologies to enhance reading engagement and comprehension. By incorporating audio environments and interactive elements, Ludibuk creates an immersive reading experience that promotes improved literacy skills. The platform offers personalized feedback and real-time progress reports, allowing teachers to track each student's strengths and weaknesses effectively. This innovative approach aims to make reading more enjoyable and accessible, ultimately benefiting students' educational journeys.

Blumen assists future students in choosing a university with the help of online reviews. It applies the online-review model to the higher education industry. Blumen was founded in 2015 by Cristian Alarcon Pieriz and Guim Gonzalez Lleal.

LearnCafe operates a distance learning platform that connects students with instructors, facilitating the creation and sharing of online courses. The platform allows educators to easily develop courses using various formats such as video, PowerPoint, PDFs, audio, and zip files, thereby enabling them to share their expertise effectively. Students can access a wide range of courses across diverse categories, including business, academics, the arts, health, language, music, technology, and gaming. While some courses are offered for free, others require payment, providing options for learners with different needs and preferences.

We are a training center that provides a complete online training in the gastronomic area, with high quality videos that teach hundreds of recipes and technics handed down by professional chefs, divided into levels and areas, where beginners and advanced people can find reliable and affordable training 24/7.

FirstJob.me is the Young Professional's Latin America Marketplace, focused in internships and entry-level positions. We provide Verified Talent to Large Companies, through their integrated system of social recruitment, employer branding, video interview and knowledge test. We use social networks to reach our job post, improve large companies' employer branding. Every job post are seen by more than 50,000 students and recent graduates. Theye are based in Chile, with operations in Colombia. Nowadays they have more than 100,000 users; 90,000 followers on social networks and sold over USD 300K. FirstJob.me is support by Wayra Chile ( www.wayra.org ) and 500 Startups Mexico ( www.500mexicocity.com) .

Oja.la is an online learning platform for computer skills in Latin America. Oja.la has developed 1,500 classes.- 70 tech programs, released 16 new programs last month and are planning to double the new release of new courses monthly.

This startup’s main focus is to provide education for people interested in learning different languages. Money: The high cost of languages courses around the world Time: now a days, it is becoming a need to work on the most important basics, so the fact of learning a second language is a major problem in terms of time and once again, the money is not well spent Trained professors: the professors have to move in to a lot of places to teach their classes, so they are spending more money and the double of time for each class With weele.co, they can teach their classes online from home or at any place.

With Wikirin individuals and organizations will be able to quickly create video-based stories, share them with others in social networks, and run online story contests for entertainment, education and business purposes.

StartSpanish is an online Spanish language school that focuses on achieving fluency within 12 months. The platform offers live classes led by native teachers, available 24/7, ensuring that students can access learning whenever it suits them. Additionally, StartSpanish provides personalized sessions tailored to individual topics of interest, along with group live sessions conducted every hour. The school also features engaging self-study content that adapts to the learner's preferences, enhancing the overall educational experience. By combining live instruction with flexible self-study options, StartSpanish aims to create an effective and comprehensive learning environment for students of all levels.

Our pioneer product is an interactive children’s story series on iPad, to teach children and parents about sustainability. Lyrical, engaging stories, with hand-painted illustrations, carrying a special message for children about the wonders of our world and the complexity of globalization.

www.owlr.org makes it easy for students to exchange textbooks, class notes, and exam answers by connecting students enrolled in a specific class with a specific professor at a specific school with students who have previously taken that class - no cookie-cutter flashcards or Cliff's notes.

Talento al Aula is an educational organization that transforms the recruitment of teachers.

MissingLINK is a collaborative platform for universities aimed at leveraging the academic community and reinforcing the bonds between the different stakeholders: students, graduates, experts, researchers, foundations, associations, etc., which offers an easy and targeted solution to identify and access to the right person in this rich community – one that holds concrete solutions to the challenges and projects you have.

Brainwave Education is an innovative company focused on enhancing the learning experience in science and mathematics for children of all aptitudes. By utilizing a mobile and web application, Brainwave transforms traditional textbook lessons into engaging formats such as comics, stories, games, contests, and hands-on activities. This approach not only makes learning enjoyable but also fosters curiosity and a passion for education among children. The company's goal is to inspire young learners to explore and appreciate the subjects of science and math through interactive and relatable content.

The product it’s a robotic hand built on clear acrylic plaques. The robot is fully assembled and does not use any type of glue for adhesion. The robotic hand has every move ad a human hand, which is moved by the pulley and rope idea of Leonardo Da Vinci. This product can be automated through an Arduino Processor. It helps the learning of science and technology for high school students through a low cost robotic hand, in an interactive and playful way, with the concept of “Do It Yourself”. Our target market is high school students, cultural institutions and every kind of institute that brings together 14 and 18 year olds kids. The distributions channels are retail stores, libraries, electronic stores, museums, etc.

Plexx is a mobile application where people can train skills to get a job. The app allows them to explore jobs by industries, browse open jobs around them, train skills, and apply to those jobs to advance their careers. It allows the user to start the process on their mobile phone and continue it at a job center, with the help of professionals at the city agencies and non-profits who offer workforce development support. It allows people who may not have access to a computer, a personal network, or access to information to get through the job hunting process successfully.

Founded in Singapore, kiddie kist {www.kiddiekist.com} is a monthly subscription for busy parents who want to boost their child's creativity and intelligence. When you subscribe to kiddie kist, you get a box every month full of activities just right for your child's age, eBooks and eMagazines.

The IQ Collective is a global social distribution network that connects innovative schools to innovative solutions. The IQ Collective is at the intersection of education and entrepreneurship.

Lab4U provides a platform that allows hands-on lab experiences through web and mobile devices for science education. It develops hands-on science lab that uses built-in mobile sensors to experiment and a crowd-learning web platform to prepare, analyze, and share lab results. The company aims to improve science education providing low-cost solutions where thousands of students and scientists will be able to have a lab in a mobile device. Lab4U was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Cátedras Libres is a collaborative learning community that enables its users to share and gather knowledge. It has operations in Santiago, Chile.

AYUDARUM ist der direkte Weg zwischen Unternehmen, Studierenden und Hochschulen. Über die Online Plattform lagern Auftraggeber Projekte und Aufgabenstellungen einfach und unkompliziert an Studierende verschiedenster Fachrichtungen aus. Auf Wunsch ist auch eine Begleitung durch Mitarbeiter von Partnerhochschulen möglich.

Eduquia is an online platform designed for higher education professionals and students to create, deliver, and sell supplemental university courses. By enabling educators and subject matter experts to develop fully online courses, Eduquia focuses on enhancing the learning experience for their peers, helping them optimize their understanding of the material and improve their academic performance. The platform caters specifically to students seeking to reinforce their knowledge in various subjects, making it a valuable resource in the realm of higher education.

We started Go Vocab after struggling to learn a second language in High School. We knew there had to be a better way. We set out to build a fun way for students to learn vocabulary, because rote learning sucks. Along the way we discovered that Language Teachers were also searching for a better way to teach vocabulary. Then we realised that vocabulary isn't the only painful part of learning a language, verb conjugations are just as bad!

SputnikBot is an educational game aimed at teaching children the fundamentals of programming through interactive gameplay. The game involves a scenario where players must reprogram a robot to restore functionality after an asteroid collision damages their spaceship. By engaging with the game, users develop logical thinking skills and grasp essential programming concepts, preparing them for future learning in various programming languages. The immediate feedback from the coding program allows players to see the results of their programming efforts, making the learning process both enjoyable and effective.

CayMay Education is cloud-based platform where we remotely manage the streaming system in real-time so that the organizers are free from technical setup and video production people. We create an web and app-based platform that facilitates real-time interaction between instructors and learners. Our business models include online viewers' pay-per-view and organizers' monthly subscriptions. Our goal is to deliver affordable multimedia lessons in high quality. The platform will be available through various app stores such as the Apple App Store, Google Market (Android), and the Windows App Store.

The Kid Bunch team is a tight-knit group of parents, artists, musicians and designers dedicated to creating innovative adventures, digital toys, and interactive stories for the entire family. We believe play is the strongest learning force for children and adults alike. Whether it's diving into a fully immersed, 3D fairytale, or flying through the stars in a spaceship on a grand journey into history, or maybe unleashing the creative imagination with a paintbrush - we're constantly using play to facilitate learning, loving, and laughing.

Knowrom is an online platform dedicated to enhancing the experience of higher education students in Sri Lanka. It serves as a space for users to share insights, reviews, photos, and videos about various universities, fostering a supportive online community. The platform allows current, past, and prospective students to exchange information about university life, enabling users to ask questions and provide answers based on their experiences. By creating accounts, students can contribute content that informs others about educational institutions, helping them make informed decisions regarding their academic journeys.

BCN School is a private urban institution of higher education that offers a range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, along with certificate programs. Catering to a diverse student population from various racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, the school emphasizes the development of ethical business leaders who are committed to integrity and positive outcomes in business practices. In addition to traditional curricula, BCN School operates an online learning platform that provides technological solutions for training and people management. This platform enables professionals and students to enhance their technical skills and personal values, offering opportunities for online diplomas and other distance learning courses. Through its comprehensive educational offerings, BCN School aims to foster thought leadership and beneficial influences in the field of business.

Broccol-e-games Pty Ltd is a mobile educational games company specialising in maths learning games for children aged 4-6 years old, on the iOS platform. Broccol-e-games focuses on creating fun, educational and convenient games that can be played anywhere. Broccol-e-games was formed in Melbourne in late November 2011, and officially became a company in April 2012. After being accepted into the acclaimed Melbourne accelerator program, AngelCube, Broccol-e-games quietly released their first product on the App Store in April 2012. After much feedback, advice and iteration, Maths with Springbird was officially launched on 19th July 2012. Maths with Springbird was subsequently featured by Apple and became the #1 educational iPad app in the Australian and New Zealand App Stores, reaching 10,000 downloads within a week of launch.

Fidus Writer is an online collaborative platform designed for academics, enabling them to create and manage content that incorporates citations and formulas. Launched in 2012 by Takuto Kojima, the platform emphasizes content creation over layout, allowing users to publish their work in various formats, including websites, printed books, and e-books. Fidus Writer provides multiple layout options tailored to each medium, facilitating effective collaboration among schools and institutions. By streamlining the publishing process, the platform supports academics in sharing and disseminating their ideas efficiently.

EduRise is a company founded in 2012 and has the strong purpose of support education through technological tools for educators and students. In October 2012, EduRise has been selected by the Startup Chile program, getting capital and being part of a rich entrepreneurship ecosystem. The team members have differents experiences in the education field (pedagogical, research, management, IT), which provides an excellent opportunity to do greats things because we believe that the current educational system can be highly improved.

Inaika is an educational and coaching platform designed to connect individuals with the best coaches and instructors in various fields. It streamlines the process of finding suitable coaches by leveraging social networks and user preferences, making what was once a cumbersome task easily accessible. The platform allows instructors to build a strong online presence through personalized profiles that showcase their skills via creative portfolios, including albums and videos. This approach helps instructors overcome traditional limitations in self-promotion. Inaika also serves as an engagement platform where users can inspire and be inspired, enhancing the community aspect of learning. Additionally, it features tools for managing instructor schedules, booking classes, and a ranking algorithm that promotes quality and reliability based on user feedback. By linking instructors with available spaces, Inaika optimizes resource usage and fosters opportunities for both coaches and learners.

The Latina Researchers Network was founded in 2012 in response to the underrepresentation of historically disadvantaged populations with advanced degrees and in support of examining the barriers and opportunities for advancement in research and academic positions. The Network was established to create a multidisciplinary and vibrant supportive community that can ensure the next generation of investigators has access to role models, allies and networking opportunities to succeed in academia and research activities.

Kimeltu is a web platform designed for educators to assess student progress through standardized testing. The platform enables educators to create tests using a comprehensive Question Bank, which students can complete either online or on paper. Once students submit their answers, the responses are uploaded to the platform, which then generates clear and straightforward statistics reflecting students' performance and progress. This system facilitates effective monitoring of educational outcomes, helping educators make informed decisions regarding student development.

Rockyourpaper is a platform for researchers and students to discover and manage relevant research articles in an affordable way. Lack of access to cutting edge research articles because of its exorbitant cost is a major problem for millions of students and researchers, especially in the emerging world. Research is one of the main drivers of economic growth in any region. For example, two biggest economies US and China are also the largest publishers of scientific papers. Restricted access to cutting edge research articles has severely affected new innovations and discoveries from these regions, slowing their development and sometimes even restricting access to basic knowledge that could push their realities further.

Sumomi is a developer of a data science analytics platform focused on analyzing school characteristics and student test scores. The platform enables users to locate schools on a map, curate lists of interesting schools, and save their preferred analyses. It simplifies the process of comparing test scores across various subjects and grades, allowing users to gain insights into educational performance trends. By facilitating easy access to data and enhancing the ability to share results, Sumomi helps users become informed data experts in the education sector.

Taumatropo Animation is video game developers,working on creating educational and science games for ipad devices. Thay are innovate in new animation techniques applied to these games. We invite you to know and be connected to our website to get to know the progress and prompt launches new applications.

Ketsu is an education platform focused on simplifying the learning experience for students. It provides a range of educational tools, including documents, presentations, videos, podcasts, web links, and tests, aimed at enhancing the learning process. The platform features interactive applications and functional graphs, enabling educators to create and add diverse learning materials. Ketsu supports collaborative efforts among schools to develop high-quality educational content, facilitating a more engaging and effective learning environment.

TomoClases is an online marketplace for offline classes and courses in Latin America. TomoClases enables everybody to create profiles for their courses and manage them through their personalized dashboard. Teachers are able to create marketing campaigns as well as receive messages and online payments.

We help creative people develop their focus, creativity and self-motivation through deep work, meditation and flow psychology practices.

Kinoos es una plataforma de crecimiento personal que permite a las personas lograr sus metas gracias a una red de apoyo profesional y herramientas de auto-coaching.

eTutor is an e-learning platform that provides real-time, pedagogy relevant, and student specific, statistics; while promoting interactivity between student, parent, and teacher. Importantly, we focus on employing only the very best teachers in order to provide high-level education to all students, irrespective of a student’s socio-economic background. In Chile, for example, all eTutor teachers will be those MINEDUC has tested and labeled as 'destacados' (outstanding).

Abilingua is a web-based platform that specializes in exam authoring and delivery. The company develops a tool designed for teachers, educational institutions, publishing houses, and human resource departments, allowing them to conduct online examinations securely. With a focus on providing a reliable and efficient testing environment, Abilingua aims to facilitate the assessment process for various educational and professional settings.

Backyard Brains specializes in providing accessible neuroscience tools and experiment kits designed for individuals of all ages to explore brain science. The company offers affordable kits that facilitate hands-on learning about electrophysiology, allowing users—from schoolchildren to graduate students—to conduct experiments similar to those performed by professional neuroscientists. Their products enable participants to record and analyze electrical activity from various biological systems, including motor units and the brain itself. By simplifying complex neuroscience concepts, Backyard Brains empowers everyone to engage in the discovery of how the brain communicates, enhancing understanding of its role in senses, memories, and emotions.

Ateneo Digital is an online service that specializes in the creation, storage, and distribution of eBooks and documents tailored for academics, professionals, and businesses. The company provides a platform for producing high-quality content such as training manuals, operating codes, regulations, textbooks, and sales collateral, ensuring that knowledge-holders can efficiently share specialized information. By focusing on academic and professional materials across various subject areas, Ateneo Digital offers a targeted environment that meets the intellectual and practical needs of its customers, facilitating immediate access to essential resources without the delays associated with traditional distribution methods.

Medical Joyworks aims to make learning medicine fun via the medium of smartphones. Our focus is on delivering credible medical education in an entertaining and easily digestible format suitable for consumption "on the go". Our flagship application "Prognosis" is one of the most popular iPhone and Android medical applications.

Learning language should be fun, easy, interesting, and effective but most importantly relevant to YOUR life. Keep learning and leave behind the beginners plateau! Attain advanced Spanish. Loogla offers a suite of tools that turn reading into learning. We use computational linguistics to blend tutor-authored learning objects into any Spanish text. Like the activity? Request on demand tutoring with its creator.

Bioquimica is a manufacturer of laboratory products designed for secondary school, high school, and college-level students. The company offers a range of innovative products and services, including experience models, science kits for home use, teaching materials, laboratory equipment, reagents, and other lab supplies. By focusing on the educational sector, Bioquimica aims to enhance the learning experience for students and teachers in the field of science, supported by a team of multidisciplinary professionals with expertise in product development and education.

The Intern Group is an education technology company that connects students and recent graduates with international internship opportunities, facilitating their transition from education to meaningful careers. It collaborates with over 3,000 partner organizations, including governments, multinational corporations, small and medium enterprises, startups, and non-governmental organizations. The company partners with more than 100 universities, such as Princeton and the London School of Economics, to support their employability and internationalization initiatives. In addition to providing internship placements, The Intern Group offers scholarships and financial aid to minority and low-income students, helping to reduce financial barriers for participants from developing countries. The organization has garnered recognition in major publications, reinforcing its commitment to empowering diverse global talent.

Matchfund is an educational banking platform designed to nurture real-world financial literacy in today’s family. We engage youth in a dynamic, community-oriented format they understand, while providing parents the resources and opportunities they need to guide their child’s early experiences with money. We even give loved ones the chance to join in – by making one-time or recurring contributions, competing in multiplayer challenges, and providing moral support.

Kedzoh is a mobile learning enterprise platform based in Palo Alto, California, focused on making education and knowledge sharing accessible and straightforward. The platform allows users to create and share lessons that can be accessed on smartphones or tablets, accommodating various formats such as video, text, and quizzes. This design enables effective training for employees, students, or military personnel, even in environments with limited or no internet access. Since its inception, Kedzoh has gained recognition, winning competitions such as Startup Chile, Startup Brazil, and the French Tech Ticket, receiving a total of $250,000 in equity-free funding. The platform has seen global traction, exemplified by a pilot program with Bosch, and continues to enhance learning experiences for its users.

Club Emprende is an association founded in December 2009 in Valladolid, aimed at supporting entrepreneurs in starting or enhancing their businesses. Established during the financial crisis, the organization fosters cooperation within the entrepreneurial community, providing resources and guidance to individuals seeking to navigate the challenges of entrepreneurship. By connecting like-minded individuals, Club Emprende seeks to create an environment that encourages innovation and collaboration among entrepreneurs.

AgentPiggy is an online piggy bank that allows parents to teach their children financial discipline in a practical manner. Instead of giving their kids cash, parents deposit the allowance money through our platform. We teach the kids how to save, spend, donate and invest their money wisely.

ZUGGI is a search engine for kids that allows people to find news about education, technology, and child behavior. It is a safe search engine designed for children from around the world. Zuggi blocks inappropriate content and also promotes educational content that kids are learning in schools.

Schoooools provides you personal and social learning spaces that empower collaboration between learners and their educators, namely parents and teachers www.schoooools.com Our mission is to make learning fun and easy especially for young kids born in this information age, but also to learners of all ages, including their educators. Schoooools is developed by Tecla Colorida, a software company specialized in educational software based in Oporto, Portugal. www.schoooools.com We recreate the classroom space in a digital environment on the web. Our social platform brings learners (from kids to adults), parents and teachers closer in a space were they can learn by doing, sharing, collaborating and playing. It's interactive, fun and safe! All school work is stored digitally, so parents can follow their children work, organize, and save it forever, so they can revisit it later, to learn, share or simply show it to the rest of the family or friends.

Language Systems develops software and media that help adults learn foreign languages, with a particular focus on East Asian languages. The company is currently based in Beijing and operates three products: Popup Chinese (http://popupchinese.com), ChineseClass101 (http://chineseclass101.com) and CantoneseClass101 (http://cantoneseclass101.com). In addition to ongoing educational materials, Language Systems is also active developing natural language processing technology and resources such as bilingual lexicons, parallel texts, and other reference materials for use in study reference, text-to-speech, semantic analysis and machine translation software.

Backyard Brains specializes in providing accessible neuroscience tools and experiment kits designed for individuals of all ages to explore brain science. The company offers affordable kits that facilitate hands-on learning about electrophysiology, allowing users—from schoolchildren to graduate students—to conduct experiments similar to those performed by professional neuroscientists. Their products enable participants to record and analyze electrical activity from various biological systems, including motor units and the brain itself. By simplifying complex neuroscience concepts, Backyard Brains empowers everyone to engage in the discovery of how the brain communicates, enhancing understanding of its role in senses, memories, and emotions.