The Man With an Upside-Down Head: Unraveling the Secrets of Human Face Perception
When you spot a familiar face, you can usually identify it instantly. However, recognizing that same face becomes significantly more difficult when it’s upside down….
Perception News
Stanford’s Sensational Science: Why Our Skin Feels “Tight” After Using a Facial Cleanser
A new study from Stanford University reveals the neurological mechanism behind the perception of skin tightness. Stanford researchers have uncovered the mechanism behind the feeling…
Perceiving Quantities: Fruit Flies’ Astonishing Numerical Abilities
In a study at the Paris Brain Institute, fruit flies demonstrated numerical sensitivity, preferring larger quantities and distinguishing between quantities based on clear ratios. The…
Scientists Discover a Way To Manipulate the Brain’s Perception of Time
The Learning Lab at Champalimaud Research has discovered a way to manipulate the brain’s perception of time by controlling neural activity in rats. Their research,…
The Sound of Silence? Johns Hopkins Researchers Prove People Hear It
A team of psychologists and philosophers at Johns Hopkins University have used auditory illusions to demonstrate that silence distorts people’s perception of time similarly to…
Debunking the Illusion: It’s All About the Eyes, Not the Mind
Research from the University of Exeter indicates that visual illusions result from our eyes and brain’s neural limitations rather than complex mental processes. The study’s…
Misinformation Express: How Generative AI Models Like ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Midjourney May Distort Human Beliefs
Researchers warn that generative AI models, including ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Midjourney, could distort human beliefs by spreading false, biased information. Impact of AI on Human…
Prediction – The Key To Hand-Eye Coordination?
Have you ever made a great catch—such as snatching a falling phone before it plunges into the toilet, or preventing an indoor cat from dashing…
Unlocking the Mind: Advanced Brain Imaging Reveals DMT Psychedelic’s Impact on Reality Perception
Scientists have gleaned new insights into how psychedelics alter conscious experience via their action on brain activity. In a study at Imperial College London, detailed…
Time Can Do Tricks: Why Children and Adults Experience Time Differently
Researchers at Eötvös Loránd University have investigated whether the perception of time changes with age, and if so, how, and why we perceive the passage…
Serial Dependence Bias: Guessing Coins’ Value Quickly Demonstrates Cognitive Bias Mechanism
Does serial dependence bias affect higher- or lower-order processing of perception? A study led by Professor Shogo Makioka explored the serial dependence bias, finding that…
Too Much Motivation Affects Your Perception and Decision-Making
An EPFL and UNIGE team demonstrates how motivation affects the neural circuits of perception and influences decision-making. Whether we are in a good mood or a…
Human “Plant Blindness” – New Study Identifies Cause and Cure
New research demonstrates that “plant blindness” is caused by urban life and could be cured through wild food foraging. “Plant blindness” is caused by a…
AI Use Potentially Dangerous “Shortcuts” To Solve Complex Recognition Tasks
Research from York University finds that even the smartest AI can’t match up to humans’ visual processing. Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) do not view…
Scientists Investigate the Effect of the Color Red on Brain Waves
Red has a signaling and warning effect. How is this color specificity reflected in the brain? Scientists at the Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience have…
Schrödinger Was Wrong: New Research Overturns 100-Year-Old Understanding of Color Perception
A paradigm shift away from the 3D mathematical description developed by Schrödinger and others to describe how we see color could result in more vibrant…
Key to Sensation of Pleasant Touch: Specific Neural Pathway Identified
Similar to itch, pleasant touch is transmitted by a specific neuropeptide and neural circuit. Researchers have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide — a…
This New Optical Illusion Is Strong Enough To Trick Our Reflexes
“Expanding hole” illusion deceives our pupils to expand in anticipation of expected decrease in light. An optical illusion, that is new to science, appears as…
