The Great Voice Trick: Is It AI or Is It Real?
People assume happy voices to be real and ‘neutral’ voices to be AI. Research shows that people struggle to identify AI from human voices, but…
Perception News
Perception is the process by which individuals interpret and make sense of sensory information from the environment to understand their surroundings. This involves the brain receiving and organizing data from the five senses—sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell—then processing this information to form a coherent picture of the world. Perception is not merely a passive reception of sensory input; it is an active process influenced by past experiences, expectations, cultural background, and context. Cognitive processes, such as attention, memory, and reasoning, also play significant roles in shaping perception. For example, two people might perceive the same event differently based on their unique perspectives and experiences. Perception is crucial for everyday functioning, enabling humans to navigate their environments, interact with others, and make decisions based on the interpretation of sensory data.
Feeling the Beat: Music’s Global Language of Emotion
A study shows music evokes consistent emotional and physical responses globally, driven by inherent biological mechanisms, not culture. Music influences feelings in different body parts…
AI Predicts Fruit Fly Behavior With Stunning Accuracy
Research using AI reveals new insights into how vision influences fruit fly behavior, with implications for human visual research. We’ve all heard the saying, “The…
From Light to Insight: Columbia Researchers Illuminate the Mysteries of Visual Perception
Fruit fly study reveals brain-cell circuitry that could underlie how creatures large and small see wavelengths of light as information-rich hues. Perceiving something – anything…
New Breakthrough Paves the Way for Vision Implants That Can Restore Sight
A remarkably small implant, with electrodes the size of a single neuron that can also remain intact in the body over time – a unique…
Converting Sounds to Actions: Unraveling the Brain’s Split-Second Choices
Groundbreaking research shows how the brain integrates sensory information and movement signals, influencing how we react to what we hear. You hear a phone ring…
Why Do Humans Blink So Much? New Research Challenges Traditional Views
Researchers discover that blinking is crucial for processing visual information, challenging traditional perspectives on vision and contributing to a broader revision of understanding in the…
Scientists Crack Centuries-Old Philosophical Question About Sight and Touch
Research shows that chicks just hatched are able to identify objects visually, despite only having encountered them through tactile sensations previously. Newly hatched chicks, reared…
Chilling Findings: Scientists Shed Light on How the Brain Perceives Temperature
The research on oral temperature perception was funded by the NIH. Christian Lemon, Ph.D., an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the…
Beyond the Five Senses: Scientists Uncover Tactile Connection of Time
Sensory experiences and the perception of time are intricately linked within the somatosensory cortex of the brain. Here, the neural representations for both sensations are…
Cinema in the Mind: The Neuroscience Behind the “Continuity Illusion”
New research on the continuity illusion uncovers how the brain perceives smooth motion, emphasizing the superior colliculus’s importance and suggesting new approaches for neuroscience research…
Surprising Twists in the Evolution of Smell and Chemical Sensing
New research uncovers the genetic basis of sensory adaptation in fruit flies, revealing diverse olfactory experiences and sex-specific differences in scent detection. A new study…
New Research Reveals That Humans Are Much More Sensitive to Temperatures Than Previously Thought
Research conducted in Eurac Research’s terraXcube, an extreme environment simulator, indicates that the human sensitivity to temperature variations is less than one degree Celsius. The…
Tinnitus Linked to Hidden Undetected Auditory Nerve Damage – A Step Towards a Cure
A groundbreaking study by Mass Eye and Ear associates tinnitus with undetected auditory nerve damage, challenging previous beliefs and opening new paths for treatment through…
New Research Reveals That Soccer Goalkeepers Process the World Fundamentally Differently
In the game of soccer, also known as football, goalkeepers have a unique role. To do the job well, they must be ready to make…
AI Empathy: Is It Technology or Just Our Perceptions?
Study shows users can be primed to believe certain things about an AI chatbot’s motives, which influences their interactions with the chatbot. Someone’s prior beliefs…
New Research Reveals That Our Sense of Smell Changes the Colors We See
Unconscious associations with odor can distort the perception of colors. Our five senses bombard us with environmental input 24/7. One way our brain makes sense…
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….