Cracking the Neural Code to the Brain: How Do We Provide Meaning to Our Environment?
Neuroscientists uncover how the brain perceives sensory information – and how this process can malfunction. The brain is the most complex organ in our body…
Perception News
How the Brain Links Smells to Places – Transporting Us Across Time and Space
Smell has the power to transport us across time and space. It could be the sweet fragrance of jasmine, or the musty scent of algae….
Artificial “Brain” Reveals Why We Can’t Always Believe Our Eyes – And Explains Some Perplexing Optical Illusions
A computer network closely modeled on part of the human brain is enabling new insights into the way our brains process moving images — and…
Gut and Heart Signals Affect How We See Ourselves: Weak Connections Linked to Body Shame and Weight Preoccupation
Study: Weak internal connections linked to body shame and weight preoccupation. New research has discovered that the strength of the connection between our brain and…
Scientists Identify Compounds That Give Coffee Its Distinctive “Mouthfeel”
Coffee drinkers intuitively recognize the pleasure of swallowing a smooth, rich brew versus a watery one. Aside from added cream or sugar, the coffee itself…
Rattlesnake Rattles Use Acoustic Trick To Fool Human Ears
Rattlesnakes increase their rattling rate as potential threats approach, and this abrupt switch to a high-frequency mode makes listeners, including humans, think they’re closer than…
Public’s Inaccurate Perception of Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic Led People To Take Inappropriate Actions
Lessons from the pandemic could inform how to deal with other global crises that require collective action, like climate change. Superspreading events have proven to…
Our Brains Encode Musical Predictions Even When Music Doesn’t Play
Imagined Music and Silence Trigger Similar Brain Activity Imagining a song triggers similar brain activity as moments of silence in music, according to a pair of studies recently…
Can Consciousness Be Explained by Quantum Physics? Fascinating Research Takes Us a Step Closer to Finding Out
One of the most important open questions in science is how our consciousness is established. In the 1990s, long before winning the 2020 Nobel Prize…
Combining Three Brain-Imaging Techniques Boosts Precision – Could Have a “Profound Effect” on Human Neuroscience
Researchers report that they have developed a method to combine three brain-imaging techniques to more precisely capture the timing and location of brain responses to…
Scientists Discover a New Class of Memory Cells in the Brain – The Closest Thing to a “Grandmother Neuron”
Scientists have long searched in vain for a class of brain cells that could explain the visceral flash of recognition that we feel when we…
“Scintillating Starburst” Stimulus: A New Kind of Visual Illusion Uncovers How Our Brains Connect the Dots
‘Scintillating starburst’ offers insights into visual processing. A new class of illusion, developed by a visual artist and a psychology researcher, underscores the highly constructive…
Special “Time Neurons” in the Human Brain Encode Specific Moments in Time
Special neurons in the hippocampus may be involved in time-related features of memory. Neurons in the hippocampus fire during specific moments in time, according to…
What Is Your Earliest Memory? Can Start From the Age of Two-and-a-Half According to New Research
New study and a review of decades of data pushes the memory clock back over a year, but the study confirms everyone is different. On…
Personalized Soundscape To Help People With Dementia With Time and Place Recognition
Acoustical environments can prevent, reduce behavioral and psychological symptoms. Designing a soundscape to improve the quality of life for an individual is centered on putting…
Escape From Oblivion: Innovative Experiment Shows How the Brain Reboots After Deep Anesthesia
Innovative experiment demonstrates the resilience of the healthy human brain despite deep general anesthesia. Millions of surgical procedures performed each year would not be possible…
Where Do We Place the Blame for the COVID-19 Pandemic?
In a time of a global crisis such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is easy to note how people move through different phases to…
“Extremely Eye-Opening” Research on Online Dating: Super Effective, or Just… Superficial?
According to the Pew Research Center, 1 in 10 American adults have landed a long-term relationship from an online dating app, such as Tinder, OKCupid,…
