Researchers have identified new mechanisms of taste perception. The study reports chloride ion channels bind to sweet taste receptors to evoke taste sensation.
The psychedelic compound DMT (Dimethyltryptamine) increases connectivity across the brain, allowing for greater communication between different areas and networks. The brain changes are most prominent in brain areas linked to higher functioning, such as imagination.
Our perception of the passing of time may depend on signals that our brain receives from our bodies, specifically our heartbeats.
Momentary perceptions of time may stretch or shrink with each heartbeat and are not continuous, as previously thought.
Thalamic inputs into superficial layers of the cerebral cortex are both rare and weak, yet surprisingly diverse in their distribution patterns. However, they are reliable and efficient representatives of information.
Do people really have a "sixth sense"? Researchers evaluate how intuition and visions, often induced, are part of our conscious experience.
When it comes to broken promises, children between the ages of 3 to 5 can detect whether the excuse is good or bad.
Time spent in a novel environment causes neural representations to grow in a surprising way.
Perception of objects is robust to changes in our environment.
The failure to accurately sense body orientation relative to gravity may result in inappropriate movements or falls, as well as impair daily functions such as walking or carrying objects.
Both children and adults are more likely to consider villains as having inwardly good qualities than heroes having inwardly bad qualities.
Following a stroke, chronic pain can alter body perception and trick the brain into believing the affected hand is a different size. This increases the risk of accidents.
