Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·January 17, 2018·6 min readRecording a Thought’s Fleeting Trip Through the BrainUC Berkeley researchers report the prefrontal cortex coordinates activity in order to help us act in response to perception.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·January 12, 2018·11 min readThe Neurological Disorders in Alice in WonderlandA new paper reviews some of the possible psychological and neurological disorders experienced by characters in Alice in Wonderland.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 10, 2018·3 min readOur Brains Can Trick Us Into Thinking We Are Thinner Than We AreUniversity of Western Australia discover why some people believe they may be thinner than they actually are. Researchers report body perception could be a distortion created by our past observations of ourselves and other people.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 3, 2018·4 min readPong Paddles and Perception: Our Actions Influence What We SeeA new study explores how actions influence perception.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·December 13, 2017·4 min readResearchers Induce a Form of Synesthesia with HypnosisHypnotic suggestion can trigger visual hallucinations similar to those experienced by people with synethesia, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 15, 2017·2 min readHow Emotions Influence Our Internal ClockA new study sheds light on human perception. Researchers report our mental time processing system is able to flexibly adapt to predictive time patterns.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·November 7, 2017·6 min readSource of Early Brain Activity IdentifiedA new study reveals a mechanism that may explain the link between sound input and cognitive function in the developing brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 20, 2017·5 min readProbing How Americans Think About Mental LifeA new study explores how Americans think about, and categorize, mental life. Most, they report, break 'mental life' into three components, body, heart and mind.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 11, 2017·4 min readWomen Seen as Younger When Eyes, Lips and Eyebrows Stand OutA new study reveals women with increased facial contrast are often perceived at being younger.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 21, 2017·4 min readYour Neurons Register Familiar Faces, Whether You Notice Them or NotWhether we are consciously aware of seeing a familiar face and object or not, our brains actively notice. A new study sheds light on the nature of conscious perception.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 11, 2017·3 min readWhat Happens When People Hear Voices Others Don’t?Computational modeling and neuroimaging could help differentiate people with psychosis from those who experience auditory hallucinations without the disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 2, 2017·5 min read‘Sherlock’ and the Case of Narrative PerceptionResearchers use the TV show 'Sherlock' to investigate how the brain segments experiences during perception and long-term memory formation.Read More
