FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 14, 2017·4 min readOur Senses Can’t Learn Under StressStress may impede perceptual learning and performance, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 6, 2017·4 min readNew Personality Model Sets Up How We See Ourselves, and How Others See UsA new model for identifying personality traits contrasts how people see themselves against how others see them.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 6, 2017·2 min readHow Memory Shapes Our Perception of the PresentUnderstanding how memory can shape our perception of the present could help people with learning disorders to stay on task, researchers believe.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 6, 2017·2 min readWhile Not Necessarily Reality, Perception Can Cause Reality to EvolvePerception can cause the evolution of certain traits, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 6, 2017·5 min readHow the Brain Shapes Perception to Control BehaviorA new study provides insight into how the brain processes visual information to help control behavior.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 30, 2016·8 min readNo Excuses! The Real Reason You’re Late May Vary With AgeA new study reports background music, and other external influences, can skew time perception. Additionally, people rely on time estimates based on previous experiences.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 27, 2016·6 min readShift in Teens’ Perception and Use After Recreational Marijuana is LegalizedLegalization may have reduced the stigma associated with marijuana use in teens, a new study reports.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 20, 2016·6 min readPop-Outs: How the Brain Extracts Meaning From NoiseAuditory cortex neurons are able to pick out aspects of sounds associated with language, even in a 'noisy environment'.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2016·3 min readYour Left Hand Knows What Your Right Hand is DoingFindings using virtual reality could help to improve treatments for people with limited hand strength.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 1, 2016·5 min readImaging Technique Can See You ThinkResearchers use fast fMRI to track the brain activity that occurs during thought. The study could be a significant step toward mapping the neural networks responsible for attention, perception and other cognitive functions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 28, 2016·4 min readIt Takes Less Than a Second to Tell Humans From AndroidsResearchers have discovered a visual mechanism that helps us to make snap judgement about what is really alive and what is simulated in a matter of milliseconds.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 11, 2016·3 min readWhy Are We Ticklish?Researchers have identified a ticklish spot in the rat brain.Read More
