FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 12, 2015·7 min readMaking Sense of an Ambiguous World: How Hallucinations EmergedA new study suggests hallucinations arose to help us enhance our tendency to make sense of the world around us and could help explain why some people are more prone to hallucinations that others.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·October 7, 2015·3 min readNew Theory of How the Brain Generates Our Perceptions of the WorldResearchers propose a new theory about how our brains perceive the world around us.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 1, 2015·4 min readWhy Beauty Really is in the Eye of the BeholderA new study reports personal experience is key to our opinions of attractiveness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 29, 2015·4 min readThe Brain Perceives Motion the Same Way Through Both Vision and TouchAccording to researchers, the brain uses similar calculations to measure the speed and direction of objects in motion whether they are visually perceived or touched.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·September 28, 2015·5 min readHumans and Monkey See Visual Illusions in Similar WaysA new study reveals humans and monkeys perceive visual illusions the same way.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 23, 2015·2 min readConfusion Afoot: Why Most People Can’t Tell Their Toes Apart Without LookingA new study suggests we may have problems telling our toes apart and this might have implications for the way our brain perceives our bodies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 17, 2015·4 min readBecoming Freud: Embodiment Modifies Thought ProcessesEmbodying Freud through immersive virtual reality allowed people to give themselves better psychological advice, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 25, 2015·4 min readBug Off Bug! Fruit Fly May be Aware They are Bugging YouNew research reports that like humans, fruit flies may be self aware of their actions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 21, 2015·3 min readUsing Optogenetics to Switch Off Tactile SensationAccording to a new study, researchers use optogenetic technology to manipulate neural circuitry and leave mice unable to sense rough or smooth surfaces.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·April 30, 2015·5 min readOut of Body Illusion Perceptually Teleports People to Different LocationsResearcher map brain activity associated with out of body illusions.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 27, 2015·5 min readBrain Balances Perception and Action When Caught in an IllusionA new study sets out to understand how the brain determines the location of nearby objects.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 24, 2015·3 min readBecoming The Invisible PersonResearchers investigate how a perceptual illusion of being invisible affects physical stress response in social situations.Read More