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·February 22, 2022·3 min read

It’s the Rhythm That Counts

Study reveals how rhythmic brain activity shapes our perception.

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·January 31, 2022·5 min read

Perception Study May Explain Promising Depression Therapy

Study demonstrates the importance of a specific type of connection between neurons and may also explain how ketamine shows promise in treating depression.

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·January 27, 2022·3 min read

Many Adults Inaccurately Perceive Their Own BMI and Body Size

Study finds less than 2/3 of people can correctly estimate their BMI, and less than half of people can identify their body size.

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·January 6, 2022·5 min read

How Do We Provide Meaning to Our Environment? Cracking the Neural Code to the Brain

Study explores how a mouse brain understands sensory information, specifically the perception of touch.

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·December 23, 2021·4 min read

How Neurons That Wire Together Fire Together

A new study brings understanding how the brain processes information one step closer.

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·December 13, 2021·4 min read

Your Perception of Self Becomes Blurrier Over Time

Self-perception becomes blurrier over time, the further away you get from the present, researchers report.

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·December 8, 2021·3 min read

Findings Challenge Previous Theories About the Relationship Between Two Elements of Consciousness

When the perception of bodily self-consciousness is distorted, the recovery of body ownership can be predicted by different kinds of memories.

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·November 29, 2021·4 min read

Which Side Is Which? How the Brain Perceives Borders

Neurons in deep layers of the brain's cortex are the first to decipher which side of a visual border is an object and which side is the background.

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·November 29, 2021·5 min read

AI Studies the Emotions Aroused by Music, and Our Way of Perceiving Them

A new AI algorithm recognizes the complex range of emotions invoked when people listen to pieces of music.

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·November 20, 2021·6 min read

Misremembering Might Actually Be a Sign Your Memory Is Working Optimally

Memory errors may indicate a way in which the human cognitive system is optimally running, researchers say.

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·November 12, 2021·4 min read

Psychologists Reveal How We Truly See Ourselves by Generating ‘Mental Selfies’

Researchers have devised a method to access people's mental images of themselves and compare this mental image against a realistic image of the person. The study revealed people's mental images of themselves are not necessarily true to life, but are influenced by the kind of personality the individual believes themselves to have.