Researchers shed light on how sensory information and cognitive processing interact in the brain to produce our perception of the world around us.
Intuitive sense not only underpins our understanding of the real world but also helps inform us of the fictional worlds we create.
Distractions may change our perceptions of reality, making us believe we witnessed something different from what we really saw.
A new theory argues consciousness creates neural activity, and humans have evolved to see what is needed for survival. Perception, it is argued, is a user interface which may not necessarily be real.
A new neuroimaging study reveals imagination may help people with fear or anxiety disorders overcome them. The study reports imagining a threat can alter the way it is represented in the brain.
Researchers report truth is key to normal human interactions and consider how society might be losing its sense of shared reality.
A flaw in neural timing may explain why some people believe they have psychic abilities.
Neurons found to be abnormal in psychosis play an important role in our ability to distinguish between what is real and what is perceived, researchers say.
Researchers provide more real, scientific explanations as to why some people are convinced they have experienced alien encounters.
Perception can cause the evolution of certain traits, a new study reports.
Irrespective of age, education level or gender, those who watch a lot of television are more likely to be susceptible to everyday myths, a new study reports.
Researchers report people anticipate future occurrences of stimuli in line with expected patterns, but the perceived accuracy of the response differs from reality when the stimuli is either accelerated or delayed.
