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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·September 13, 2019·4 min read

          Distractions distort what’s real

          Distractions may change our perceptions of reality, making us believe we witnessed something different from what we really saw.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·June 1, 2017·4 min read

          Neurons That Distinguish Between Reality and Imagination Discovered

          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.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·August 22, 2016·3 min read

          Watching a Lot of TV Makes People More Susceptible to Everyday Myths

          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.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience
          ·July 27, 2019·3 min read

          The case against reality

          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.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·May 12, 2017·5 min read

          Neuroscience Explanations For ‘Alien Abduction’ Aren’t So Out of This World

          Researchers provide more real, scientific explanations as to why some people are convinced they have experienced alien encounters.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·November 3, 2021·2 min read

          How Does the Brain Create Our Perception of Reality?

          Researchers shed light on how sensory information and cognitive processing interact in the brain to produce our perception of the world around us.
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          FeaturedNeuroethicsNeurosciencePsychology
          ·September 15, 2018·4 min read

          Our Shared Reality is Fraying

          Researchers report truth is key to normal human interactions and consider how society might be losing its sense of shared reality.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·November 20, 2014·2 min read

          Imagination and Reality Flow in Opposite Directions in the Brain

          Researchers track the electrical activity in the brains of people who alternately imagined scenes or watched real scenes on video.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·December 10, 2018·4 min read

          Your Brain on Imagination: It’s a Lot Like Reality

          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.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·July 13, 2016·4 min read

          Humans Perceive Time Somewhere in Between Reality and Our Expectations

          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.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·November 16, 2019·7 min read

          How humans’ sense of ‘intuitive physics’ leaves fingerprints on fictional worlds

          Intuitive sense not only underpins our understanding of the real world but also helps inform us of the fictional worlds we create.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·January 6, 2017·2 min read

          While Not Necessarily Reality, Perception Can Cause Reality to Evolve

          Perception can cause the evolution of certain traits, a new study reports.
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