FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 29, 2018·3 min readBodily Sensations Give Rise to Conscious FeelingsA new study reports conscious feelings stem from bodily feedback. Researchers have mapped the organization of conscious feelings, reporting they cluster into five categories: positive emotions, negative emotions, cognitive function, somatic state and illness.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 20, 2017·5 min readProbing How Americans Think About Mental LifeA new study explores how Americans think about, and categorize, mental life. Most, they report, break 'mental life' into three components, body, heart and mind.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 6, 2017·4 min readHow the Brain Learns to Interpret What the Body TouchesFindings could lead to exciting new treatments for spinal cord injury and stroke patients, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 16, 2016·2 min readComplex Visual Tasks Reduce People’s Ability to Notice TouchA new study reports demanding visual tasks can reduce a person's sense of touch.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 23, 2015·5 min readSelecting Between SensationsAccording to a new study, corticothalamic cells can either enhance or stifle sensory information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 9, 2015·3 min readTouch Sensing Neurons are MultitaskersResearchers report touch and position information appear to be conveyed through the same cells in the somatosensory cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 22, 2014·4 min readNeuroscientists Challenge Long Held Understanding of the Sense of TouchResearchers challenge conventional thought and argue different types of nerves and receptors in the skin work in unison to produce the sensation of touch.Read More