FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 7, 2014·3 min readResearchers Identify Key Cells in Touch SensationResearchers use optogenetics to determine Merkel cells can sense touch.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 6, 2014·3 min readMap of Pain Reveals How Our Ability to Identify the Source of Pain Varies Across the BodyResearchers map how pain is distributed across the body without touch sensation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 25, 2014·2 min readNew Findings on How Brain Handles Tactile SensationsA new study shows how tactile sensations are coded at the cellular level in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 23, 2014·2 min readEcholocation Acts as Substitute Sense for Blind PeopleResearchers report human echolocation works in tandem with other senses to help deliver vital information for those with visual impairments.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 19, 2015·3 min readPain Controlled and Itch Alleviated by Spinal Cord NeuronsActivating specific spinal cord neurons can reduce pain and itching, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 19, 2015·3 min readTickled Pink? Why Babies Don’t Experience Tickles the Way We Think They DoInfants in the first four months of life feel when people tickle them and wiggle their feet without connecting the sensation to that person, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 9, 2015·4 min readFoods That Are More or Less Delicious Than We Expect Can Cause Mood ChangesA new study reports that being pleasantly surprised or disappointed with a certain food product can change a person's mood.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 23, 2016·4 min readWhy We Can’t Tickle OurselvesA researcher investigates why we find it impossible to tickle ourselves.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 30, 2016·5 min readAmputees’ Brains Remember Missing Hands Even Years LaterResearchers report that in a patient who lost their hand almost three decades ago, the brain maintains an accurate representation of the missing fingers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 3, 2016·5 min readCold and Bubbly Are The Sensory Qualities That Best Quench ThirstA new study reports the oral perception of coldness and carbonation can help to reduce thirst.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 23, 2016·4 min readSurvival Instincts of Fish Impaired by Climate ChangeResearchers report climate change is disrupting the sensory systems of fish, making them swim towards predators, rather than away.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 29, 2016·4 min readLearning Morse Code Without TryingResearchers use passive haptic learning to teach people Morse code.Read More