Amputees Feel as Though Their Prosthetic Limb Belongs to Their Own Body
A new study reports amputees often feel as though their prosthetic limb is part of their body. ... Read More...
sensory perception
Noradrenaline Plays a Critical Role in Sensory Perception
A new study reveals noradrenaline plays a vital role in early stages of perception. Researchers report later processing of visual information occurs in the cerebral cortex and is affected by noradrenaline to determine if an image will enter our stream of consciousness.... Read More...
Learning a Second Language Alters Sensory Perception
Bilingual people are better able to integrate sight and sound to make sense of speech, a new study reveals. Researchers report, in addition to altering basic sensory experiences, learning a second language can impact memory, decision making and cognitive control.... Read More...
Paralyzed Patient Feels Sensation Again
Researchers have successfully induced the sensations of touch and movement in the arm of a paralyzed man, with the help of a tiny array of electrodes implanted into the somatosensory cortex. ... Read More...
Why Do Some People ‘Hear’ Silent Flashes?
Researchers investigate the mechanisms behind one of the most common forms of synesthesia.... Read More...
How the Brain Constructs the World
Two new studies shed light on the processes that underlie the integration and storage of sensory information.... Read More...
Researchers Make Cells That Enable to Sense of Touch
UCLA researchers have successfully transformed human stem cells into sensory interneurons.... Read More...
Paraplegic Rats Walk and Regain Feeling After Stem Cell Treatment
In a groundbreaking study, researchers use engineered tissue derived from human stem cells to treat rats with paraplegia following spinal cord injury. The transplanted cells allowed the rats to regain sensory perception, improve mobility and helped with spinal cord healing.... Read More...
What the Nose Reveals About Our Relationship With Emotions
Those with alexithymia, a psychological condition in which people have difficulty in the emotions they are experiencing, may also have an altered physiological response to olfactory stimulation, researchers report.... Read More...
How Music Alters Our Perception of Touch
The sexier we perceive the piece of music we are listening to, the more sensual we believe the touch of another, or a robot, to be, a new study reports. Researchers note we perceive touch differently depending on the music we are listening to.... Read More...
Robotic System Monitors Specific Neurons
Researchers have developed a robotic system that allows them to focus in on specific neurons in the brain. The technology could help answer questions such as how neurons interact with each other as we recall a memory.... Read More...
Illuminating Neural Pathways in the Living Brain
A new optogenetic method called Optobow is helping researchers to discover specific and individual components of functional neural networks in the living brain. A Nature Communications report states this new method can help provide more detailed insights into both brain function and structure.... Read More...