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
Is the popular claim that the brain feels no pain substantiated? A new paper looks at the accuracy of the belief. Read More
A new information-theoretical model of human sensory perception and memory sheds light on some peculiarities of the nervous system. Ask adults from the industrialized world what number is halfway between 1 and 9, and most will say 5. But pose the same question to small children, or people living in some traditional societies, and they're likely to answer 3. Read More
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
A new study reports it is easier to learn vocabulary if the brain can link the word with different sensory perceptions. Read More
The synesthesia effect of being able to 'hear' silent movements may depend upon disinhibition of signaling between the visual and auditory brain regions. The study found musicians are more likely to experience the 'visual ear' phenomena than those with no musical training. Read More
New research could help develop new ways for the visually impaired to navigate everyday life. Read More
A new study reports pregnant flies favor nutrition that is rich in polyamines and increase their reproductive success in this way. Read More
Using optogenetics, researchers endow mice with greater touch sensitivity. Read More
Neuroscientists take the first step toward deciphering the connection between general brain function and emergent behavioral patterns in autism. Study shows that autistic adults have unreliable neural sensory responses to visual, auditory and somatosensory, or touch, stimuli. Read More
A new study reports some people with schizophrenia could have visual and tactile processing deficits. Read More
A new study that investigates how the human brain deciphers sensory input could revolutionize robotics and neuroprosthetics. Read More