FeaturedNeurologyPain·October 12, 2016·5 min readTouching Research: Fighting Pain Through Knowledge of Sensory Organs in FingertipsResearchers look at how sensory organs in the skin work, The findings may help solve certain sensory pain disorders.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·September 15, 2016·4 min readLink Between Touch of People With Autism and Social Difficulties IdentifiedResearchers report people with ASD may have difficulties in determining which tactile sensations belong to the actions of someone else.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 9, 2016·5 min readAutism is Not Just a Disease of the Brain: Mouse StudyA new study reports some aspects of autism spectrum disorders are linked to defects in how peripheral nerves communicate sensory information to the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 10, 2016·3 min readUnderstanding the ‘Neglected’ SensesA new study of touch and movement could benefit people with movement disorders and improve the design of new robotics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 8, 2016·4 min readFinger Fooled: New Perceptual Illusion DiscoveredResearchers claim they are able to 'outwit' human perception.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 28, 2016·5 min readSensitive To The TouchA new study catalogs how patterns of vibration on the skin of the hand are part of how we sense the world through touch.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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 8, 2016·4 min readBionic Fingertip Allows Amputee to Feel TextureA new bionic fingertip that is surgically connected to nerves in the upper arm allows amputees to feel texture, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 27, 2015·3 min readBody Maps of Touch and Social Relationships are Tightly LinkedA new study reports on the connection between social relationships and touch.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
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 29, 2015·4 min readThe Brain Perceives Motion the Same Way Through Both Vision and TouchAccording to researchers, the brain uses similar calculations to measure the speed and direction of objects in motion whether they are visually perceived or touched.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 14, 2015·3 min readFeeling Touch with a Prosthetic HandResearchers report a person who has been paralyzed for more than a decade has become the first person to be able to 'feel' physical sensations through a prosthetic hand directly connected to his brain.Read More
