Sensory processes, perception and performance constitute a multifaceted domain that bridges the sensory encoding of environmental stimuli, the perceptual interpretations formed by the brain, and the ...

A recent study shows that different people have similar brain activity when perceiving social situations. Researchers discovered an extensive neural network in the human brain that effectively ...

Traditionally, perception and cognition have been considered distinct domains of psychological science. Perception was understood to be the raw data collector—our sensory touchpoint with the external ...

Do we always perceive the world in the same way? A hypnosis experiment proves that we certainly don’t. If we sincerely believe that our index finger is five times bigger than it really is, our sense ...

Horses are beautiful, but—hippos are ugly. Why? Why does the human mind see beauty in some images and ugliness in others? Is the perception of beauty intrinsic to how the brain processes visual ...

Neuroscientists at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) together with colleagues at the Freiburg University show that this is not strictly the case. Instead, they show that prediction errors can ...

Scientists report on a discovery will lead to a better understanding of multiple processes in cells. An international research team has revealed a novel mechanism for the perception of endogenous ...

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In a recent study published in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering, researchers describe a groundbreaking novel fabrication process for a touchless interactive device ('skin') using a flexible ...