Skeletal shapes key to rapid recognition of objects: A new insight into the human vision system
In the blink of an eye, the human visual system can process an object, determining whether it’...
Walkability is key: A look at greenspace use
If city planners want more people to visit communi...
How expectation influences perception: Neuroscientists find brain activity patterns that encode our beliefs and affect how we interpret the world around us
For decades, research has shown that our perceptio...
Could playing computer games improve your peripheral vision?
Playing computer games could help improve people&#...
Our water cycle diagrams give a false sense of water security
Pictures of the earth’s water cycle used in ...
Was Mona Lisa’s smile a lie? Researchers find that Mona Lisa’s smile was non-genuine because of its asymmetry
Mona Lisa’s smile has intrigued humanity sin...
From genes to receptors to perception: olfaction unraveled
Several years ago the internet was captivated by t...
Psychologists find smiling really can make people happier
Smiling really can make people feel happier, accor...
Researchers get humans to think like computers
Computers, like those that power self-driving cars...
Evidence for ancient magnetic sense in humans: Human brain responds to changes in earth’s magnetic fields
The human brain can unconsciously respond to chang...
