
Discover How Nerves Translate Different Types of Touch Sensations [Slide Show]
The nerves in our body specialize in sensing particular touches but work together to create our rich tactile experiences
The nerves in our body specialize in sensing particular touches but work together to create our rich tactile experiences
Autism and schizophrenia are related to different forms of creativity
Electronic mesh has potential to unravel workings of mammalian brain
People tend to remember a color they saw, for example green-blue teal, as being closer to a more stereotypical variant, such as straight blue or green. Karen Hopkin reports
This Thursday and Friday is the launch of this year's Best Illusion of the Year Contest, hosted by the Neural Correlate Society, is now an annual online event, in which anybody with an internet connection (that means YOU!) can vote to pick the Top 3 Winners from the current Top 10 List...
The libido-enhancing drug approved by an FDA advisory panel acts slowly on the brain to increase desire—not quickly on the mechanics of the sexual act
How echolocation really works
We all emit slightly different brain waves in response to stimuli, and researchers say that an individual’s specific "brainprints" could be used to validate our identities...
It might take practice to get to Carnegie Hall but scientists found that it takes a set of dozens of genes in the brain working together to make that practice pay off.
Neuroimaging aids investigation into what happens in the brain when we try to remember information that’s very similar to what we already know
Scientific American MIND’s online survey of pet owners uncovered some interesting results when people were asked about their interspecies relationships
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Is there a typical cat person or snake owner? The jury is still out
Deliciousness is the happy result of a surprising blend of factors, some of which have nothing to do with your taste buds
New research reveals unexpected brain regions contribute to creativity
Proper nouns are names for unique persons, places, and things. One of these “things” can be songs. Songs have specific names, such as “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” or “Jingle Bells.” When you hear a song, you often think of its name...
—Jim Lohr, Iowa
Are illusions the exception or the rule in everyday vision? Do they represent visual processing errors or provide us with an evolutionary advantage? New research in lifelong blind people recently cured, may provide the answers...
Magnetic stimulation may help stave off age-related cognitive decline
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