perception
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The beings people often meet while using psychedelics resist tidy explanations.
At a time when memories are increasingly flattened into folders, feeds, and cloud backups, a new experimental device from MIT Media Lab proposes a far more intimate archive: scent. Developed by Cyrus Clarke, the Anemoia Device is a speculative yet functional prototype that translates photographs into bespoke fragrances using generative AI, inviting users not to
Larissa MacFarquhar writes about the recent research into the neurodiverse syndromes known as aphantasia and hyperphantasia, their effects on our experience of trauma and memory, and the sense of identity that has grown up around them.
Have you ever wanted to read someone's mind? Mentalist Oz Pearlman is billed as one of the world's greatest mind readers ... and yet, he says he doesn't have any special powers. In this spectacular talk meets psychic-inspired magic show, he demonstrates his skills on a live audience in the theater — and shows how anyone can learn the principles of mentalism.
Seeing and imagining use similar brain machinery. New research reveals the brain circuit that identifies what is real, which may help scientists understand conditions such as schizophrenia
Western medicine views hearing disembodied voices as a symptom of psychosis. But that's not the case everywhere.
Study challenges the textbook idea that the brain region that processes body sensations reorganizes itself after limb amputation.
the red arrow points to the thalamus In the past 3 entries in my consciousness sequence I was focused on conscious sensory perception — the differen…
Though noise sensitivity is often dismissed by doctors, it can have long-term effects on our mental and physical health.
If the great Dolly Parton ever shouted directions at you in a hurricane, chances are you’d understand every word...
Aphantasia is a characteristic where you can’t form mental images to “see” things in your head. Learn more about this trait.
Previous research showing swearing alleviates pain is extended by addressing emotion arousal and distraction as possible mechanisms. We assessed the effects ...
a study by ohio state university investigates whether large language models can represent human concepts without physically experiencing them.
One of the silly little quirks of being human is that we pretend that some experiences are more real than others.
Electromagnetism takes touch feedback beyond simple vibrations
Studies of young children give us insight into the building blocks of an ability that most of us use every day
Neuroscientist Lore Thaler speaks about her efforts to make echolocation training more accessible
The brain is our most powerful information-processing machine, but can it sometimes glitch? Enter the Stroop Effect.
Did you know some people can’t see images in their minds? It’s a real issue—and it has a name: aphantasia.
A mysterious neurological condition makes faces look grotesque—and sheds new light on the inner workings of the brain.
By performing tricks for birds, monkeys and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their world
Stanford medical student Yoo Jung Kim writes about smells in the hospital and how they can trigger fond memories and provide motivation.
Blinking—long considered a problem the brain must overcome to produce seamless vision—may actually be more of a feature than a bug, new research suggests.
Of all the injuries we suffered, mine is the worst. My brain injury has shaken my confidence in my own personality, my own existence.