News tagged with laws of motion

Study sheds light on brain's perception of falling objects

If you thought that judging the position of a falling object is easier when you're lying on your side, think again. New research, led by the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Biological Cybernetics in Germany ...

Psychology & Psychiatry May 02, 2011 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

Scientists show how the brain's estimate of Newton's laws affects perceived object stability

The next time you are in Pisa, try looking at its tower from a different perspective. Newton's laws of motion predict that an object will fall when its centre-of-mass lies beyond its base of support. But how does your brain ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Apr 27, 2011 | 5 / 5 (3) | 3 |