When humans are awake, they are typically aware of specific sounds, movements, objects and other stimuli in their surroundings. Most of these are stimuli that they can see, hear or perceive with any of their other senses.
We don't usually realize it, but every word we speak depends on a series of complex brain processes working behind the scenes. One important part of this is speech motor learning, the brain's ability to learn and remember ...
People's perceptions and their interpretation of the world are known to often be influenced by their expectations and past experiences. One well-established example of this is serial dependence, a bias that prompts humans ...
A team of researchers from the Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) at the University of Granada, in collaboration with the University of Castilla-La Mancha, has conducted a study that sheds light on the close ...
Jan 15, 2026
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How do we recognize and interpret what others are doing—whether they're greeting a friend, preparing a meal together or doing sports? A new study authored by André Bockes, Ph.D. student at the Chair of Cognitive Neuroscience, ...
Oct 28, 2025
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Human beings can juggle up to 10 balls at once. But how many can they move through the air with their imaginations?
Aug 13, 2025
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Human perception is not always a faithful representation of the physical world, as it can be significantly biased by the surrounding context. For example, the orientation of a vertical grating is perceived away from that ...
Sep 9, 2022
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Dr. Ruth Lanius, a professor in psychiatry at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry and the director of the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research unit at Western, is developing neuroscientifically guided treatments for patients ...
Aug 11, 2022
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