Picture yourself standing at the edge of a road, trying to decide if it's safe to cross. It's night time and rain is falling, making it difficult to see what's up ahead. After looking both ways, you step onto the road.
Jan 20, 2022
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In order to find our way in the world, we classify it into concepts, such as "telephone." Until now, it was unclear how the brain retrieves these when we only encounter the word and don't perceive the objects directly. Scientists ...
May 7, 2021
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Exceeding noise levels of 100 decibels, the grunting sounds produced by some tennis players when hitting the ball are on a par with motorbikes or chainsaws. While fans react to these impressive exhalations with either annoyance ...
May 6, 2019
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Hearing, sight, touch – our brain captures a wide range of distinct sensory stimuli and links them together. The brain has a kind of built-in filter function for this: sensory impressions are only integrated if it is necessary ...
May 1, 2019
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People have never been exposed to as many sensory stimuli as they are today. We do not, however, consciously perceive the majority of the sensory impressions that bombard us. Our brain processes these impressions without ...
Sep 25, 2014
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