Category: Senses

Study suggests odors that carry social cues seem to affect volunteers on the autism spectrum differently

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From the Weizmann Institute of Science press release: Autism typically involves the inability to read social cues. We most often associate this with visual difficulty in interpreting facial expression, but… Read more »

Appetizing imagery puts visual perception on fast forward

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From the Association for Psychological Science press release: People rated images containing positive content as fading more smoothly compared with neutral and negative images, even when they faded at the same… Read more »

Study suggests link between BMI and how we assess food

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From the Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati press release: A new study demonstrated that people of normal weight tend to associate natural foods such as apples with their sensory characteristics…. Read more »