Study suggests human sense of smell is stronger than we think
From the Rutgers University press release: When it comes to our sense of smell, we have been led to believe that animals win out over humans: No way can we compete with dogs and rodents,…
Innovative model for the study of vision
From the Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati press release: New approaches to the study of vision both from the neurobiological perspective and with a view to the technological development of artificial vision systems: that is…
Mechanism that regulates acoustic habituation identified
From the University of Western Ontario press release: Most people will startle when they hear an unexpected loud sound. The second time they hear the noise, they’ll startle significantly less; by the third time, they’ll…
Study looks at how consumers choose produce
From the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences press release: Consumers want produce that tickles their taste buds and is easy on the eye, but they think quality fruits and vegetables are a…
Ability to smell well linked to social life in older women
From the Monell Chemical Senses Center press release: A new study of older U.S. adults conducted by researchers from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions reports that a woman’s social life is associated with how…
Study shows how brain combines subtle sensory signals to take notice
From the Brown University press release: A new study describes a key mechanism in the brain that allows animals to recognize and react when subtle sensory signals that might not seem important on their own…
Critical to screen patients with rheumatoid arthritis for hearing impairment
From the Bentham Science Publishers media release: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common autoimmune arthritis, affecting 1% of the general population. Despite its main articular manifestations, RA caninvolveextra-articular organs including the auditory system. Hearing impairment…
Study appears to overturn prevailing view of how brain is wired
From the Columbia University Medical Center press release via MedicalXpress: A series of studies conducted by Randy Bruno, PhD, and Christine Constantinople, PhD, of Columbia University’s Department of Neuroscience, topples convention by showing that sensory…
Study suggests imagination can affect sensory perception
From the Karolinska Institutet press release via HealthCanal: A study from Karolinska Institutet shows, that our imagination may affect how we experience the world more than we perhaps think. What we imagine hearing or seeing…
Study suggests brain can plan actions towards things the eye doesn’t see
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: People can plan strategic movements to several different targets at the same time, even when they see far fewer targets than are actually present, according to a…