Tag: sensory

Study suggests link between BMI and how we assess food

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 »

Scents and social preference: Neuroscientists ID the roots of attraction

From the University of California – San Diego press release: A baby lamb is separated from its family. Somehow, in vast herds of sheep that look virtually identical, the lost youngling… Read more »

People with autism spectrum disorder show neural responses of anxiety on seeing social touch

From the University of Haifa press release: People with strong signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show neural signs of anxiety when they see social touch and report unpleasant feelings… Read more »

Neurons involved in learning, memory preservation less stable, more flexible than once thought

From the Harvard Medical School press release: The human brain has a region of cells responsible for linking sensory cues to actions and behaviors and cataloging the link as a memory…. Read more »