A cochlear implant is a complex electronic device that can improve hearing in individuals with severe to profound hearing loss. While the implant does not restore normal hearing and differs from ...

As athletes become elite, you’ll often hear commentators say that “the game has slowed down for them.” Take football, for example. The quarterback has the ball and has just a few seconds to decide ...

Regardless of your cultural background, your personal experiences, or your mother tongue, you will almost certainly associate the nonsense word "kiki" with a spiky, jagged shape, while "bouba" seems ...

For many people, birdwatching starts as a quiet outdoor hobby. A pair of binoculars, a walk through a wooded trail or neighborhood park, and the simple challenge of spotting different species can turn ...

A neuroimaging study published in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging has identified hyperactivity in the superior occipital ...

This study used pupillometry to provide an objective assessment of a form of synesthesia in which people see additional color when reading numbers. It provides convincing evidence that subjective ...

Researchers challenge the "efficiency" theory of the brain, showing that neurons become more coordinated and share more information as learning occurs.

Investigators call for stricter eye protection mandates and school awareness programs to reduce the global burden of ophthalmic trauma.

Tripping on psychedelics is hard to describe to someone who’s never been through the experience. Every psychedelic trip is ...

A new study reveals that your heart rate slows down more when you make a visual mistake than when you see things correctly. This suggests our bodies physically react to perceptual errors in real-time.

Understanding attention and perception is essential to preventing tragedy. If we can identify the mechanisms behind a ...

Specific rhythms of flickering light can synchronise brain activity, offering clues about perception and possible future ...