Have you ever looked at two circles of exactly the same size and sworn one was larger? If so, your eyes have been tricked by ...

Sensory substitution devices (SSDs) are an innovative class of technologies that enable users to acquire information about their surroundings through an alternative sensory channel. By converting ...

The cerebral cortex processes sensory information via a complex network of neural connections. How are these signals modulated to refine perception? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has ...

A new study published in the Journal of Cognition provides evidence that what we know influences what we hear. Researchers found that when people listened to pairs of words and nonsense words spoken ...

A fascinating exploration into how the future of senses will revolutionize the way we experience the world, from augmented reality to sensory enhancements that could change human perception forever.

Despite decades of research, space perception remains a challenging problem. Key aspects like the mapping between physical and perceptual space, the link between perceived space and action, and the ...

Tongues, fingers, noses, eyes, and ears are obvious gatherers of sensory information. But other sensory systems are more subtle. Our first feature describes the current state of research on a sense ...

To enjoy the scent of morning coffee and freshly baked cookies or to perceive the warning smell of something burning, the brain needs two types of cells, neurons and astrocytes, to work closely with ...