-
Using Neuroscience to Challenge Our Eyes and Ears
The split-second distinctions made
possible by neuroscience challenge
common understandings of how we
see and hear. -
Does Concentration Blunt Our Sense of Smell?
Inattentional blindness plays out when, absent any vision problems, individuals are so focused on a visual aspect of a scene that they fail to notice some other, highly visible feature.
-
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring linguistic synchrony in providing emotional support, genetic contribution to variation in risk taking, and the role of biological motion in navigating a crowd.
-
Children with Restored Sight Show Impairments in Mental Mirroring
The authors of a new paper conclude that “visual experience is essential for the development of proper mirror system function.”
-
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring the distinction between false memory and false belief and how percepts are unified across the left and right visual fields.
-
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring various aspects of visual perception, including processing of symmetrical objects, origins of automatic imitation, and perceiving the gist of a scene.