A scientific dispute spanning six decades about fundamental mechanisms of visual perception in mammals has now been settled. Researchers at TUM have succeeded in observing the visual information flow ...

It was supposed to be the TV event of the year: the cast of Friends reunited for the first time since the series finale in 2004. But the media and especially the social media could talk about only one ...

When we look at a photograph of a person holding another photograph, we implicitly judge the individual in the nested picture ...

Sounds can alter the way the brain interprets what it sees. This is the key finding of a new study by SISSA researchers in Trieste, published in PLOS Computational Biology. The research shows that, ...

To what extent has Earth’s gravity shaped our cognitive and brain functions? Utilizing spaceflight and a ground-based analog, a new study shows that the human brain relies on bodily gravitational ...

Imagine sitting in a classroom, and suddenly, someone walks up to the chalkboard and drags their nails across it. Can you feel the surge of irritation in your body? Perhaps your face twisting into a ...